General Mills (GIS) Dividends Paid - Common (2025 - 2026)
General Mills (GIS) recorded Dividends Paid - Common of $330.5 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 0.1% from $330.9 million a year earlier but up 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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General Mills (GIS) Dividends Paid - Common (2025 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, General Mills' Dividends Paid - Common came in at $1.31 billion as of Aug 30, 2026; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $1.32 billion, down 1.7% from FY2025.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $1.34 billion in FY2025 (-1.8%) and $1.36 billion in FY2024.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common has ranged from $327.9 million in fiscal Q2 2026 to $332.6 million in fiscal Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has declined for three consecutive quarters.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $328.1 million (Q4 2026), $328.4 million (Q3 2026) and $327.9 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 286.40 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 330.50 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 116.80 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 129.00 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 160.96 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 330.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 328.10 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 328.40 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 327.90 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 330.90 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 330.30 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 332.60 Mn |
API Access
General Mills Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "GIS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();