General Mills (GIS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
General Mills' Free Cash Flow came in at $207.3 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 27.9% from $287.5 million a year earlier and down 43.6% from the prior quarter.
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General Mills (GIS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, General Mills reported Free Cash Flow of $1.55 billion, down 26.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $1.63 billion, down 29.1% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $2.29 billion in FY2025 (-9.3%), $2.53 billion in FY2024 (+21.0%), $2.09 billion in FY2023 (-24.0%) and $2.75 billion in FY2022 (+12.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q1 2015.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 26.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 104.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 52.5%).
- Business Quant data shows GIS's Free Cash Flow at $367.6 million (Q4 2026), $295.5 million (Q3 2026) and $675.7 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 513.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 329.49 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 207.30 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 337.30 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 337.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 172.44 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 89.50 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | -127.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 207.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 367.60 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 295.50 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 675.70 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 287.50 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 391.40 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 428.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 989.60 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 483.90 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 575.20 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 751.40 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 965.50 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 236.40 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 413.40 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 701.70 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 676.10 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 297.90 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 869.90 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 604.00 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 1.01 Bn |
API Access
General Mills Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();