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

General Mills' (GIS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.64% in Q1 2026, up 42.0% year-on-year from 10.31% in Q1 2025, and down 4.67% quarter-over-quarter from 15.35% in Q4 2025.

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

General Mills has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 14.64% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.64%, up 42.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 14.64% (up 42.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.54%, down 51.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.64% for Q1 2026 at General Mills, down from 15.35% 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 12.04% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 14.47% (2024), against an average of 14.72%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 462 bps in 2022 and plunged 304 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • General Mills' Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.89% in 2022, then slipped by 17 bps to 14.08% in 2023, then gained by 4 bps to 14.66% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 15.35% in 2025, then declined by 5 bps to 14.64% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.64% (Q1 2026), 15.35% (Q4 2025), and 16.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (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 -6.47%
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 14.64%
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn 11.24%
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 9.47%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 2.63%
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%

Historic Data

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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%
May 30, 2021 13.11%