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GIS Financials General Mills

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 0.3% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 4.8% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has declined 7.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($13.5B) exceeds cash ($454M); net debt is $13.1B.
  • Total debt has grown in line with revenue (1.4% vs 0.3% per year).
  • Total debt is 9.4× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 3 consecutive years, consuming 80.9% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has declined 1.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
-$88M $10B $20B $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-0% 18% 36% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-1% 19% 38% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $2B $3B 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $8B $16B 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$9B -$2B $5B $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2026 $18.4B -$88M 33.6% 4.8% -1.2% -0.3% $1.6B $13.5B $454M
2025 $19.5B $2.3B 34.6% 17.0% 24.9% 6.9% $2.3B $14.9B $364M
2024 $19.9B $2.5B 34.9% 17.3% 26.6% 7.9% $2.5B $418M
2023 $20.1B $2.6B 32.6% 17.1% 24.8% 8.2% $2.1B $586M
2022 $19.0B $2.7B 33.7% 18.3% 25.7% 8.7% $2.7B $11.6B $569M
2021 $18.1B $2.3B 35.6% 17.3% 24.7% 7.3% $2.5B $12.6B $1.5B
2020 $17.6B $2.2B 34.8% 16.8% 27.1% 7.1% $3.2B $13.5B $1.7B
2019 $16.9B $1.8B 34.1% 14.9% 24.8% 5.8% $2.3B $14.5B $450M
2018 $15.7B $2.1B 34.5% 15.4% 34.7% 7.0% $2.2B $15.8B $399M
2017 $15.6B $1.7B 35.6% 16.0% 38.3% 7.6% $1.7B $9.5B $766M
2016 $1.7B 34.4% 7.8% $2.0B $8.4B $766M
2015 $1.2B 24.4% 5.6% $1.8B $9.2B $334M
2014 $1.8B 27.9% 7.9% $1.9B $8.8B $867M
2013 $1.9B 27.8% 8.2% $2.3B $8.0B $741M
2012 $1.6B 24.4% 7.4% $1.7B $7.4B $471M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced GIS against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 8.7 17.5 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.2 2.5 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 3.7 7.4 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is GIS growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, General Mills's revenue has grown 0.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does GIS have?

As of FY2026, General Mills reported $13.5B of total debt against $454M of cash.

What is GIS's profit margin?

In FY2026, gross margin was 33.6%, operating margin 4.8%, and net margin -0.5%.

What is GIS's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, General Mills traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 7.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.