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General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Stock Analysis

General Mills, Inc. (GIS) is a Packaged Foods stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

GIS

$32.57

−$0.86 (−2.57%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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GIS Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$33.17
Previous Close
$33.43
Day's Range
32.42–33.37
52-Week Range
31.18–49.71
Volume
6.51M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.02
Valuation
Market Cap
$17.41B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
10.33
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
11.74
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.95
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−1.64
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$18.42B−5.45%
Net Income (FY)
−$87.60M−103.82%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−4.89%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
534.69M
1-Year Return
−28.32%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$2.44+7.30%
Ex-Dividend Date
October 13, 2026
Earnings Date
December 23, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
9.63M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, GIS closed at $32.57, −28.32% over 1 year.

General Mills, Inc. (GIS) has a market capitalization of $17.41B.

In fiscal 2025, GIS reported revenue of $18.42B.

GIS Stock Return by Calendar Year

General Mills, Inc. (GIS) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $7,168
−28.32%
5 years
$10,000 $6,403
−35.97%
10 years
$10,000 $7,915
−20.85%

If you had invested $10,000 in General Mills, Inc. (GIS) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $7,915 at the close on October 21, 2026: −20.85% in total, −2.31% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−25.12%
2025−23.75%
2024+1.45%
2023−19.97%
2022+28.09%
2021+18.53%
2020+13.60%
2019+43.13%
2018−31.57%
2017−0.65%
2016 (partial year)−13.52%

As of October 21, 2026.

GIS Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends May
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$18.42B−$87.60M−0.5%
2024$19.49B$2.30B11.8%
2023$19.86B$2.50B12.6%
2022$20.09B$2.59B12.9%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$18.42B$6.20B$2.81B−$87.60M−0.5%
2024$19.49B$6.73B$3.29B$2.30B11.8%
2023$19.86B$6.93B$3.67B$2.50B12.6%
2022$20.09B$6.55B$3.05B$2.59B12.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of May 31, 2026.

GIS Dividend History

$2.42+1.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$2.444—
2025$2.424+1.7%
2024$2.384+5.3%
2023$2.264+7.6%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$2.444—
2025$2.424+1.7%
2024$2.384+5.3%
2023$2.264+7.6%
2022$2.104+2.9%
2021$2.044+3.0%
2020$1.984+1.0%
2019$1.964+0.0%
2018$1.964+1.0%
2017$1.944—

Most recent payment: $0.61 per share, ex-dividend October 13, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

GIS Valuation vs Packaged Foods Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricGISPackaged Foods medianvs median
P/S ratio0.950.6743% above
Profit margin−4.89%2.27%7.2 pts below

Medians across 70 Packaged Foods stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

General Mills, Inc. (GIS) is capitalised at $17.41B on the latest close. The company sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry. The company reports 30,000 employees.

The most recent close on file for GIS is $32.57, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.86 (−2.57%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $31.18 to $49.71. The latest close sits 4.46% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $18.42B. That is −5.45% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $19.49B. The same year closed with a net loss of $87.60M. The reported profit margin is −4.89%. That is 7.2 percentage points below the Packaged Foods median of 2.27%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −1.64.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $20.09B in 2022 to $18.42B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The record shows negative trailing earnings, so no price-to-earnings ratio is published. The forward P/E on file is 10.33. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 11.74. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.95 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 42.98% above the Packaged Foods median of 0.67. The medians here are taken across 70 Packaged Foods companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −28.32%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −2.31%. The reported beta is 0.02. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 22.84%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 7.3%. That is 3.3 percentage points above the Packaged Foods median yield of 4.04%. The indicated annual rate is $2.44 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is October 13, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 4 payments totalling $2.44 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $2.42 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −25.12%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +43.13%; the weakest is 2018 at −31.57%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

General Mills, Inc. (GIS) operates in the Packaged Foods industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
General Mills, Inc. GIS $17.41B —
The Kraft Heinz Company KHC $27.87B —
Saputo Inc. SAP.TO CA$16.14B 23.7
The J. M. Smucker Company SJM $13.65B 59.7

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Packaged Foods industry average P/E ratio is 14.5x. General Mills, Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About General Mills, Inc.

General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer food in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; North America Pet; and North America Foodservice. It offers snacks, including grain, fruit and savory snacks, nutrition bars, and frozen hot snacks; ready-to-eat cereal; convenient meals comprising meal kits, ethnic meals, pizza, soup, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast, and frozen entrees; wholesome natural pet food; refrigerated and frozen dough; baking mixes and ingredients; and ice cream products. The company also offers dog and cat food, such as dry food, wet food, fresh food, and treats. In addition, it operates 232 and franchises 376 ice cream parlors. The company markets its products under the Annie's, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Dunkaroos, Edgard & Cooper, Fiber One, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto's, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Kitano, Kix, Lärabar, Latina, Lucky Charms, Nature Valley, Nudges, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Tastefuls, Tiki Pets, Total, Totino's, Trix, True Solutions, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, and Yoki brands. It sells its products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, drug, dollar and discount chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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