General Mills (GIS) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
General Mills (GIS) posted Share-based Compensation of $21.8 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 44.4% from $15.1 million a year earlier and up 58.0% from the prior quarter.
General Mills (GIS) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 30, 2026, Share-based Compensation at General Mills was $86.1 million, down 0.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $79.4 million, down 13.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, General Mills' Share-based Compensation was $91.7 million in FY2025 (-3.8%), $95.3 million in FY2024 (-14.7%), $111.7 million in FY2023 (+13.2%) and $98.7 million in FY2022 (+9.8%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has run from a low of $13.8 million in fiscal Q4 2026 to a high of $35.3 million in fiscal Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 55.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a decline of 43.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior fiscal quarters was $13.8 million (Q4 2026), $26.3 million (Q3 2026) and $24.2 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.72 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 21.80 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60 Mn |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 12.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.85 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 83.50 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.75 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 704.10 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 21.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 13.80 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 26.30 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 24.20 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 15.10 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 24.60 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 20.50 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 26.30 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 20.30 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 18.60 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 18.20 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 23.20 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 35.30 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 25.00 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 29.10 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 24.10 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 33.50 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 18.40 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 32.40 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 21.10 Mn |
General Mills Share-based Compensation 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=GIS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();