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General Mills, Inc. (GIS)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Minneapolis, United States | NYSE
36.60 USD +0.38 (1.049%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:36 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken despite the attractive headline yield. The company is trapped in a multi-year structural decline, having lost nearly 30% of its value over the last nine years with three consecutive years of negative performance ending recently. This is not a classic value opportunity; the depressed price reflects a market verdict that the business quality has deteriorated, evidenced by negative earnings growth and a return on equity that has turned negative. While the 6.8% dividend yield is compelling, it is being funded by a payout ratio that barely covers earnings, masking the reality that the business is generating less profit than it distributes. The recent price action shows a fragile recovery attempt, but the options market confirms skepticism, with heavy put positioning capping upside. Until the multi-year downtrend is decisively reversed and profitability is restored, this remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.020047
AutoARIMA0.020126
AutoTheta0.025342
AutoETS0.036063

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 4.92
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.010
Excess Kurtosis 1.31
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 217.629
Revenue per Share 34.266
Market Cap 19,533,725,696
Forward P/E 11.33
Beta -0.05
Profit Margins -0.47%
Website https://www.generalmills.com

As of July 11, 2026, 2:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 30-32.5) acting as a floor, while call volume remains thin and concentrated near the money. The imbalance suggests a 'sell on rallies' strategy rather than a bullish breakout attempt, with traders betting on continued weakness or range-bound consolidation below current levels.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.68% 6.00% 4.59% 3.91%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-10 0.610000 1.684152
2026-04-10 0.610000 1.713965
2026-01-09 0.610000 1.367713
2025-10-10 0.610000 1.236319
2025-07-10 0.610000 1.187695
2025-04-10 0.600000 1.049502
2025-01-10 0.600000 1.025641
2024-10-10 0.600000 0.841515
2024-07-10 0.600000 0.957549
2024-04-09 0.590000 0.840695
2024-01-09 0.590000 0.916434
2023-10-06 0.590000 0.944151
2023-07-07 0.590000 0.784888
2023-04-06 0.540000 0.621404
2023-01-09 0.540000 0.637695
2022-10-06 0.540000 0.720288
2022-07-07 0.540000 0.715137
2022-04-07 0.510000 0.731183
2022-01-07 0.510000 0.743765
2021-10-07 0.510000 0.831703
2021-07-08 0.510000 0.854844
2021-04-08 0.510000 0.836751
2021-01-07 0.510000 0.880069
2020-10-08 0.510000 0.830754
2020-07-09 0.490000 0.783373
2020-04-08 0.490000 0.879239
2020-01-09 0.490000 0.935472
2019-10-09 0.490000 0.904727
2019-07-09 0.490000 0.919152
2019-04-09 0.490000 0.960220
2019-01-09 0.490000 1.212271
2018-10-09 0.490000 1.131901
2018-07-09 0.490000 1.105845
2018-04-09 0.490000 1.090100
2018-01-09 0.490000 0.826028
2017-10-06 0.490000 0.953307
2017-07-06 0.490000 0.910442
2017-04-06 0.480000 0.832033
2017-01-06 0.480000 0.780869
2016-10-05 0.480000 0.769724
2016-07-07 0.480000 0.666482
2016-04-07 0.460000 0.728771
2016-01-07 0.440000 0.798403
2015-10-07 0.440000 0.789663
2015-07-08 0.440000 0.772608
2015-04-08 0.440000 0.788107
2015-01-08 0.410000 0.765354
2014-10-08 0.410000 0.817547
2014-07-08 0.410000 0.772128
2014-04-08 0.410000 0.799532
2014-01-08 0.380000 0.782376
2013-10-08 0.380000 0.801519
2013-07-08 0.380000 0.770791
2013-04-08 0.330000 0.677618
2013-01-08 0.330000 0.799612
2012-10-05 0.330000 0.823970
2012-07-06 0.330000 0.851393
2012-04-05 0.305000 0.782051
2012-01-06 0.305000 0.761168
2011-10-05 0.305000 0.803901
2011-07-07 0.305000 0.824102
2011-04-07 0.280000 0.777994
2011-01-06 0.280000 0.778643
2010-10-06 0.280000 0.750670
2010-07-08 0.280000 0.762527
2010-04-08 0.245000 0.698404
2010-01-07 0.245000 0.687237
2009-10-07 0.235000 0.726991
2009-07-08 0.235000 0.798505
2009-04-07 0.215000 0.846290
2009-01-08 0.215000 0.734917
2008-10-08 0.215000 0.658903
2008-07-08 0.215000 0.697373
2008-04-08 0.200000 0.665890
2008-01-08 0.195000 0.683971
2007-10-05 0.195000 0.678025
2007-07-06 0.195000 0.672762
2007-04-05 0.185000 0.629787
2007-01-08 0.185000 0.646514
2006-10-05 0.175000 0.624665
2006-07-06 0.175000 0.686005
