General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · NYSE
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) posted $18.42B in revenue for fiscal 2026 (down 5.4% year over year), with a net loss of $87.60M, and has compounded revenue about 53.1%/yr over five years, per its SEC filings.
Data last refreshed August 2, 2026 from SEC filings · how we compute this
The analyst's take on General Mills, Inc.
General Mills, Inc. has grown revenue from $15.62B to $18.42B over the last 10 fiscal years, compounding about 53.1% a year. The most recent year was down 5.4%, so growth has cooled from its longer-run pace.
Net margin sits at -0.5%, down 12.3 points year over year on a 33.6% gross margin. It carries about $13.54B of total debt.
The one thing worth a second look in the filings is heavy debt load.
Synthesised from General Mills, Inc.'s SEC filings — descriptive, not advice. Ask the analyst your own question →
General Mills, Inc. revenue & earnings — last 10 fiscal years
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.62B | $15.74B | $2.04B | $2.05B | $2.19B | $2.13B | $1.96B | $2.04B | $19.49B | $18.42B |
| Gross profit | $5.57B | $5.44B | $-9.06B | $-9.45B | $-9.49B | $-10.46B | $-11.59B | $-10.89B | $6.73B | $6.20B |
| Net income | $1.66B | $2.13B | $1.75B | $2.18B | $2.34B | $2.71B | $2.59B | $2.50B | $2.30B | $-87.60M |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 13.5% | 85.8% | 106.6% | 106.9% | 126.8% | 132.5% | 122.5% | 11.8% | -0.5% |
Source: General Mills, Inc. SEC filings (10-K). 19 years of history available in the interactive view.
General Mills, Inc.: 2 potential red flags in the filings
Patterns in the filed statements worth a second look — computed and cited, not AI guesswork, and not a signal to sell. The kind of thing that hides in a 10-K.
- Heavy debt loadTotal debt of $14591.6M is 6.7× last year's operating cash flow — it would take years of cash flow to clear.
- Currently unprofitableThe latest fiscal year was a net loss (net margin -0.5%).
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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.
General Mills, Inc. — frequently asked questions
What is General Mills, Inc.'s revenue?
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) reported revenue of $18.42B for fiscal year 2026, down 5.4% from the prior year, according to its SEC filings.
Is General Mills, Inc. profitable?
No — GIS reported a net loss of $-87.60M in fiscal 2026.
What is GIS's P/E ratio?
General Mills, Inc. trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 0.0 based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
How fast is General Mills, Inc. growing?
GIS's revenue grew at roughly 53.1% per year over the last five fiscal years (compound annual growth rate), computed from SEC-filed statements.
How much debt does General Mills, Inc. have?
As of fiscal year 2026, GIS carried roughly $13.54B in total debt (short- plus long-term borrowings), per its filed balance sheet.
What is General Mills, Inc.'s gross margin?
GIS's gross margin was 33.6% in fiscal 2026 — gross profit of $6.20B on revenue of $18.42B.
What is General Mills, Inc.'s market cap?
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) has a market capitalization of about $0, based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
When does General Mills, Inc.'s fiscal year end?
GIS's fiscal year ends in May. Its most recent annual filing covers the fiscal year ending 2026-05-31.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are computed from General Mills, Inc.'s official SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), covering 19 years of history, refreshed nightly. stockportfolio.pro does not provide investment advice.