General Mills Operating Margin Growth & History (GIS)

General Mills's operating margin was 4.81% for fiscal 2026.

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General Mills annual operating margin history

General Mills annual operating margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedOperating marginChange (percentage points)
20262026-05-314.81%−12.15 pp
20252025-05-2516.96%−0.32 pp
20242024-05-2617.28%+0.19 pp
20232023-05-2817.09%−1.21 pp
20222022-05-2918.30%+0.95 pp
20212021-05-3017.35%+0.59 pp
20202020-05-3116.76%+1.84 pp
20192019-05-2614.92%−0.46 pp
20182018-05-2715.37%−0.58 pp
20172017-05-2815.95%

General Mills operating margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, General Mills's operating margin decreased from 17.35% to 4.81%, a change of −12.54 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q4 2026, shows −45.40%.

About the metric

What operating margin means

Operating margin measures the percentage of revenue left after operating costs and expenses. It shows how much operating profit a company generates from each dollar of revenue.

Calculation and source

How operating margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates operating margin as SEC-reported operating income divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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