2006-04-06 0.170000 0.676617
2006-01-06 0.170000 0.683692
2005-10-05 0.165000 0.689511
2005-07-07 0.082500 0.359712
2005-04-07 0.077500 0.313511
2005-01-06 0.155000 0.622490
2004-10-06 0.155000 0.688124
2004-07-08 0.155000 0.670415
2004-04-07 0.137500 0.588865
2004-01-08 0.137500 0.605060
2003-10-08 0.137500 0.596529
2003-07-08 0.137500 0.583864
2003-04-08 0.137500 0.600437
2003-01-08 0.137500 0.591525
2002-10-08 0.137500 0.622031
2002-07-08 0.137500 0.620347
2002-04-08 0.137500 0.558830
2002-01-08 0.137500 0.557357
2001-10-05 0.137500 0.632475
2001-07-06 0.137500 0.631458
2001-04-06 0.137500 0.675676
2001-01-08 0.137500 0.638607
2000-10-05 0.137500 0.743243
2000-07-06 0.137500 0.718954
2000-04-06 0.137500 0.762565
2000-01-06 0.137500 0.819367
1999-10-06 0.137500 0.668693
1999-07-07 0.137500 0.669711
1999-04-07 0.137500 0.730290
1999-01-06 0.137500 0.692913
1998-10-07 0.132500 0.745167
1998-07-08 0.132500 0.769510
1998-04-07 0.132500 0.707256
1998-01-07 0.132500 0.749117
1997-10-08 0.132500 0.759857
1997-07-08 0.132500 0.781567
1997-04-08 0.132500 0.877847
1997-01-08 0.125000 0.776699
1996-10-08 0.125000 0.851064
1996-07-08 0.125000 0.936768
1996-04-08 0.125000 0.884956
1996-01-08 0.117500 0.854545
1995-10-05 0.117500 0.844944
1995-07-06 0.117500 0.910412
1995-04-04 0.097114 0.773665
1995-01-04 0.097114 0.830024
1994-10-03 0.097114 0.819174
1994-07-01 0.097114 0.868363
1994-04-04 0.097114 0.876459
1994-01-04 0.097114 0.764230
1993-10-04 0.097114 0.780085
1993-07-02 0.097114 0.695011
1993-04-02 0.086783 0.598934
1993-01-04 0.086783 0.615388
1992-10-05 0.086783 0.647403
1992-07-06 0.086783 0.616517
1992-04-06 0.076451 0.552237
1992-01-06 0.076451 0.496643
1991-10-04 0.076451 0.625791
1991-07-03 0.076451 0.643476
1991-04-04 0.066120 0.547009
1991-01-04 0.066120 0.713092
1990-10-03 0.066120 0.760773
1990-07-03 0.066120 0.711111
1990-04-04 0.056822 0.735788
1990-01-04 0.056822 0.757317
1989-10-03 0.056822 0.778763
1989-07-03 0.056822 0.847786
1989-04-04 0.048557 0.784971
1989-01-04 0.048557 0.919318
1988-10-03 0.048557 0.919318
1988-07-01 0.048557 1.027325
1988-04-04 0.041325 0.867209
1988-01-04 0.041325 0.798005
1987-07-06 0.041325 0.730594
1987-04-06 0.033060 0.618357
1987-01-05 0.033060 0.707182
1986-10-06 0.033060 0.820513
1986-07-03 0.029961 0.674427
1986-04-04 0.029961 0.811199
1986-01-06 0.028928 0.929477
1985-10-04 0.028928 0.888904
1985-07-03 0.028928 0.908738
1985-04-03 0.028928 0.986801
1985-01-04 0.028928 1.134197
1984-10-03 0.028928 1.018199
1984-07-03 0.028928 1.069231
1984-04-04 0.026345 1.108709
1984-01-04 0.026345 0.978429
1983-10-03 0.026345 1.059753
1983-07-01 0.026345 0.927284
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.44
dividendYield 6.74
exDividendDate 2026-07-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06736609
lastDividendValue 0.61
lastDividendDate 2026-07-10
dividendDate 2026-08-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.2893859
Address1 Number One General Mills Boulevard
All Time High 90.89
All Time Low 1.058953
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 700
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 12,847,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 10,081,842
Average Volume 10,081,842
Average Volume10Days 12,847,390
Beta -0.047
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 700
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 36.6
Current Ratio 0.682
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 37.32
Day Low 36.5101
Debt To Equity 217.629
Display Name General Mills
Dividend Date 1,785,715,200
Dividend Rate 2.44
Dividend Yield 6.74
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,782,910,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,782,910,800
Earnings Growth -0.145
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.133
Earnings Timestamp 1,782,909,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,790,166,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,790,166,600
Ebitda 3,449,600,000
Ebitda Margins 0.18722999
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.504
Enterprise To Revenue 1.218
Enterprise Value 22,435,960,832
Eps Current Year 3.09596
Eps Forward 3.23044
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.16
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,641,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 34.3982
Fifty Day Average Change 2.2017975
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.064009085
