General Mills (GIS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
General Mills' (GIS) Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 4.09 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Feb 22, 2026), down 37.5% from 6.54 a year earlier and down 29.3% from the prior quarter.
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General Mills (GIS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, General Mills' Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 6.61 as of Feb 22, 2026, down 6.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended May 25, 2025), it came in at 6.30, down 12.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Coverage Ratio has declined for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 7.16 in FY2024 (-20.3%), 8.99 in FY2023 (-1.9%), 9.16 in FY2022 (+22.4%) and 7.48 in FY2021 (+18.2%).
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has ranged from 3.61 in fiscal Q4 2025 to 13.00 in fiscal Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 93.2% in fiscal Q1 2026, against a decline of 43.2% in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 5.78 (Q2 2026), 13.00 (Q1 2026) and 3.61 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -207.45 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.41 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.65 |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | 4.09 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 5.78 |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 13.00 |
| May 25, 2025 | 3.61 |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 6.54 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 8.65 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 6.73 |
| May 26, 2024 | 6.35 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 7.48 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 6.89 |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 7.95 |
| May 28, 2023 | 7.82 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 7.43 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 8.74 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 12.38 |
| May 29, 2022 | 9.72 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 9.43 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 8.63 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 8.80 |
| May 30, 2021 | 5.34 |
API Access
General Mills Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();