Company Dossier · Consumer Staples
General Mills
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What General Mills is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to August 30, 2026: $18.3 billion, down 4.5% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to August 30, 2026: $1.55 billion, down 26% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to August 30, 2026: $0.52 billion, down 12% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to May 31, 2026: $0.50 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to May 31, 2026: $2.01 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 1, 2026): sentiment -0.10 on a −1 to +1 scale (negative), confidence 0.60 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 0 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 4 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed July 1, 2026): 0 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q2 2026: $1.0 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,346 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+31 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 11 (5 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Risk events (12 months): 1 — latest OSHA inspection, Apr 7, 2026 →
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What General Mills is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Hedging
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending40th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex98th pct
- Hiring filings29th pct
- Deals and private raises49th pct
- Patent publications30th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Hedging
- Call sentiment19th pct
- Call confidence46th pct
- Guidance changes62nd pct
- Risk factors added—
- Insider open-market trades40th pct
- − Call sentiment
- + Guidance changes
- − Insider open-market trades
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver93rd pct
- Stress filings48th pct
Credit
How these are built →General Mills's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$13.6B
- Due within a year $1.2B
- Longer term $12.4B
- Default point $7.4B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Aug 30, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | €1.7B | — | 2056 (30y) | +239bp | — |
| Apr 9, 2026 | €1.7B | 4.750% | 2056 (30y) | +202bp | — |
| Apr 14, 2025 | €750M | 3.600% | 2032 (7y) | +140bp | 3.654% |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $750M | 4.875% | 2030 (5y) | +70bp | 4.973% |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $750M | 5.250% | 2035 (10y) | +90bp | 5.314% |
| Apr 18, 2024 | €500M | 3.650% | 2030 (7y) | +126bp | 3.673% |
| Apr 18, 2024 | €500M | 3.850% | 2034 (10y) | +140bp | 3.890% |
| Jan 16, 2024 | $500M | 4.700% | 2027 (3y) | +70bp | 4.736% |
From the pricing term sheets General Mills filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name General Mills, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- PositiveGeneral Mills (GIS) Launches $750M Tender Offers for Senior Notes Amidst Challenging Valuation Landscape
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 5, 2026
- PositiveGeneral Mills launches cash tender offers for up to $750M of senior notes (GIS:NYSE)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 5, 2026
- NeutralGeneral Mills (GIS) Shareholders Approve Key Charter Amendments at 2026 Annual Meeting
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 2, 2026
- NeutralGeneral Mills (GIS) Names Dana McNabb CEO Effective January 2027
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Sep 30, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (GENERAL MILLS SERVICES INC. (FKA GENERAL MILLS))third_quarter 2026 · $0.4 million
- Oct 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 13, 2026Patent
- Oct 13, 2026Patent
- Oct 2, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Sep 30, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Sep 8, 2026PatentPatent granted: Uncoated Dairy ProductUS 12727607
- Jul 18, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (GENERAL MILLS SERVICES INC. (FKA GENERAL MILLS))second_quarter 2026 · $0.3 million
- Jul 1, 202610-K
- May 6, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 4, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Apr 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Apr 7, 2026Risk event
- Jan 27, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Oct 3, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Oct 1, 20258-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- Jun 26, 202510-K
- Jun 24, 2025Risk event
- Jun 24, 2025Risk event
- May 27, 20258-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- May 19, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 6, 2025Risk event
- Mar 5, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 4, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 26, 202410-K
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim's Pride PPC | $18.4B | $0.8B | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Smithfield Foods SFD | $15.5B | — | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Kraft Heinz KHC | $24.9B | $3.8B | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Hershey Company (The) HSY | $12.2B | $2.2B | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Hormel Foods HRL | $12.2B | $0.8B | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Conagra Brands CAG | $11.2B | $0.9B | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Campbell Soup Company CPB | $9.7B | $0.7B | Aug 2, 2026 |
| J.M. Smucker Company (The) SJM | $9.2B | $1.6B | Jul 31, 2026 |