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -28.938591
Fifty Two Week High 51.7
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.100002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.29206967
Fifty Two Week Low 31.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.8499985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15275586
Fifty Two Week Range 31.75 - 51.7
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.68
Float Shares 590,027,742
Forward Eps 3.23044
Forward P E 11.329726
Free Cashflow 2,308,499,968
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 30,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.33733
Gross Profits 6,215,099,904
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0034999999
Held Percent Institutions 0.90822
Implied Shares Outstanding 533,708,396
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,641,600
Last Dividend Value 0.61
Last Fiscal Year End 1,780,185,600
Last Split Date 1,276,041,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer food 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 snacks, including grain, fruit and savory snacks, nutrition bars, and frozen hot snacks; ready-to-eat cereal; convenient meals comprising meal kits, ethnic meals, pizza, soup, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast, and frozen entrees; wholesome natural pet food; refrigerated and frozen dough; baking mixes and ingredients; and ice cream products. The company also offers dog and cat food, such as dry food, wet food, fresh food, and treats. In addition, it operates 232 and franchises 376 ice cream parlors. The company markets its products under the Annie's, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Dunkaroos, Edgard & Cooper, Fiber One, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto's, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Kitano, Kix, Lärabar, Latina, Lucky Charms, Nature Valley, Nudges, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Tastefuls, Tiki Pets, Total, Totino's, Trix, True Solutions, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, and Yoki brands. It 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 19,533,725,696
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_274715
Most Recent Quarter 1,527,379,200
Net Income To Common -87,600,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,811,721,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 19,330,918,103
Number Of Analyst Opinions 18
Open 36.47
Operating Cashflow 2,166,200,064
Operating Margins 0.19194001
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.5941
Peg Ratio 11.74
Phone 763 764 7600
Pre Market Change 0.2100029
Pre Market Change Percent 0.57377845
Pre Market Price 36.81
Pre Market Time 1,784,016,021
Previous Close 36.22
Price Eps Current Year 11.821858
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.5348656
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0601981
Profit Margins -0.00475
Quick Ratio 0.346
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.379997
Regular Market Change Percent 1.04914
Regular Market Day High 37.32
Regular Market Day Low 36.5101
Regular Market Day Range 36.5101 - 37.32
Regular Market Open 36.47
Regular Market Previous Close 36.22
Regular Market Price 36.6
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 8,042,898
Return On Assets 0.057350002
Return On Equity -0.01028
Revenue Growth 0.022
Revenue Per Share 34.266
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 533,708,396
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.097200006
Shares Short 51,888,435
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 48,283,948
Short Name General Mills, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1266
Short Ratio 4.83
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol GIS
Target High Price 57.0
Target Low Price 31.0
Target Mean Price 38.11111
Target Median Price 37.0
Total Cash 399,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.673
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 18,424,600,576
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.44
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06736609
Trailing Eps -0.16
Trailing Peg Ratio 11.7371
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 41.94765
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.3476524
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12748395
Type Disp Equity
Volume 8,042,898
Website https://www.generalmills.com
Zip 55,426