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(GIS) General Mills - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US3703341046

Cereal, Yogurt, Snacks, Baking, Pet, Ice Cream

Packaged Foods & Meats
Market Cap in USD: 24,812m

IPO / Inception: 1983-06-10
Return 12m vs S&P 500: -36.6%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 7.46%
EPS Trend: -10.1%

Last SUE: 1.19
Qual. Beats: 1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 1.85%
Rev. Trend: -17.4%

Last SUE: 0.01
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	6.91%
Yield on Cost 5y	6.33%
Yield CAGR 5y	4.36%
Payout Consistency	96.0%
Payout Ratio	65.7%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	20.7%
Value at Risk 5%th	34.7%
Relative Tail Risk	2.10%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-1.50
Alpha	-32.70
CAGR/Max DD	-0.36

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.272
Beta	0.044
Beta Downside	-0.080

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	46.63%
Mean DD	24.85%
Median DD	26.26%

Description: GIS General Mills December 17, 2025

General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods, operating through four segments: North America Retail, International, Pet, and North America Foodservice.

The product portfolio spans grain-based cereals, refrigerated and frozen doughs, snack bars, desserts, frozen pizzas, meal kits, and a broad range of pet foods, sold under well-known brands such as Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Blue Buffalo, Häagen-Dazs, and Nature Valley.

GIS distributes its products across grocery chains, mass merchandisers, discount retailers, e-commerce platforms, food-service distributors, restaurants, and specialty pet stores, giving it a diversified sales network that buffers against channel-specific shocks.

Key recent metrics (FY 2024): revenue $19.1 bn (+3.2% YoY), adjusted EPS $5.87 (+5.4% YoY), and pet-food sales growing ~8% on a 2-year basis, outpacing the overall packaged-foods segment. The company’s gross margin remained near 33%, reflecting modest pricing power despite persistent inflationary pressure on commodity inputs.

Sector drivers that materially affect GIS include: (1) consumer-price-index trends, which influence discretionary snack spending; (2) the “premiumization” of pet food, where higher-margin, natural-ingredient products are gaining share; and (3) the shift toward e-commerce and direct-to-consumer channels, which has accelerated post-COVID-19 and now accounts for roughly 7% of total sales.

For a deeper, data-driven look at GIS’s valuation and peer benchmarks, consider exploring the analyst tools available on ValueRay.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.5

Net Income (2.54b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 1.13b TTM)

FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -2.91pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue -14.07% (prev -3.23%; Δ -10.84pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.08 (>3.0%) and CFO 2.76b > Net Income 2.54b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (13.05b) to EBITDA (3.43b) ratio: 3.80 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 0.66 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (542.5m) change vs 12m ago -3.19% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 33.76% (prev 35.25%; Δ -1.50pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 56.95% (prev 59.59%; Δ -2.65pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 5.37 (EBITDA TTM 3.43b / Interest Expense TTM 537.5m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 3.22

(A) -0.08 = (Total Current Assets 5.07b - Total Current Liabilities 7.71b) / Total Assets 32.55b

(B) 0.69 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 22.55b / Total Assets 32.55b

(D) 0.86 = Book Value of Equity 20.05b / Total Liabilities 23.22b

Total Rating: 3.22 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 58.68

1. Piotroski 4.50pt

2. FCF Yield 4.71%

3. FCF Margin 9.49%

4. Debt/Equity 1.47

5. Debt/Ebitda 3.80

6. ROIC - WACC (= 3.97)%

7. RoE 27.21%

8. Rev. Trend -17.42%

9. EPS Trend -10.14%

What is the price of GIS shares?

As of January 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 43.84 with a total of 11,059,701 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.06%, over one month by -4.61%, over three months by -11.54% and over the past year by -25.42%.

Is GIS a buy, sell or hold?

General Mills has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.09. Therefor, it is recommend to hold GIS.

Strong Buy: 2
Buy: 2
Hold: 17
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 2

What are the forecasts/targets for the GIS price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	52.6	19.9%
Analysts Target Price	52.6	19.9%
ValueRay Target Price	44.7	1.9%

GIS Fundamental Data Overview January 03, 2026

Market Cap USD = 24.81b (24.81b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 10.0
P/E Forward = 12.6904
P/S = 1.3214
P/B = 2.6632
P/EG = 14.1089
Beta = -0.076
Revenue TTM = 18.78b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.89b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.43b USD
Long Term Debt = 12.16b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.57b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 13.73b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 13.05b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 37.86b USD (24.81b + Debt 13.73b - CCE 683.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.37 (Ebit TTM 2.89b / Interest Expense TTM 537.5m)
FCF Yield = 4.71% (FCF TTM 1.78b / Enterprise Value 37.86b)
FCF Margin = 9.49% (FCF TTM 1.78b / Revenue TTM 18.78b)
Net Margin = 13.51% (Net Income TTM 2.54b / Revenue TTM 18.78b)
Gross Margin = 33.76% ((Revenue TTM 18.78b - Cost of Revenue TTM 12.44b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 34.82% (prev 33.93%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.16 (Enterprise Value 37.86b / Total Assets 32.55b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.92% (Interest Expense 125.9m / Debt 13.73b)
Taxrate = 33.15% (204.8m / 617.8m)
NOPAT = 1.93b (EBIT 2.89b * (1 - 33.15%))
Current Ratio = 0.66 (Total Current Assets 5.07b / Total Current Liabilities 7.71b)
Debt / Equity = 1.47 (Debt 13.73b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 9.32b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.80 (Net Debt 13.05b / EBITDA 3.43b)
Debt / FCF = 7.32 (Net Debt 13.05b / FCF TTM 1.78b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 9.32b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.79% (Net Income 2.54b / Total Assets 32.55b)
RoE = 27.21% (Net Income TTM 2.54b / Total Stockholder Equity 9.32b)
RoCE = 13.44% (EBIT 2.89b / Capital Employed (Equity 9.32b + L.T.Debt 12.16b))
RoIC = 8.17% (NOPAT 1.93b / Invested Capital 23.62b)
WACC = 4.20% (E(24.81b)/V(38.55b) * Re(6.18%) + D(13.73b)/V(38.55b) * Rd(0.92%) * (1-Tc(0.33)))
Discount Rate = 6.18% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.57%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 77.56% ; FCFE base≈2.19b ; Y1≈2.09b ; Y5≈2.01b
Fair Price DCF = 67.25 (DCF Value 35.88b / Shares Outstanding 533.6m; 5y FCF grow -6.19% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -10.14 | EPS CAGR: 7.46% | SUE: 1.19 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -17.42 | Revenue CAGR: 1.85% | SUE: 0.01 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-02-28): EPS=0.82 | Chg30d=-0.072 | Revisions Net=-14 | Analysts=17
EPS current Year (2026-05-31): EPS=3.67 | Chg30d=+0.017 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=-12.9% | Growth Revenue=-4.4%
EPS next Year (2027-05-31): EPS=3.74 | Chg30d=-0.051 | Revisions Net=-12 | Growth EPS=+2.0% | Growth Revenue=-0.7%

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