Growth Metrics

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

General Mills recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.64% in Q1 2026, down 4.67% quarter-over-quarter from 15.35% in Q4 2025, and up 42.0% year-over-year from 10.31% in Q1 2025.

General Mills' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.64% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 42.0% year-over-year to 14.64%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 14.64% (up 42.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of 14.72% and a median of 14.47% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 462 bps in 2022 and tumbled 304 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • General Mills' Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.89% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 14.08% in 2023, then advanced by 4 bps to 14.66% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 15.35% in 2025, then fell by 5 bps to 14.64% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 14.64%, 15.35%, and 16.74% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (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 -6.47%
3 Jbs 19.23 Bn 14.67 Bn 2.32 Bn -
4 General Mills 18.04 Bn 17.27 Bn 1.37 Bn 14.64%
5 Hormel Foods 12.87 Bn 11.99 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
6 Mccormick 12.46 Bn 12.86 Bn 708.90 Mn 9.47%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.56 Bn 11.08 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 10.74 Bn 10.69 Bn 827.80 Mn -4.68%
9 Smithfield Foods 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
10 Darling Ingredients 9.59 Bn 9.63 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Feb 28, 2021 14.97%
Nov 29, 2020 13.94%
Aug 30, 2020 13.43%
May 31, 2020 12.82%
Feb 23, 2020 12.01%
Nov 24, 2019 12.34%
Aug 25, 2019 11.06%
May 26, 2019 10.89%
Feb 24, 2019 10.24%
Nov 25, 2018 9.73%
Aug 26, 2018 10.32%
May 27, 2018 12.68%
Feb 25, 2018 15.11%
Nov 26, 2017 14.19%
Aug 27, 2017 15.21%
May 28, 2017 15.19%
Feb 26, 2017 15.66%
Nov 27, 2016 16.33%
Aug 28, 2016 16.09%
May 29, 2016 16.25%
Feb 28, 2016 15.89%
Nov 29, 2015 15.01%
Aug 30, 2015 13.13%
May 31, 2015 11.72%
Feb 22, 2015 13.67%
Nov 23, 2014 13.95%
Aug 24, 2014 15.92%
May 25, 2014 16.79%
Feb 23, 2014 15.67%
Nov 24, 2013 15.77%
Aug 25, 2013 16.19%
May 26, 2013 16.36%
Feb 24, 2013 15.00%
Nov 25, 2012 16.51%
Aug 26, 2012 17.01%
May 27, 2012 14.71%
Feb 26, 2012 14.55%
Nov 27, 2011 15.40%
Aug 28, 2011 17.23%
May 29, 2011 18.72%
Feb 27, 2011 19.62%
May 30, 2010 18.38%
Feb 28, 2010 17.95%
Nov 29, 2009 18.83%
Aug 30, 2009 17.78%