(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: 23,798m

IPO / Inception: 1983-06-10
12m vs SPY: -35.1%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -1.96%
EPS Trend: 13.7%

Last SUE: -0.56
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

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

Last SUE: 0.01
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	5.88%
Yield on Cost 5y	5.16%
Yield CAGR 5y	4.36%
Payout Consistency	95.8%
Payout Ratio	51.3%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	25.4%
Value at Risk 5%th	42.6%
Relative Tail Risk	2.08%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-1.11
Alpha	-25.25
CAGR/Max DD	-0.30

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.291
Beta	0.036
Beta Downside	-0.085

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	47.72%
Mean DD	24.83%
Median DD	26.42%

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) 60.11

1. Piotroski 4.50pt

2. FCF Yield 4.84%

3. FCF Margin 9.49%

4. Debt/Equity 1.47

5. Debt/Ebitda 3.80

6. ROIC - WACC (= 4.11)%

7. RoE 27.21%

8. Rev. Trend -17.42%

9. EPS Trend 13.69%

What is the price of GIS shares?

As of January 14, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 44.27 with a total of 8,486,275 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.40%, over one month by -4.60%, over three months by -6.76% and over the past year by -21.65%.

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	52.5	18.5%
Analysts Target Price	52.5	18.5%
ValueRay Target Price	44.7	1%

GIS Fundamental Data Overview January 11, 2026

P/E Trailing = 9.5914
P/E Forward = 11.9904
P/S = 1.2674
P/B = 2.5154
P/EG = 13.3261
Beta = -0.068
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 = 36.85b USD (23.80b + Debt 13.73b - CCE 683.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.37 (Ebit TTM 2.89b / Interest Expense TTM 537.5m)
EV/FCF = 20.67x (Enterprise Value 36.85b / FCF TTM 1.78b)
FCF Yield = 4.84% (FCF TTM 1.78b / Enterprise Value 36.85b)
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 = 1.13 (Enterprise Value 36.85b / 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 = 7.69% (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 = 4.06% (E(23.80b)/V(37.53b) * Re(6.05%) + D(13.73b)/V(37.53b) * Rd(0.92%) * (1-Tc(0.33)))
Discount Rate = 6.05% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.57%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 85.84% ; FCFF base≈2.19b ; Y1≈2.09b ; Y5≈2.00b
Fair Price DCF = 88.26 (EV 60.14b - Net Debt 13.05b = Equity 47.09b / Shares 533.6m; r=5.90% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -6.19% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 13.69 | EPS CAGR: -1.96% | SUE: -0.56 | # QB: 0
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=+0.018 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=-12.9% | Growth Revenue=-4.4%
EPS next Year (2027-05-31): EPS=3.74 | Chg30d=-0.052 | Revisions Net=-12 | Growth EPS=+1.9% | Growth Revenue=-0.7%

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