GIS · General Mills Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $19.42B |
| P/E | — |
| Float | 531.5M |
| Beta | -0.01 |
| Volatility | 5.0% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Food Products |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 76 |
| Price | 36.17 |
| Change | −0.41% |
| Prev Close | 36.32 |
| Open | 36.48 |
| Day Low | 36.29 |
| Day High | 36.95 |
| Avg Vol | 9 |
| Avg $ Vol | $338.3M |
| 52W High | 51.33 |
| 52W Low | 31.75 |
| 52W Pos | 22.6% |
| From High | −29.53% |
| From Low | +13.92% |
| Max DD 1Y | −37.06% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −6.37% |
| SMA 50 | −4.39% |
| SMA 200 | −8.24% |
| RSI (14) | 39.3 |
| Vol 30D | 31.0% |
| Vol 90D | 32.4% |
| 1Y Range | 32–51 |
| Daily bars | 516 |
| Perf Week | +1.31% |
| Perf Month | −9.18% |
| Perf Quarter | +8.68% |
| Perf Half Y | −3.15% |
| Perf Year | −26.15% |
| Perf YTD | −20.89% |
| Prev Day | −0.41% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 1.84 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.68 |
| Int Cover | 1.8× |
| FCF Margin | 8.8% |
| Rev Growth | +1.2% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 12 / 13 |
What GIS does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayGIS grades B+, 76 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (65), most exposed on Sector Resilience (56, mixed). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Food Products median. Ranks 12 of 13 in Food Products by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| GIS | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | −0.01 | 0.27 |
| Volatilityannualized | 5.0% | 6.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −37.1% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.00% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 229% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| GIS | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | −0.01 | 0.27 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low69% of 13 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Food Products names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| GIS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.3% |
| 1 month | −9.2% |
| Year to date | −20.9% |
| 1 year | −26.1% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| GIS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 26 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 52 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 12 · 9 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 12 ↑ 9 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 13 Food Products names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| GIS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +1.2% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Food Products median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openAn article discusses General Mills' stock, noting it has fallen 35.7% over three years while the business remains a staple packaged food supplier, and raises whether the current valuation is supported by sales. A lawsuit against sugar producers is mentioned, but the article text is cut off before details are provided.
General Mills reshaped its portfolio by exiting yogurt in the U.S. and Canada, selling its Brazil unit and mainland China Häagen-Dazs shops, and buying into premium pet food. Shares are down 19.82% year-to-date with a 1-year total shareholder return of negative 21.88%, though the stock is up 9.69% over the past 90 days.
General Mills is cutting underperforming businesses and redirecting investment toward premium pet food and emerging brands, after its fiscal 2026 organic sales (sales excluding acquisitions and currency effects) fell 2%.
General Mills is trimming underperforming parts of its business and putting more money into premium pet food and smaller, emerging brands. This shift comes after the company's organic sales (revenue excluding acquisitions and currency effects) dropped 2% in fiscal 2026.
An analyst piece compares General Mills (GIS) and Kraft Heinz (KHC) on dividend safety, noting GIS pays a $2.44 annual dividend (6.69% yield) covered comfortably by adjusted earnings, while GIS guides FY2027 adjusted EPS to $3.00-$3.20 (down from $3.55 in FY2026) and FY2026 free cash flow of $1.63 billion, down 29% year-over-year. The article favors GIS on payout coverage but credits KHC with stronger free cash flow generation.
Nearest peers by size
Food Products| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc | A- | $18.20B | 31.70 | 0.40 | Compare |
| BG | Bunge Global SA | B+ | $22.21B | 22.05 | 0.69 | Compare |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Co | B+ | $13.13B | 57.23 | 0.26 | Compare |
| MKC | McCormick & Company Inc | B+ | $13.13B | 8.11 | 0.66 | Compare |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Co | A- | $28.97B | — | 0.13 | Compare |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corp | B+ | $11.46B | 33.45 | 0.27 | Compare |
| HSY | Hershey Co | B+ | $34.12B | 29.13 | 0.07 | Compare |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc | A- | $10.31B | 17.25 | 1.01 | Compare |
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