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General Mills, Inc. (GIS)
Last Price$62.12.4%
Market Cap$34.1B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
16.8%
5Y avg
21.1%
Packaged Foods industry median
6.6%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
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0.3% undervalued
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General Mills, Inc. Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
GIS
Consumer Defensive
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May'05May'06May'07May'08May'09May'10May'11May'12May'13May'14May'15May'16May'17May'18May'19May'20May'21May'22May'23May'24
Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
18.5%
20.4%
23.4%
26.0%
23.4%
18.3%
19.2%
27.3%
22.7%
17.3%
10.2%
10.3%
10.7%
16.7%
22.1%
21.3%
20.2%
23.1%
19.0%
16.1%
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General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) comparison analysis

General

LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

OTHER METRICS

Company name

Revenue growth

EPS growth

Net Income margin

General Mills, Inc. logo
General Mills, Inc.GIS
16.8%
(1.2%)
(0.5%)
12.6%
Median Peer Set
11.4%
(1.1%)
(1.3%)
8.9%
Conagra Brands, Inc. logo
Conagra Brands, Inc.CAG
52.8%
(1.8%)
(49.0%)
2.9%
BellRing Brands, Inc. logo
BellRing Brands, Inc.BRBR
41.5%
19.8%
52.4%
12.3%
Campbell Soup Company logo
Campbell Soup CompanyCPB
17.2%
3.0%
(34.1%)
5.9%
McCormick & Company, Incorporated logo
McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMKC
16.8%
0.9%
15.7%
11.7%
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation logo
Pilgrim's Pride CorporationPPC
11.9%
(0.6%)
(56.3%)
1.9%
The J. M. Smucker Company logo
The J. M. Smucker CompanySJM
10.9%
(4.1%)
N/A
9.1%
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. logo
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.LW
10.7%
20.9%
(28.2%)
11.2%
The Kraft Heinz Company logo
The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHC
6.9%
(3.0%)
(2.6%)
10.6%
Hormel Foods Corporation logo
Hormel Foods CorporationHRL
6.6%
(1.6%)
1.4%
6.8%
Ingredion Incorporated logo
Ingredion IncorporatedINGR
5.3%
(8.9%)
1.4%
8.7%

