General Mills (GIS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Mills (GIS) reported FCF Margin of 4.72% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 1.64 percentage points from 6.36% a year earlier and down 3.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
General Mills (GIS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 30, 2026, General Mills' FCF Margin came in at 8.45%, down 2.49 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was 8.83%, down 2.94 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -4.70 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 11.77% in FY2025 (-0.97 pp), 12.73% in FY2024 (+2.34 pp), 10.40% in FY2023 (-4.07 pp) and 14.47% in FY2022 (+0.94 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q1 2015.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.81 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 5.84 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 9.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 7.97% (Q4 2026), 6.66% (Q3 2026) and 13.90% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 5.48% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.26% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 4.72% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 17.41% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 15.20% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.82% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.69% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.75 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 17.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.72% |
| May 31, 2026 | 7.97% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 6.66% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 13.90% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 6.36% |
| May 25, 2025 | 8.59% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 18.89% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 9.98% |
| May 26, 2024 | 12.20% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 14.74% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 18.79% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 4.82% |
| May 28, 2023 | 8.22% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 13.69% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 12.95% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 6.31% |
| May 29, 2022 | 17.79% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 13.31% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 20.06% |
General Mills FCF Margin API
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params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();