Skip to content
Quant500 - Quantitative Analysis
Search ticker or company...
ES | EN

Company Profile: General Mills, Inc. (GIS)

GIS insider trades (13 months) →

$34.08 −1.93% vs. previous close · Market cap $18.22B

Today's multi-factor rank: 461 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
2.6/10
Value
4.4/10
Growth
2.9/10
Quality
3.1/10
Multifactor
3.3/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$34.75
Open:$34.27
Day's Low:$33.82
Day's High:$34.44
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:18.22B
Enterprise Value:31.78B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$31.18
52-Week High:$49.59
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$35.30
200-Day Avg:$37.45

Volume

Volume Today:6,808,474
Avg Volume (3m):9,427,382
Avg Volume (10d):7,881,490
52-Week Change:-25.08%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:-0.01

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):n/a (loss)

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Sep 23, 2026. With negative EPS a P/E means nothing, so it is not shown.

P/E (forward):10.81
PEG Ratio:11.74
Price / Book:2.45
Price / Sales (TTM):1.00
EV / Revenue:1.74
EV / EBITDA:9.31

Dividends

Current yield:7.02%
Annual Dividend Rate:$2.44
Dividend Trailing:$2.44
Yield Trailing:7.02%
5-Year Avg Yield:3.59%
Payout Ratio:59.41%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

Loading historical OHLCV database...

Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):18.30B
Gross Profit:6.17B
EBITDA:3.42B
Net Income (TTM):−894.80M
Rev Growth (YoY):-2.80%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-66.70%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-67.00%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$-1.66

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Sep 23, 2026. With negative EPS a P/E means nothing, so it is not shown.

EPS Forward (Est.):$3.15
Revenue Per Share:$34.09
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$13.93
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:433.10M
Total Debt:13.62B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):13.18B
Debt / Equity:182.42%
Current Ratio:0.70
Quick Ratio:0.32

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:2.07B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):1.30B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:31.78B
EV / Revenue:1.74
EV / EBITDA:9.31

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):-10.49%
ROA (Return on Assets):5.65%
P/E (trailing):n/a (loss)
P/E (forward):10.81
Price / Book:2.45
PEG Ratio:11.74
52-Week Change:-25.08%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$-1.66

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Sep 23, 2026. With negative EPS a P/E means nothing, so it is not shown.

EPS Forward (Est.):$3.15
P/E (forward):10.81
PEG Ratio:11.74

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$34.09
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$13.93

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:1.30B
Operating Cash Flow:2.07B
EBITDA:3.42B
Total Revenue (TTM):18.30B
Net Income (TTM):−894.80M
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:534,687,144
Float (free shares):532,687,414
Short interest (shares):37,951,668
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):3.39
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

StrikeLastBidAskVol.O.I.IV

PUTS

StrikeLastBidAskVol.O.I.IV

General Mills, Inc. (GIS) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
8-K2026-10-02View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-30View filing ↗
10-Q2026-09-23View filing ↗
PX14A6G2026-09-01View filing ↗
PX14A6G2026-08-26View filing ↗
DEFA14A2026-08-13View filing ↗
PRE 14A2026-08-03View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-01View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-10View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-06View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Minneapolis
Employees:30,000
Sector:Consumer Defensive
Industry:Packaged Foods
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Jeffrey L. HarmeningChairman & CEO582.84M
Mr. Kofi A. BruceChief Financial Officer541.55M
Ms. Dana M. McNabbCOO & Director491.48M
Ms. Karen Wilson Thissen J.D.Chief Legal Officer581.26M
Mr. Jaime MontemayorChief Digital, Technology & Transformation Officer611.23M
Mr. Mark A. PallotVP & Chief Accounting Officer52-
Mr. Jeff SiemonVice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Finance--
Ms. Lanette Shaffer WernerChief Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ) Officer54-

You have seen the engine room

A free account saves your simulator portfolios, your personal portfolio and your Academy progress, synced across devices. And, if you switch it on, the email alert the same day an insider buys stock in their own company.

No card. No spam.

General Mills, Inc. (GIS): Quantitative Analysis

General Mills, Inc. (GIS) — Consumer Defensive — Packaged Foods. GIS is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, GIS has returned −21.5% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

GIS ranks 461 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 30 of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies that score. Its strongest factor is value (Z -0.36, ranked 314 of 489); its weakest is momentum (Z -1.42, ranked 475 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-1.046461 of 461 ↓1
Momentum-1.419475 of 494 ↓2
Value-0.358314 of 489
Quality-1.130458 of 468
Growth-1.277484 of 489 =

Market data

MetricValue
Price$34.08
Market Cap18.22B
Forward P/E (estimate)10.81
Revenue (last 12 months)18.30B
Price / book2.45
Book value per share$13.93
52-week range$31.18 – $49.59
Dividend yield7.02%
Beta-0.01
Average volume9,427,382
Shares outstanding534.69M
Short interest (% of float)9.24% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does GIS report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are GIS insiders doing? 114 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 6 sells, the last one on Oct 1, 2026 →

GIS latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All GIS filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about General Mills (GIS)

When does General Mills report earnings?

General Mills has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Sep 23, 2026). GIS earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

Where does General Mills rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, General Mills ranks 461 of 461, and 30 of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have General Mills insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of General Mills shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Oct 1, 2026, by an officer, for $197k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 6 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All GIS insider trades →

Does General Mills pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 7.02% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $2.44 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Oct 13, 2026.

What sector is General Mills in, and which index?

General Mills is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector (industry: Packaged Foods), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 33 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Consumer Defensive stocks →

What is behind these numbers

The concepts on this page, explained from scratch in the Academy. Free, no account.

The whole Academy, course by course →

Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

The model portfolio, weekly in your inbox

Every Saturday, its week in one minute: how it went, the best and the worst, and which insiders bought with their own money. Plus, the day the model is rebuilt, which stocks come in and which go out. A simulation, not advice. At most one email a week, no ads, no account; one-click unsubscribe. Made by one person: Pol Gracia.

A model portfolio with simulated results, not a personalized recommendation. Your email is used for this only: privacy.

S&P 500 market gravity