GIS key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
May'05May'06May'07May'08May'09May'10May'11May'12May'13May'14May'15May'16May'17May'18May'19May'20May'21May'22May'23May'24
Revenue
% growth
11,244.0
1.6%
11,640.0
3.5%
12,442.0
6.9%
13,652.1
9.7%
14,691.3
7.6%
14,796.5
0.7%
14,880.2
0.6%
16,657.9
11.9%
17,774.1
6.7%
17,909.6
0.8%
17,630.3
(1.6%)
16,563.1
(6.1%)
15,619.8
(5.7%)
15,740.4
0.8%
16,865.2
7.1%
17,626.6
4.5%
18,127.0
2.8%
18,992.8
4.8%
20,094.2
5.8%
19,857.2
(1.2%)
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)6,834.06,966.07,955.08,778.39,457.88,922.98,926.710,613.211,350.211,539.811,681.110,733.610,056.010,312.911,108.411,496.711,678.712,590.613,548.412,905.5
Gross Profit
% margin
4,410.0
39.2%
4,674.0
40.2%
4,487.0
36.1%
4,873.8
35.7%
5,233.5
35.6%
5,873.6
39.7%
5,953.5
40.0%
6,044.7
36.3%
6,423.9
36.1%
6,369.8
35.6%
5,949.2
33.7%
5,829.5
35.2%
5,563.8
35.6%
5,427.5
34.5%
5,756.8
34.1%
6,129.9
34.8%
6,448.3
35.6%
6,402.2
33.7%
6,545.8
32.6%
6,951.7
35.0%
Operating Expenses2,418.02,678.02,390.02,625.02,869.03,236.13,174.63,380.73,552.33,474.33,328.03,118.92,801.32,752.62,935.83,151.63,079.63,147.03,500.43,500.4
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.0208.2218.3235.0245.4237.9243.6229.4222.1218.2219.1221.9224.4239.3243.1257.6257.8
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)2,418.02,678.02,390.02,625.02,953.93,236.13,192.03,380.73,552.33,474.33,328.03,118.92,801.32,752.62,935.83,151.63,079.63,147.03,500.43,259.0
Operating Income
% margin
1,908.0
17.0%
1,966.0
16.9%
2,058.0
16.5%
2,227.8
16.3%
2,322.9
15.8%
2,606.1
17.6%
2,774.5
18.6%
2,562.4
15.4%
2,851.8
16.0%
2,957.4
16.5%
2,077.3
11.8%
2,707.4
16.3%
2,566.4
16.4%
2,509.3
15.9%
2,515.9
14.9%
2,953.9
16.8%
3,144.8
17.3%
3,475.8
18.3%
2,657.0
13.2%
3,431.7
17.3%
Interest Income30.026.831.027.37.26.87.49.912.616.113.28.17.011.75.66.07.43.814.018.8
Interest Expense485.0426.4458.0449.0390.0408.4353.7361.8329.5318.5328.6311.9302.1385.4527.4472.5427.7383.4396.1498.0
Pre-tax Income1,815.01,567.01,631.01,806.11,932.92,204.52,428.22,210.52,534.92,655.01,761.92,403.62,271.32,135.62,082.02,600.22,857.43,209.63,140.53,028.3
Income Tax
% effective tax rate
664.0
36.6%
541.0
34.5%
560.0
34.3%
622.2
34.4%
720.4
37.3%
771.2
35.0%
(721.1)
(29.7%)
709.6
32.1%
741.2
29.2%
883.3
33.3%
586.8
33.3%
755.2
31.4%
655.2
28.8%
57.3
2.7%
367.8
17.7%
480.5
18.5%
629.1
22.0%
586.3
18.3%
612.2
19.5%
594.5
19.6%
Net Income
% margin
1,240.0
11.0%
1,090.0
9.4%
1,144.0
9.2%
1,294.7
9.5%
1,304.4
8.9%
1,530.5
10.3%
1,798.3
12.1%
1,567.3
9.4%
1,855.2
10.4%
1,824.4
10.2%
1,221.3
6.9%
1,697.4
10.2%
1,657.5
10.6%
2,131.0
13.5%
1,752.7
10.4%
2,181.2
12.4%
2,339.8
12.9%
2,707.3
14.3%
2,593.9
12.9%
2,496.6
12.6%
EPS1.671.531.651.931.962.322.802.422.862.902.022.832.823.692.923.593.814.464.364.34
Diluted EPS1.541.451.591.861.902.242.702.352.792.831.972.772.773.642.903.563.784.424.314.31
EBITDA
% margin
2,743.0
24.4%
2,417.0
20.8%
2,507.0
20.1%
2,864.7
21.0%
2,817.1
19.2%
3,012.0
20.4%
3,242.3
21.8%
3,104.3
18.6%
3,440.7
19.4%
3,547.4
19.8%
2,669.2
15.1%
3,313.0
20.0%
3,176.4
20.3%
3,153.1
20.0%
3,220.3
19.1%
3,655.9
20.7%
3,876.7
21.4%
4,156.5
21.9%
4,080.5
20.3%
4,084.1
20.6%

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FAQ

1) What is General Mills, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 16.8%, based on the financial report for Nov 24, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for General Mills, Inc. have been 19.9% over the past three years, and 22.1% over the past five years.

2) Is General Mills, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?

As of today, General Mills, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 16.8%, which is higher than industry median of 6.6%. It indicates that General Mills, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Good.

3) How does General Mills, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) compare to its peers?

As of today, General Mills, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 16.8%, which is higher than peer median of 11.4%. The list of peers includes CAG, BRBR, CPB, MKC, PPC, SJM, LW, KHC, HRL, INGR.