General Mills (GIS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

General Mills, Inc. is a global food company that manufactures and markets branded consumer foods. Its products include cereal, snack bars, refrigerated dough, baking mixes, yogurt, soup, meals, frozen foods, and pet food, serving retail, foodservice, and pet channels.

The company’s portfolio includes well-known brands such as Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Yoplait, Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Progresso, Totino’s, Annie’s, and Blue Buffalo. General Mills sells its products primarily in the United States and also serves consumers in international markets across multiple regions.

General Mills traces its history to the Minneapolis Milling Company, established in 1856, and adopted the General Mills name following a 1928 combination of several milling businesses. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey L. Harmening.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.00 to $33.89
• 50-Day Range: $32.14 to $41.55
• 52-Week Range: $31.75 to $51.26
• Volume: 12.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 7.59%
• Price Target: $36.59
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

General Mills Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

General Mills scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 102nd out of 167 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

General Mills has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.90, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 6 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

General Mills has a consensus price target of $36.59, representing about 13.8% upside from its current price of $32.14.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

General Mills has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for General Mills are expected to grow by 3.57% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $3.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of General Mills is -19.36, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of General Mills is -19.36, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

General Mills has a PEG Ratio of 1.83. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

General Mills has a P/B Ratio of 2.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.41% of the float of General Mills has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

General Mills has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.76.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in General Mills has recently decreased by 2.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

General Mills is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

General Mills has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, General Mills will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.49% in the coming year. This indicates that General Mills may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

General Mills has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 46 news articles for General Mills this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

56 people have searched for GIS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added General Mills to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, General Mills insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.31% of the stock of General Mills is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.71% of the stock of General Mills is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/3 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/23/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Record date for 11/2 Dividend: 10/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/2 Dividend: 10/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GIS
• CIK: 40704
• Web: www.generalmills.com
• Phone: (763) 764-7600
• Fax: 763-764-8330
• Employees: 30,000
• Year Founded: 1928

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for General Mills: $36.59
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.90
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.66)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.44
• P/E Growth: 1.83
• Net Income: -$87.60 million
• Net Margins: -4.89%
• Pretax Margin: -3.83%
• Return on Equity: 21.86%
• Return on Assets: 5.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.66
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $18.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.93
• Cash Flow: $4.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.33
• Book Value: $13.96 per share
• Price / Book: 2.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 534,690,000
• Free Float: 533,029,000
• Market Cap: $17.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.01