GIS · General Mills Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $19.17B |
| P/E | — |
| Float | 532.8M |
| Beta | -0.04 |
| Volatility 30D | 42.2% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Food Products |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 71.8 |
| Price | 36.19 |
| Change | +0.95% |
| Prev Close | 35.85 |
| Open | 34.96 |
| Day Low | 34.81 |
| Day High | 36.58 |
| Avg Vol | 8 |
| Avg $ Vol | $282.6M |
| 52W High | 49.59 |
| 52W Low | 31.18 |
| 52W Pos | 27.2% |
| From High | −27.02% |
| From Low | +16.09% |
| Max DD 1Y | −35.38% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +8.32% |
| SMA 50 | +3.16% |
| SMA 200 | −3.12% |
| RSI (14) | 59.7 |
| Vol 90D | 38.2% |
| Vol 1Y | 30.6% |
| 1Y Range | 31–50 |
| Daily bars | 549 |
| Perf Week | +8.47% |
| Perf Month | +11.40% |
| Perf Quarter | −0.61% |
| Perf Half Y | +2.22% |
| Perf Year | −22.79% |
| Perf YTD | −20.84% |
| Prev Day | +0.95% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 1.83 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.68 |
| Int Cover | -0.3× |
| FCF Margin | 8.8% |
| Rev Growth | −5.5% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 13 / 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, 71.8 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (68), most exposed on Sector Resilience (52, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Food Products median. Ranks 13 of 13 in Food Products by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| GIS | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | −0.04 | 0.23 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 42.2% | 32.3% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −35.4% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.05% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 24 (10%) | — |
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 | −0.04 | 0.23 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low 69% 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 | +8.5% |
| 1 month | +11.4% |
| Year to date | −20.8% |
| 1 year | −22.8% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| GIS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 1 Oct |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 54 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 16 · 7 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 16 ↑ 7 ↓ |
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 | −5.5% |
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 openGeneral Mills launched Epic meat sticks, with the meat snacks available in four varieties. The article provides no additional product, financial, or market details.
General Mills, in partnership with SC Johnson’s Ziploc brand, introduced resealable bags for Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios. The 14.4-ounce boxes are sold exclusively on Walmart’s website for about $5, with a blue seal that closes the bag and doubles as a pour spout.
The article says General Mills is targeting $750 million in cost savings in FY27 and $3 billion through FY30 while facing lower sales volumes and consumer headwinds. It rates GIS a Strong Buy, expects FY27 to be a trough year, and describes a possible dividend cut as a way to reduce debt faster.
General Mills is offering a resealable Ziploc PantrySeal bag inside boxes of Cheerios to address storage after the cereal box is opened. The brief article provides no details about availability, costs, sales impact, or rollout timing.
General Mills launched Original and Honey Nut Cheerios with a resealable Ziploc PantrySeal bag inside the cereal box exclusively through Walmart.com on October 27, 2026. The packaging is designed to make pouring easier and preserve freshness, with a wider retail rollout planned.
Nearest peers by size
Food Products| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | Bunge Global SA | B+ | $18.64B | 18.64 | 0.70 | Compare |
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc | A- | $20.70B | 34.22 | 0.35 | Compare |
| SJM | The J. M. Smucker Company | B+ | $14.15B | 61.43 | 0.23 | Compare |
| MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | B+ | $13.59B | 8.65 | 0.63 | Compare |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corp | B+ | $12.53B | 34.14 | 0.20 | Compare |
| KHC | The Kraft Heinz Company | B+ | $30.17B | — | 0.09 | Compare |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | A- | $34.14B | 19.09 | 0.62 | Compare |
| HSY | The Hershey Company | B+ | $35.07B | 23.52 | 0.05 | Compare |
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