How to buy General Mills stock (GIS)

General Mills is a packaged foods business based in the US. General Mills shares (GIS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $63.61 – a decrease of 3.03% over the previous week. General Mills employs 34,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $19.8 billion.

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General Mills stock price (NYSE: GIS)

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General Mills shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$63.61
52-week range	$59.87 - $75.27
50-day moving average more info button	$67.05
200-day moving average more info button	$68.45
Wall St. target price	$73.59
PE ratio more info button	15.2167
Dividend yield more info button	$2.37 (3.64%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.20

Is it a good time to buy General Mills stock?

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General Mills price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $63.61 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-16)	-3.03%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-2.14%
3 months (2024-09-23)	-14.26%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-5.17%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-1.40%
2 years (2022-12-23)	-20.49%
3 years (2021-12-23)	5.92%
5 years (2019-12-23)	41.90%

Is General Mills stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing General Mills stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of General Mills's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

General Mills's P/E ratio

General Mills's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, General Mills shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

General Mills's PEG ratio

General Mills's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.3603. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into General Mills's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

General Mills's EBITDA

General Mills's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.2 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a General Mills's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

General Mills financials

Revenue TTM	$19.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	17.5%
Gross profit TTM	$6.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.25%
Return on equity TTM	24.17%
Profit margin	12.14%
Book value	$16.69
Market Capitalization more info button	$35.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

General Mills's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like General Mills.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

General Mills's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 27.62

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and General Mills's overall score of 27.62 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 37th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like General Mills is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

General Mills's environmental score

Environmental score: 12.04/100

General Mills's environmental score of 12.04 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that General Mills is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

General Mills's social score

Social score: 12.75/100

General Mills's social score of 12.75 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that General Mills is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

General Mills's governance score

Governance score: 8.32/100

General Mills's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that General Mills is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

General Mills's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. General Mills scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that General Mills has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

General Mills Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	27.62
Total ESG percentile	36.94
Environmental score	12.04
Environmental score percentile	5
Social score	12.75
Social score percentile	5
Governance score	8.32
Governance score percentile	5
Level of controversy	2

General Mills share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 40.51% of net profits

Recently General Mills has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), General Mills shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In General Mills's case, that would currently equate to about $2.37 per share.

While General Mills's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that General Mills may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

General Mills's most recent dividend payout was on 2 February 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 9 January 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have General Mills's shares ever split?

General Mills's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 8 June 2010 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your General Mills shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for General Mills shares which in turn could have impacted General Mills's share price.

General Mills share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, General Mills's shares have ranged in value from as little as $59.8709 up to $75.2681. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while General Mills's is 0.107. This would suggest that General Mills's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

General Mills overview

General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; 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 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, Muir Glen, Nature Valley, Nudges, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Tastefuls, Total, Totino's , Trix, True Chews, True Solutions, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, and Yoki brands. 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.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of General Mills is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.264% of General Mills shares are held by insiders and 79.6% by institutions. How many people work for General Mills?
Latest data suggests 34,000 work at General Mills. When does the fiscal year end for General Mills?
General Mills's fiscal year ends in May. Where is General Mills based?
General Mills's address is: One General Mills Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 55426 What is General Mills's ISIN number?
General Mills's international securities identification number is: US3703341046 What is General Mills's CUSIP number?
General Mills's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 370334104