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General Mills, Inc. (GIS)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Minneapolis, United States | NYSE
35.50 USD +0.18 (0.510%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 35.59 +0.09 (0.254%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:43 p.m. EDT

General Mills (GIS) is a defensive stock with a strong dividend yield, making it an attractive option for income-focused investors. The recent price history shows a dip, which could be a buying opportunity for long-term investors. However, the short-term forecast suggests a potential decline, which might not be ideal for short-term traders. The options data indicates a cautious outlook, with both bullish and bearish signals present. Overall, GIS is a solid long-term investment with a reliable dividend, but short-term traders should be cautious.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.099450
MSTL0.107121
AutoETS0.108102
AutoARIMA0.108102

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 9.66
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.111
Excess Kurtosis -1.53
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 217.629
Revenue per Share 33.981
Market Cap 18,945,683,456
Trailing P/E 8.68
Forward P/E 10.80
Profit Margins 12.05%
Website https://www.generalmills.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:43 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates a mixed sentiment. Call options are showing increased positioning in the upper strikes, suggesting some bullish speculation, while put options are heavily weighted in the lower strikes, indicating potential bearish sentiment. The IV levels are relatively low, which might suggest a lack of volatility expectations. However, there are notable spikes in IV for certain strikes, which could signal increased interest or uncertainty about future price movements.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.71% 5.62% 4.55% 4.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-10 0.610000 1.713965
2026-01-09 0.610000 1.390798
2025-10-10 0.610000 1.274894
2025-07-10 0.610000 1.240124
2025-04-10 0.600000 1.109044
2025-01-10 0.600000 1.095147
2024-10-10 0.600000 0.907473
2024-07-10 0.600000 1.041271
2024-04-09 0.590000 0.923035
2024-01-09 0.590000 1.014744
2023-10-06 0.590000 1.055065
2023-07-07 0.590000 0.885470
2023-04-06 0.540000 0.706490
2023-01-09 0.540000 0.729536
2022-10-06 0.540000 0.829234
2022-07-07 0.540000 0.829066
2022-04-07 0.510000 0.853716
2022-01-07 0.510000 0.874806
2021-10-07 0.510000 0.985575
2021-07-08 0.510000 1.021382
2021-04-08 0.510000 1.008280
2021-01-07 0.510000 1.069361
2020-10-08 0.510000 1.018250
2020-07-09 0.490000 0.968193
2020-04-08 0.490000 1.095202
2020-01-09 0.490000 1.175452
2019-10-09 0.490000 1.147432
2019-07-09 0.490000 1.176372
2019-04-09 0.490000 1.240175
2019-01-09 0.490000 1.580810
2018-10-09 0.490000 1.493821
2018-07-09 0.490000 1.475723
2018-04-09 0.490000 1.470712
2018-01-09 0.490000 1.126579
2017-10-06 0.490000 1.310853
2017-07-06 0.490000 1.263799
2017-04-06 0.480000 1.165377
2017-01-06 0.480000 1.102801
2016-10-05 0.480000 1.095509
2016-07-07 0.480000 0.955846
2016-04-07 0.460000 1.052139
2016-01-07 0.440000 1.160996
2015-10-07 0.440000 1.157261
2015-07-08 0.440000 1.141283
2015-04-08 0.440000 1.173094
2015-01-08 0.410000 1.148235
2014-10-08 0.410000 1.236079
2014-07-08 0.410000 1.177026
2014-04-08 0.410000 1.228227
2014-01-08 0.380000 1.211451
2013-10-08 0.380000 1.250625
2013-07-08 0.380000 1.212281
2013-04-08 0.330000 1.074065
2013-01-08 0.330000 1.276073
2012-10-05 0.330000 1.325459
2012-07-06 0.330000 1.380874
2012-04-05 0.305000 1.279221
2012-01-06 0.305000 1.254704
2011-10-05 0.305000 1.335145
2011-07-07 0.305000 1.379758
2011-04-07 0.280000 1.313300
2011-01-06 0.280000 1.324566
2010-10-06 0.280000 1.286820
2010-07-08 0.280000 1.317053
2010-04-08 0.245000 1.215638
2010-01-07 0.245000 1.204619
2009-10-07 0.235000 1.283200
2009-07-08 0.235000 1.419709
2009-04-07 0.215000 1.516571
2009-01-08 0.215000 1.328229
2008-10-08 0.215000 1.199613
2008-07-08 0.215000 1.277853
2008-04-08 0.200000 1.228786
2008-01-08 0.195000 1.270493
2007-10-05 0.195000 1.268153
2007-07-06 0.195000 1.266902
2007-04-05 0.185000 1.193918
2007-01-08 0.185000 1.233366
2006-10-05 0.175000 1.199475
2006-07-06 0.175000 1.325531
2006-04-06 0.170000 1.316258
2006-01-06 0.170000 1.338991
2005-10-05 0.165000 1.359685
2005-07-07 0.082500 0.714243
2005-04-07 0.077500 0.624745
2005-01-06 0.155000 1.244354
2004-10-06 0.155000 1.384182
