General Mills (GIS) Competitors $51.01 -0.26 (-0.51%) Closing price 07/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.29 +0.29 (+0.56%) As of 07:40 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 Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Which has better valuation & earnings, CHEF or GIS? 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 RatioChefs' Warehouse$3.87B0.65$55.48M$1.5140.99General Mills$19.49B1.42$2.30B$4.1012.44 Do analysts rate CHEF or GIS? Chefs' Warehouse presently has a consensus price target of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.90%. General Mills has a consensus price target of $59.73, suggesting a potential upside of 17.11%. Given General Mills' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe General Mills is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00General Mills 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Does the media refer more to CHEF or GIS? In the previous week, General Mills had 15 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for General Mills and 11 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 1.22 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chefs' Warehouse 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive General Mills 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CHEF or GIS more profitable? General Mills has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.65%. General Mills' return on equity of 24.88% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chefs' Warehouse1.65% 13.15% 3.70% General Mills 11.78%24.88%7.16% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CHEF or GIS? 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryGeneral Mills beats Chefs' Warehouse on 10 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GIS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$27.81B$8.55B$16.36B$21.15BDividend Yield4.76%3.36%3.09%3.58%P/E Ratio12.4426.2320.0227.76Price / Sales1.421.7546.3658.40Price / Cash9.6412.9215.1423.00Price / Book3.003.616.124.67Net Income$2.30B$409.44M$689.13M$993.85M7 Day Performance1.75%0.86%1.07%1.48%1 Month Performance0.53%1.69%4.41%5.79%1 Year Performance-22.52%-1.79%1.11%11.41% General Mills Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GISGeneral Mills4.671 of 5 stars$51.01-0.5%$59.73+17.1%-22.1%$27.81B$19.49B12.4433,000Positive NewsCHEFChefs' Warehouse2.4389 of 5 stars$65.50+1.0%$67.40+2.9%+48.0%$2.66B$3.79B43.375,029Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCPBCampbell's2.9946 of 5 stars$30.73-0.8%$39.33+28.0%-29.5%$9.16B$9.64B20.3514,400IPARInterparfums4.6787 of 5 stars$128.88-0.5%$162.00+25.7%-9.8%$4.13B$1.45B25.04530News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownKHCKraft Heinz4.4208 of 5 stars$27.48-1.2%$30.29+10.3%-12.9%$32.54B$25.85B12.5536,000Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeCAGConagra Brands4.7001 of 5 stars$18.70-1.9%$22.58+20.8%-35.3%$8.93B$11.61B7.8318,300Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.8213 of 5 stars$126.62-0.7%$141.50+11.8%-9.1%$42.01B$19.75B16.7744,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsKRKroger4.5971 of 5 stars$71.94+0.8%$70.25-2.4%+33.6%$47.56B$147.12B19.61409,000Trending NewsLWLamb Weston4.3127 of 5 stars$47.96-2.1%$67.64+41.0%+4.0%$6.78B$6.47B18.8410,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumePOSTPost4.0273 of 5 stars$106.03-0.5%$130.00+22.6%-0.4%$5.91B$7.92B18.8711,480Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsUNFIUnited Natural Foods4.225 of 5 stars$26.41-3.2%$27.00+2.2%+90.1%$1.60B$30.98B-23.0228,333Analyst Upgrade 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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