General Mills, Inc.
GIS Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods NYSE
$44.29
+$0.72 (+1.65%)
Open: $43.60 | High: $44.44 | Low: $43.07 | Prev Close: $43.57
Market Cap: $23.63B
Volume: 5.7M | Avg: 8.0M
Last updated: March 09, 2026 at 02:02 AMInvestment Rating
Buy
Overall Score: 80/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 480
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 9.52 |
| P/B Ratio | 2.57 |
| P/S Ratio | 1.26 |
| EPS | $4.65 |
| Beta | -0.10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 533.58M |
| 52-Week High | $67.35 |
| 52-Week Low | $42.79 |
| SMA 50 | $45.55 |
| SMA 200 | $48.72 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.49% |
| Annual Dividend | $2.43 |
| Next Earnings | March 18, 2026 01:30 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 33.8% |
| Operating Margin | 20.5% |
| Net Margin | 13.5% |
| ROE | 27.2% |
| ROA | 7.8% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.47 |
| Current Ratio | 0.66 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.39 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $33.07B |
| Total Liabilities | $23.86B |
| Total Equity | $9.20B |
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| Cash | $363.90M |
| Total Debt | $15.30B |
| Net Debt | $14.93B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $19.49B |
| Gross Profit | $6.73B |
| Operating Income | $3.30B |
| Net Income | $2.30B |
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| EBITDA | $3.92B |
| Revenue/Share | $34.69 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $2.92B |
| CapEx | $625.30M |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.29B |
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| Book Value/Share | $17.23 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $-24.56 |
| Equity/Share | $17.21 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 21.47 Oversold |
| MACD |
-0.63
Signal: -0.35
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| Volatility | 29.20% |
| Trading Signal | Oversold |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | -19.22% |
| Sharpe Ratio | -1.38 Poor |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 22.67% Moderate |
| GIS (1Y) | -19.22% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +13.03% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | -32.26% |
Sector Comparison (Consumer Defensive)
| Metric | GIS | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 9.52 | 17.39 | 13% |
| P/B Ratio | 2.57 | 45.85 | 36% |
| ROE (%) | 27.21% | 68.37% | 77% |
| Net Margin (%) | 13.51% | 7.45% | 77% |
| Stock Score | 480 | 489.0 | 39% |
| 1Y Return (%) | -19.22 % | +4.12 % | 16% |
📊 Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
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Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIS | $44.29 | $44.03 | $44.35 | $44.59 | $45.51 | $48.71 | 21.47 | -0.63 | 29.20% | 1582853 | Strong Short | Bearish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
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News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
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| GIS | Countdown to General Mills (GIS) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
| GIS | Here Are Thursday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Arista Networks, Crocs, General Mills, GoDaddy, Jabil, Lumentum, MercadoLibre, Shopify, and More | Neutral | 247wallst.com | Read More |
| GIS | Capital International Investors Sells 468,119 Shares of General Mills, Inc. $GIS | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| GIS | Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. Trims Holdings in General Mills, Inc. $GIS | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. $GIS Shares Sold by Capital International Sarl | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
No recent insider trading data available for GIS
Company Information
General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates in five segments: North America Retail; Convenience Stores & Foodservice; Europe & Australia; Asia & Latin America; and Pet. It offers ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, bakery flour, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, snack bars, fruit and salty snacks, ice cream, nutrition bars, wellness beverages, and savory and grain snacks, as well as various organic products, including frozen and shelf-stable vegetables. It also supplies branded and unbranded food products to the North American foodservice and commercial baking industries; and manufactures and markets pet food products, including dog and cat food. The company markets its products under the Annie's, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, Blue Basics, Blue Freedom, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, EPIC, Fiber One, Food Should Taste Good, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto's, Go-Gurt, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Helpers, Jus-Rol, Kitano, Kix, Lärabar, Latina, Liberté, Lucky Charms, Muir Glen, Nature Valley, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Oui, Pillsbury, Progresso, Raisin Nut Bran, Total, Totino's, Trix, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, Yoki, and Yoplait trademarks. It sells its products directly, as well as through broker and distribution arrangements to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores, as well as drug, dollar, and discount chains. The company operates 466 leased and 392 franchise ice cream parlors. General Mills, Inc. was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
| CEO | Jeffrey L. Harmening |
| Employees | 34000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.generalmills.com |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category