GIS vs POST vs KHC Stock Comparison

General Mills, Post Holdings and Kraft Heinz Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GIS General Mills Inc
$33.47 -0.5% 1M -30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win
POST Post Holdings, Inc.
$79.37 +8.5% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.57B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.41B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.09 +1.9% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Post Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Post Holdings 5, Kraft Heinz 4, General Mills 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISPOSTKHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.87B $3.57B $28.38B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.0x 12.2x -8.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 10.7x 11.5x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +6.2% -1.6% POST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 3.5% -13.6% POST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 5.6% -5.0% POST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 5.3x -7.5x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.7% -26.8% -5.9% KHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +3.5%/yr -8.0%/yr POST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 32.0% 27.9% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 71/100 53/100 POST

Percentile Scorecard

GISPOSTKHC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGISPOSTKHC
Valuation 40 #27 of 44 79 #10 of 44 61 #18 of 44
Growth 3 #39 of 40 77 #10 of 40 46 #22 of 40
Profitability 43 #22 of 38 68 #13 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Financial Health 18 #38 of 46 33 #31 of 46 58 #20 of 46
Shareholder Returns 55 #14 of 30 100 #1 of 30 59 #13 of 30
Overall 32 71 53
  • GIS ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • POST ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGISPOSTKHCSPY
1 month -0.5%+8.5%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -11.1%-15.9%-11.8% +3.9%
6 months -3.7%-23.0%+7.2% +8.2%
Year to date -28.0%-19.9%-0.7% +12.9%
1 year -30.7%-26.8%-5.9% +12.3%
3 years -48.7%-1.6%-23.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.0%-0.5%-8.5% +23.3%
5 years -46.1%+18.9%-34.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.6%+3.5%-8.0% +10.9%
10 years -44.9%+59.5%-72.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.8%+4.8%-12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGISPOSTKHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%32.0%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%33.2%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.12-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.84-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-39.9%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.7%-30.7%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $49.01$114.61$27.62 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$72.50$21.21 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGISPOSTKHC
P/E now vs peer median -20.1xmedian 22.3x 12.2xmedian 22.3x -8.4xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.8xmedian 12.3x 7.9xmedian 12.3x -20.6xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.8x 6.3xmedian 13.8x 7.5xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.57 1.75median 0.57 0.18median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGISPOSTKHC
Revenue $18.30B $8.41B $24.90B
Gross profit $6.15B $2.42B $8.31B
Operating income -$206.40M $808.00M -$3.18B
Net income -$893.70M $293.10M -$3.40B
Free cash flow $1.55B $553.10M $3.82B
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $5.71 $-2.86
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $265.60M $2.42B
Total debt $55.73B $7.63B $19.00B
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 51.30M 1.19B
Enterprise value $15.52B $2.58B $14.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGISPOSTKHC
P/E -20.1x 12.2x -8.4x
P/FCF 11.6x 6.3x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 3.5x 6.2x
P/S 1.0x 0.4x 1.1x
P/B 2.4x 1.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 23.7x 11.6x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 88.8x 7.9x -20.6x
EV/EBIT -150.6x 13.4x -14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 20.1x 19.6x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 10.9x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 1.75 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISPOSTKHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 6.2% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 8.3% -2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 4.8% -4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 12.1% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% -1.7% 54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 11.8% -39.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% -20.0% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -2.8% -45.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% -2.7% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 7.0% -46.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 6.5% 5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 15.5% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% 27.8% 9.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 15.9% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISPOSTKHC
Gross margin 33.6% 28.8% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 16.4% -8.7%
Operating margin -1.1% 9.6% -12.8%
Pretax margin -3.8% 4.7% -14.7%
Net margin -4.9% 3.5% -13.6%
FCF margin 8.5% 6.6% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 11.8% 18.6%
Return on equity -12.0% 9.3% -8.7%
Return on assets -3.0% 2.3% -4.4%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 5.6% -5.0%
Return on capital employed -0.9% 6.8% -4.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 3.4x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISPOSTKHC
Debt / assets 45.0% 59.4% 26.0%
Debt / equity 1.8x 2.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 5.3x -7.5x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 13.8x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 76.0% 50.6%
Equity / assets 24.7% 24.0% 49.4%
Interest coverage – 1.9x -4.7x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.92 1.42 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISPOSTKHC
Dividend yield 7.3% – 6.6%
Net buyback yield – 34.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 34.1% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -147.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGISPOSTKHC
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $7.40FY2026 $2.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% -6.6% -7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $23.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +8.9% -1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISPOSTKHC
Held by institutions 87.2% 100.0% 90.1%
Institutions holding 1,331 418 1,114
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -0.3% +7.1%
Institutions buying 724 177 624
Institutions selling 427 178 312
Buyers to sellers 1.70 0.99 2.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GISPOSTKHC
GIS 1.00 0.39 0.73
POST 0.39 1.00 0.34
KHC 0.73 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, POST and KHC?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $17.87B, Post Holdings (POST) $3.57B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.38B.

Which company is growing faster?

Post Holdings (POST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Post Holdings (POST) +6.2%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Post Holdings (POST) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Post Holdings (POST) 3.5%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%). On return on invested capital, Post Holdings (POST) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Post Holdings (POST) 5.6%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kraft Heinz (KHC) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -30.7%, Post Holdings (POST) -26.8%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.9%. Over five years, Post Holdings (POST) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.6%/yr, Post Holdings (POST) +3.5%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Post Holdings (POST) 0.00%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%. Post Holdings (POST) and Kraft Heinz (KHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Post Holdings (POST) 32.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIS, POST and KHC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Post Holdings (POST) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.