2004-07-08 0.155000 1.357893
2004-04-07 0.137500 1.200774
2004-01-08 0.137500 1.241089
2003-10-08 0.137500 1.231052
2003-07-08 0.137500 1.212084
2003-04-08 0.137500 1.253717
2003-01-08 0.137500 1.242589
2002-10-08 0.137500 1.314398
2002-07-08 0.137500 1.319089
2002-04-08 0.137500 1.195711
2002-01-08 0.137500 1.199265
2001-10-05 0.137500 1.368522
2001-07-06 0.137500 1.375082
2001-04-06 0.137500 1.480684
2001-01-08 0.137500 1.408769
2000-10-05 0.137500 1.650197
2000-07-06 0.137500 1.608430
2000-04-06 0.137500 1.718208
2000-01-06 0.137500 1.860209
1999-10-06 0.137500 1.530652
1999-07-07 0.137500 1.543413
1999-04-07 0.137500 1.694469
1999-01-06 0.137500 1.619464
1998-10-07 0.132500 1.753675
1998-07-08 0.132500 1.824548
1998-04-07 0.132500 1.689957
1998-01-07 0.132500 1.802731
1997-10-08 0.132500 1.842125
1997-07-08 0.132500 1.909096
1997-04-08 0.132500 2.161261
1997-01-08 0.125000 1.929064
1996-10-08 0.125000 2.130179
1996-07-08 0.125000 2.364522
1996-04-08 0.125000 2.254863
1996-01-08 0.117500 2.196150
1995-10-05 0.117500 2.190061
1995-07-06 0.117500 2.379546
1995-04-04 0.097114 2.040619
1995-01-04 0.097114 2.206486
1994-10-03 0.097114 2.195748
1994-07-01 0.097114 2.346691
1994-04-04 0.097114 2.389128
1994-01-04 0.097114 2.100956
1993-10-04 0.097114 2.160960
1993-07-02 0.097114 1.940333
1993-04-02 0.086783 1.683635
1993-01-04 0.086783 1.740129
1992-10-05 0.086783 1.841950
1992-07-06 0.086783 1.765247
1992-04-06 0.076451 1.591115
1992-01-06 0.076451 1.439095
1991-10-04 0.076451 1.822208
1991-07-03 0.076451 1.885503
1991-04-04 0.066120 1.613217
1991-01-04 0.066120 2.114566
1990-10-03 0.066120 2.271759
1990-07-03 0.066120 2.139338
1990-04-04 0.056822 2.229519
1990-01-04 0.056822 2.311736
1989-10-03 0.056822 2.395218
1989-07-03 0.056822 2.628087
1989-04-04 0.048557 2.454166
1989-01-04 0.048557 2.897180
1988-10-03 0.048557 2.924061
1988-07-01 0.048557 3.297691
1988-04-04 0.041325 2.811916
1988-01-04 0.041325 2.609498
1987-07-06 0.041325 2.408475
1987-04-06 0.033060 2.053208
1987-01-05 0.033060 2.362684
1986-10-06 0.033060 2.761401
1986-07-03 0.029961 2.288324
1986-04-04 0.029961 2.771024
1986-01-06 0.028928 3.200397
1985-10-04 0.028928 3.089352
1985-07-03 0.028928 3.186440
1985-04-03 0.028928 3.491833
1985-01-04 0.028928 4.052188
1984-10-03 0.028928 3.678452
1984-07-03 0.028928 3.902279
1984-04-04 0.026345 4.089565
1984-01-04 0.026345 3.649369
1983-10-03 0.026345 3.991749
1983-07-01 0.026345 3.529999
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.44
dividendYield 6.87
exDividendDate 2026-04-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.43
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06879955
lastDividendValue 0.61
lastDividendDate 2026-04-10
dividendDate 2026-05-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.38442862
Address1 Number One General Mills Boulevard
All Time High 90.89
All Time Low 1.058953
Ask 35.53
Ask Size 3,000
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,579,100
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,930,617
Average Volume 8,930,617
Average Volume10Days 8,579,100
Beta 0.0
Bid 35.49
Bid Size 2,100
Board Risk 7
Book Value 10.354
City Minneapolis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 35.5
Current Ratio 0.563
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 35.875
Day Low 35.22
Debt To Equity 217.629
Display Name General Mills
Dividend Date 1,777,593,600
Dividend Rate 2.44
Dividend Yield 6.87
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,773,838,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,773,838,800
Earnings Growth -0.145
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.133
Earnings Timestamp 1,773,837,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,773,837,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,773,837,000
Ebitda 3,318,099,968
Ebitda Margins 0.18061
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.565
Enterprise To Revenue 1.186
Enterprise Value 21,783,549,952
Eps Current Year 3.42736
Eps Forward 3.28644
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.09
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 40.9986
Fifty Day Average Change -5.4986
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13411677
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -38.442863
Fifty Two Week High 58.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -22.95
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3926433
Fifty Two Week Low 34.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4599991
