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

General Mills recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 11.82% in Q1 2026, down 21.05% quarter-over-quarter from 14.98% in Q4 2025, and down 658.0% year-over-year from 2.12% in Q1 2025.

General Mills (GIS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Mills' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.82% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 658.0% year-over-year to 11.82%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 18.96% (up 73.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.96%, down 32.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 11.82% for Q1 2026 at General Mills, down from 14.98% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 38.2% in Q3 2025 to a low of 11.06% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 18.17% and a median of 17.15% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 2105 bps in 2025 and slumped 658 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • General Mills' Operating Margin stood at 15.32% in 2022, then climbed by 3 bps to 15.8% in 2023, then jumped by 30 bps to 20.57% in 2024, then dropped by 27 bps to 14.98% in 2025, then slipped by 21 bps to 11.82% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 11.82%, 14.98%, and 38.2% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating 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 18.94%
3 Jbs 19.23 Bn 14.67 Bn 2.32 Bn 2.24%
4 General Mills 18.04 Bn 17.27 Bn 1.37 Bn 11.82%
5 Hormel Foods 12.87 Bn 11.99 Bn 518.51 Mn 7.30%
6 Mccormick 12.46 Bn 12.86 Bn 708.90 Mn 12.14%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.56 Bn 11.08 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 10.74 Bn 10.69 Bn 827.80 Mn -23.44%
9 Smithfield Foods 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 511.00 Mn 8.76%
10 Darling Ingredients 9.59 Bn 9.63 Bn 404.92 Mn 14.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 22, 2026 11.82%
Nov 23, 2025 14.98%
Aug 24, 2025 38.20%
May 25, 2025 11.06%
Feb 23, 2025 18.41%
Nov 24, 2024 20.57%
Aug 25, 2024 17.15%
May 26, 2024 16.53%
Feb 25, 2024 17.86%
Nov 26, 2023 15.80%
Aug 27, 2023 18.96%
May 28, 2023 16.27%
Feb 26, 2023 14.25%
Nov 27, 2022 15.32%
Aug 28, 2022 23.01%
May 29, 2022 20.77%
Feb 27, 2022 17.97%
Nov 28, 2021 15.93%
Aug 29, 2021 18.60%
May 30, 2021 12.11%