General Mills (GIS) Competitors $50.53 +0.46 (+0.92%) Closing price 09/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.56 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 05:23 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GIS vs. CHEF, CPB, IPAR, KHC, CAG, KMB, KR, LW, POST, and UNFIShould you be buying General Mills stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Mills include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Campbell's (CPB), Interparfums (IPAR), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Conagra Brands (CAG), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Kroger (KR), Lamb Weston (LW), Post (POST), and United Natural Foods (UNFI). General Mills vs. Its Competitors Chefs' Warehouse Campbell's Interparfums Kraft Heinz Conagra Brands Kimberly-Clark Kroger Lamb Weston Post United Natural Foods General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, GIS or CHEF? General Mills has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GIS or CHEF more profitable? General Mills has a net margin of 15.24% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. General Mills' return on equity of 23.46% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Mills15.24% 23.46% 6.69% Chefs' Warehouse 1.76%13.60%3.90% Which has higher valuation & earnings, GIS or CHEF? General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chefs' Warehouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Mills$19.16B1.41$2.30B$5.299.55Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.66$55.48M$1.6038.56 Do analysts prefer GIS or CHEF? General Mills presently has a consensus price target of $55.82, indicating a potential upside of 10.47%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $69.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.91%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than General Mills.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Mills 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in GIS or CHEF? 75.7% of General Mills shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of General Mills shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor GIS or CHEF? In the previous week, General Mills had 60 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for General Mills and 6 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Chefs' Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat General Mills' score of 0.59 indicating that Chefs' Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Mills 28 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chefs' Warehouse 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryChefs' Warehouse beats General Mills on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get General Mills News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GIS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GIS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGeneral MillsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$26.71B$8.21B$15.80B$21.71BDividend Yield4.85%3.73%3.15%3.52%P/E Ratio9.5521.3617.7229.84Price / Sales1.411.7748.1660.74Price / Cash9.4212.6714.7224.72Price / Book2.833.717.424.59Net Income$2.30B$395.01M$674.86M$1.00B7 Day Performance2.75%0.41%1.04%0.64%1 Month Performance0.79%-0.45%1.65%2.77%1 Year Performance-31.50%-7.64%-2.57%14.49% General Mills Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GISGeneral Mills4.5192 of 5 stars$50.53+0.9%$55.82+10.5%-31.9%$26.71B$19.16B9.5533,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeCHEFChefs' Warehouse3.2214 of 5 stars$66.62+0.7%$69.67+4.6%+54.3%$2.72B$3.79B41.645,029Positive NewsCPBCampbell's2.8539 of 5 stars$32.87-1.1%$36.06+9.7%-33.1%$9.80B$10.25B16.4414,400Dividend AnnouncementIPARInterparfums4.2385 of 5 stars$106.18+0.3%$162.00+52.6%-15.6%$3.41B$1.46B21.28530Positive NewsKHCKraft Heinz4.0342 of 5 stars$25.63-1.9%$29.76+16.1%-23.4%$30.34B$25.85B-5.7136,000Positive NewsCAGConagra Brands4.9482 of 5 stars$18.69-2.5%$22.17+18.6%-43.7%$8.95B$11.61B7.8218,300Upcoming EarningsKMBKimberly-Clark4.8941 of 5 stars$125.47-2.0%$142.70+13.7%-12.3%$41.63B$19.72B16.6244,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKRKroger4.4352 of 5 stars$67.33-1.4%$70.58+4.8%+16.4%$44.50B$147.12B17.09409,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeLWLamb Weston4.6781 of 5 stars$56.16-0.5%$65.30+16.3%-16.4%$7.83B$6.45B22.3810,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPOSTPost4.2898 of 5 stars$102.49-2.4%$131.20+28.0%-8.9%$5.57B$7.92B17.4311,480Trending NewsUNFIUnited Natural Foods3.1215 of 5 stars$28.02-4.0%$28.13+0.4%+74.2%$1.70B$32.24B-24.3728,333Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEF Alternatives CPB Alternatives IPAR Alternatives KHC Alternatives CAG Alternatives KMB Alternatives KR Alternatives LW Alternatives POST Alternatives UNFI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GIS) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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