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.04289069
Fifty Two Week Range 34.04 - 58.45
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.55
Float Shares 590,525,946
Forward Eps 3.28644
Forward P E 10.801962
Free Cashflow 2,263,375,104
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 33,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.3314
Gross Profits 6,088,300,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0030399999
Held Percent Institutions 0.88618
Implied Shares Outstanding 533,681,218
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=74271&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Last Dividend Value 0.61
Last Fiscal Year End 1,748,131,200
Last Split Date 1,276,041,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; North America Pet; and North America Foodservice. It offers grain, ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, bakery flour, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, snack bars, fruit and savory snacks, ice cream and frozen desserts, unbaked and fully baked frozen dough products, frozen hot snacks, ethnic meals, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast and entrees, nutrition bars, and frozen and shelf-stable vegetables. The company also manufactures and markets pet food products, including dog and cat food; and operates ice cream parlors. It markets its products under the Annies, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Dunkaroos, Edgard & Cooper, Fiber One, By The Foot, Gushers, Roll-Ups, Gardettos, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Kitano, Kix, Lärabar, Latina, Lucky Charms, As Well As Muir Glen, Nature Valley, Nudges, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Tastefuls, Tiki Pets, Total, Totinos, Trix, True Chews, True Solutions, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, and Yoki brands. In addition, the company sells its products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, drug, dollar and discount chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Long Name General Mills, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 18,945,683,456
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_274715
Most Recent Quarter 1,527,379,200
Net Income To Common 2,203,800,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,779,667,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 18,945,683,239
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 35.36
Operating Cashflow 2,225,799,936
Operating Margins 0.19194001
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.5941
Peg Ratio 11.74
Phone 763 764 7600
Post Market Change 0.09000015
Post Market Change Percent 0.25352156
Post Market Price 35.59
Post Market Time 1,776,470,375
Previous Close 35.32
Price Eps Current Year 10.357826
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.4286265
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.031271
Profit Margins 0.12053
Quick Ratio 0.304
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.04762
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.18
Regular Market Change Percent 0.509627
Regular Market Day High 35.875
Regular Market Day Low 35.22
Regular Market Day Range 35.22 - 35.875
Regular Market Open 35.36
Regular Market Previous Close 35.32
Regular Market Price 35.5
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 6,647,379
Return On Assets 0.05311
Return On Equity 0.23591
Revenue Growth 0.022
Revenue Per Share 33.981
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 533,681,218
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0759
Shares Short 40,518,380
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 35,441,699
Short Name General Mills, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0988
Short Ratio 3.83
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol GIS
Target High Price 57.0
Target Low Price 32.0
Target Mean Price 40.78947
Target Median Price 40.0
Total Cash 399,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.673
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 18,371,198,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.43
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06879955
Trailing Eps 4.09
Trailing P E 8.679707
Trailing Peg Ratio 11.7371
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 46.39335
Two Hundred Day Average Change -10.893349
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.23480411
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,647,379
Website https://www.generalmills.com
Zip 55,426