General Mills (GIS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
General Mills' (GIS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $837.3 million in Q1 2026, down 0.75% year-on-year from $843.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 13.19% quarter-over-quarter from $964.5 million in Q4 2025.
General Mills (GIS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
General Mills has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $837.3 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $837.3 million, down 0.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $3.6 billion (up 4.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.5 billion, up 0.68% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $837.3 million for Q1 2026 at General Mills, down from $964.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $970.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $758.5 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $857.3 million (2024), against an average of $869.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slipped 20.75% in 2022 and gained 25.02% in 2023, its largest moves.
- General Mills' Operating Expenses stood at $905.3 million in 2022, then grew by 5.39% to $954.1 million in 2023, then declined by 10.58% to $853.2 million in 2024, then advanced by 13.05% to $964.5 million in 2025, then decreased by 13.19% to $837.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $837.3 million (Q1 2026), $964.5 million (Q4 2025), and $861.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (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 | 1.07 Bn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 17.16 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 837.30 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -1.84 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.29 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.45 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 456.30 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.94 Bn | 11.47 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.83 Bn | 11.77 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 362.30 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 9.80 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 8.51 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 1.43 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | 837.30 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 964.50 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 861.40 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 970.00 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 843.60 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 853.20 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 857.30 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 909.10 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 796.70 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 954.10 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 840.50 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 910.00 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 948.30 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 905.30 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 793.00 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 777.80 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 758.50 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 831.10 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 753.10 Mn |
| May 30, 2021 | 981.50 Mn |