General Mills (GIS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

General Mills (GIS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.63% for Q2 2026, down 958.0% on a YoY basis from 0.42% in Q2 2025, and down 75.23% sequentially from 14.64% in Q1 2026.

General Mills (GIS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Mills (GIS) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.63% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 958.0% year-over-year to 3.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 3.63% (down 958.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 3.58%, down 996.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 3.63% in Q2 2026, from 14.64% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.89% in Q4 2022 to a low of 3.63% in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 14.11% and a median of 14.45% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 520 bps in 2022 and sank 958 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing GIS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 16.89% in 2022, then decreased by 17 bps to 14.08% in 2023, then rose by 4 bps to 14.66% in 2024, then increased by 5 bps to 15.35% in 2025, then plunged by 76 bps to 3.63% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GIS's Return on Capital Employed at 3.63% in Q2 2026, 14.64% in Q1 2026, and 15.35% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.47%
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.63%
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.60%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn 34,314.10%
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn -10.82%
10 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.87 Bn 6.81 Bn 331.60 Mn 10.22%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 3.63%
Feb 22, 2026 14.64%
Nov 23, 2025 15.35%
Aug 24, 2025 16.74%
May 25, 2025 13.20%
Feb 23, 2025 14.22%
Nov 24, 2024 14.66%
Aug 25, 2024 13.70%
May 26, 2024 14.22%
Feb 25, 2024 14.47%
Nov 26, 2023 14.08%
Aug 27, 2023 13.48%
May 28, 2023 14.43%
Feb 26, 2023 16.63%
Nov 27, 2022 16.89%
Aug 28, 2022 16.52%
May 29, 2022 15.05%
Feb 27, 2022 12.04%
Nov 28, 2021 12.28%
Aug 29, 2021 13.09%