General Mills (GIS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
General Mills' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -12.01% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 43.39 percentage points from 31.39% a year earlier and down 10.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Mills (GIS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), General Mills' Return on Equity [ROE] was -1.03%, down 25.62 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -26.92 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 24.59% in FY2025 (-0.16 pp), 24.75% in FY2024 (+0.47 pp), 24.29% in FY2023 (-2.31 pp) and 26.60% in FY2022 (+0.71 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 6.12 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2027 (a drop of 43.39 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GIS's Return on Equity [ROE] at -1.02% (Q4 2026), 23.82% (Q3 2026) and 27.07% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 15.34% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 38.01% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -9.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -12.01% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 4.06% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 19.00% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.33% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 68.98% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.87 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 13.24% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | -12.01% |
| May 31, 2026 | -1.02% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 23.82% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 27.07% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 31.39% |
| May 25, 2025 | 24.77% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 47.84% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 48.28% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 26.05% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 24.31% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 25.17% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 25.43% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 25.50% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 25.29% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 23.23% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 22.74% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 23.66% |
| May 30, 2021 | 24.75% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 28.53% |
| Nov 29, 2020 | 27.63% |
API Access
General Mills Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "GIS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();