General Mills (GIS) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Mills (GIS) reported EBT Margin of 11.44% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 24.16 percentage points from 35.60% a year earlier but up 59.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
General Mills (GIS) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 30, 2026, General Mills' EBT Margin came in at -3.83%, down 23.26 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was 2.20%, down 12.35 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -13.56 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBT Margin came in at 14.55% in FY2025 (-0.70 pp), 15.25% in FY2024 (-0.38 pp), 15.63% in FY2023 (-1.27 pp) and 16.90% in FY2022 (+1.14 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBT Margin spans a low of -48.42% in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 35.60% in fiscal Q1 2026.
- Year over year, EBT Margin has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 20.71 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 56.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at -48.42% (Q4 2026), 9.27% (Q3 2026) and 12.71% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.30% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 21.11% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -101.82% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 11.44% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 11.37% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 19.28% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.48% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.36% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.75 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -58.56% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 11.44% |
| May 31, 2026 | -48.42% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 9.27% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 12.71% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 35.60% |
| May 25, 2025 | 8.28% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 15.88% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 18.46% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 14.89% |
| May 26, 2024 | 14.35% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 15.84% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 13.89% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 16.92% |
| May 28, 2023 | 14.66% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 12.75% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 13.98% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 21.61% |
| May 29, 2022 | 19.23% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 16.66% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 14.63% |
General Mills EBT Margin API
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params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();