General Mills GIS
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General Mills (GIS) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

General Mills (GIS) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $1.3 billion for Q2 2026, up 299.97% sequentially from -$656.7 million in Q1 2026, and up 233.08% YoY from $394.3 million in Q2 2025.

General Mills (GIS) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Mills has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.3 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 233.08% year-over-year to $1.3 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 5989.35% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.3 billion, up 5989.35% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common advanced to $1.3 billion in Q2 2026 per GIS's latest filing, from -$656.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividends Paid - Common peaked at $1.3 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$1.0 billion in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $181.5 million and a median of $324.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Dividends Paid - Common tumbled 414.1% in 2024, then surged 233.08% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $322.9 million in 2022, then gained by 6.07% to $342.5 million in 2023, then tumbled by 194.89% to -$325.0 million in 2024, then soared by 200.89% to $327.9 million in 2025, then surged by 300.49% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods registered $1.3 billion, -$656.7 million, and $327.9 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 475.00 Mn
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn 328.10 Mn
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn 137.40 Mn
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn 1.04 Bn
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn 116.80 Mn
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn 160.99 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn -
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn -
10 Conagra Brands 7.86 Bn 7.64 Bn 704.10 Mn -

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 1.31 Bn
May 31, 2026 1.31 Bn
Feb 22, 2026 -656.70 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 -656.70 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 327.90 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 327.90 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 330.90 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 330.90 Mn
May 25, 2025 -986.80 Mn
May 25, 2025 -986.80 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 995.60 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 995.60 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -325.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -325.00 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 337.80 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 337.80 Mn
May 26, 2024 -1.01 Bn
May 26, 2024 -1.01 Bn
Feb 25, 2024 337.00 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 337.00 Mn