Growth Metrics

General Mills (GIS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

General Mills recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 30.81% in Q1 2026, down 11.52% quarter-over-quarter from 34.82% in Q4 2025, and down 304.0% year-over-year from 15.1% in Q1 2025.

General Mills' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 30.81% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 304.0% year-over-year to 30.81%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 33.02% (down 235.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 34.55%, down 36.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 30.81% for Q1 2026 at General Mills, down from 34.82% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 36.85% in Q4 2024 to a low of 30.69% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 33.79% and a median of 33.93% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 450 bps in 2022 and surged 541 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • General Mills' Gross Margin stood at 32.66% in 2022, then grew by 5 bps to 34.36% in 2023, then climbed by 7 bps to 36.85% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 34.82% in 2025, then fell by 12 bps to 30.81% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 30.81%, 34.82%, and 33.93% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 94,654.50 Bn 94,654.50 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 28.03 Bn 23.95 Bn 2.22 Bn 36.70%
3 Jbs 19.23 Bn 14.67 Bn 2.32 Bn 10.76%
4 General Mills 18.04 Bn 17.27 Bn 1.37 Bn 30.81%
5 Hormel Foods 12.87 Bn 11.99 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
6 Mccormick 12.46 Bn 12.86 Bn 708.90 Mn 37.83%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.56 Bn 11.08 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 10.74 Bn 10.69 Bn 827.80 Mn 35.39%
9 Smithfield Foods 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.45%
10 Darling Ingredients 9.59 Bn 9.63 Bn 404.92 Mn 26.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 22, 2026 30.81%
Nov 23, 2025 34.82%
Aug 24, 2025 33.93%
May 25, 2025 32.35%
Feb 23, 2025 33.85%
Nov 24, 2024 36.85%
Aug 25, 2024 34.83%
May 26, 2024 35.82%
Feb 25, 2024 33.48%
Nov 26, 2023 34.36%
Aug 27, 2023 36.10%
May 28, 2023 34.36%
Feb 26, 2023 32.48%
Nov 27, 2022 32.66%
Aug 28, 2022 30.69%
May 29, 2022 36.19%
Feb 27, 2022 30.93%
Nov 28, 2021 32.47%
Aug 29, 2021 35.19%
May 30, 2021 34.99%
Feb 28, 2021 34.38%
Nov 29, 2020 36.47%
Aug 30, 2020 36.44%
May 31, 2020 35.20%
Feb 23, 2020 33.57%
Nov 24, 2019 35.49%
Aug 25, 2019 34.72%
May 26, 2019 35.11%
Feb 24, 2019 34.37%
Nov 25, 2018 34.22%
Aug 26, 2018 32.80%
May 27, 2018 36.49%
Feb 25, 2018 32.36%
Nov 26, 2017 34.44%
Aug 27, 2017 34.84%
May 28, 2017 34.77%
Feb 26, 2017 34.47%
Nov 27, 2016 36.95%
Aug 28, 2016 36.26%
May 29, 2016 35.05%
Feb 28, 2016 33.92%
Nov 29, 2015 34.82%
Aug 30, 2015 36.94%
May 31, 2015 35.25%
Feb 22, 2015 31.62%
Nov 23, 2014 34.36%
Aug 24, 2014 33.71%
May 25, 2014 34.60%
Feb 23, 2014 34.56%
Nov 24, 2013 36.13%
Aug 25, 2013 36.89%
May 26, 2013 34.70%
Feb 24, 2013 34.37%
Nov 25, 2012 35.69%
Aug 26, 2012 40.20%
May 27, 2012 36.79%
Feb 26, 2012 36.59%
Nov 27, 2011 34.49%
Aug 28, 2011 37.59%
May 29, 2011 37.54%
Feb 27, 2011 39.24%
Nov 28, 2010 40.18%
Aug 29, 2010 43.14%
May 30, 2010 36.02%
Feb 28, 2010 37.88%
Nov 29, 2009 42.84%
Aug 30, 2009 40.84%
May 31, 2009 42.33%
Feb 22, 2009 36.11%