General Mills (GIS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
General Mills' (GIS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $295.5 million in Q1 2026, down 30.96% year-on-year from $428.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 56.27% quarter-over-quarter from $675.7 million in Q4 2025.
General Mills (GIS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
General Mills has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $295.5 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $295.5 million, down 30.96% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $1.7 billion (down 33.38% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.3 billion, down 9.32% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $295.5 million for Q1 2026 at General Mills, down from $675.7 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $989.6 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $236.4 million in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $575.2 million (2024), against an average of $567.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 52.48% in 2023 and surged 104.7% in 2024, its largest moves.
- General Mills' Free Cash Flow stood at $676.1 million in 2022, then surged by 42.8% to $965.5 million in 2023, then climbed by 2.5% to $989.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 31.72% to $675.7 million in 2025, then tumbled by 56.27% to $295.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $295.5 million (Q1 2026), $675.7 million (Q4 2025), and $287.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 12,507.92 Bn | 12,507.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 27.05 Bn | 22.98 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 766.00 Mn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 17.16 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 295.50 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 117.88 Mn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.29 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 180.90 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.45 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 18.40 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.94 Bn | 11.47 Bn | - | 415.56 Mn |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.83 Bn | 11.77 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 483.90 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 9.80 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -153.00 Mn |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 8.51 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 58.19 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | 295.50 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 295.50 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 675.70 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 675.70 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 287.50 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 287.50 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 391.40 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 391.40 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 428.00 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 428.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 989.60 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 989.60 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 483.90 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 483.90 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 575.20 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 575.20 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 751.40 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 751.40 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 965.50 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 965.50 Mn |