General Mills Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (GIS)
General Mills's return on equity was −1.06% for fiscal 2026.
View full General Mills company overviewGeneral Mills annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-31 | −1.06% | −25.74 pp |
| 2025 | 2025-05-25 | 24.69% | −0.47 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-05-26 | 25.16% | +0.45 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-05-28 | 24.71% | −2.34 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-05-29 | 27.06% | +0.36 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-05-30 | 26.70% | −2.17 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-05-31 | 28.87% | +2.30 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-05-26 | 26.56% | −14.15 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-05-27 | 40.71% | +4.90 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 35.81% | +1.61 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-05-29 | 34.20% | +13.02 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-05-31 | 21.18% | −6.45 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-05-25 | 27.63% | −0.71 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-05-26 | 28.34% | +3.82 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-05-27 | 24.51% | −6.05 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-05-29 | 30.56% | +1.62 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-05-30 | 28.95% | +6.52 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-05-31 | 22.43% | — |
General Mills quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | 2026-05-31 | −24.03% | −27.21 pp |
| Q3 2026 | 2026-02-22 | 3.25% | −3.53 pp |
| Q2 2026 | 2025-11-23 | 4.39% | −4.22 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-08-24 | 12.88% | +6.66 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-05-25 | 3.18% | −2.74 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-02-23 | 6.78% | −0.35 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2024-11-24 | 8.61% | +2.55 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-08-25 | 6.21% | −0.29 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-05-26 | 5.92% | −0.03 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-02-25 | 7.12% | +1.69 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2023-11-26 | 6.06% | +0.21 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-08-27 | 6.50% | −1.26 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-05-28 | 5.95% | −2.14 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-02-26 | 5.43% | −1.39 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2022-11-27 | 5.86% | −0.36 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-08-28 | 7.77% | +1.22 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-05-29 | 8.08% | +3.54 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-02-27 | 6.83% | −0.00 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2021-11-28 | 6.22% | −1.89 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-08-29 | 6.54% | −1.20 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-05-30 | 4.54% | −3.46 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-02-28 | 6.83% | +0.89 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2020-11-29 | 8.10% | +0.41 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-08-30 | 7.74% | +0.53 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-05-31 | 8.00% | −0.15 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-02-23 | 5.94% | −0.64 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2019-11-24 | 7.70% | +2.36 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-08-25 | 7.21% | +0.87 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-05-26 | 8.15% | +1.77 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-02-24 | 6.58% | −13.89 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2018-11-25 | 5.33% | −5.25 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-08-26 | 6.34% | −3.49 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-05-27 | 6.38% | −3.36 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-02-25 | 20.47% | +11.79 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2017-11-26 | 10.58% | −0.02 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-08-27 | 9.83% | +1.52 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 9.75% | +2.01 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-02-26 | 8.68% | +1.21 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2016-11-27 | 10.60% | −0.26 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-08-28 | 8.31% | −0.26 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-05-29 | 7.73% | +4.15 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-02-28 | 7.47% | +1.29 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2015-11-29 | 10.87% | +5.04 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-08-30 | 8.58% | +3.16 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-05-31 | 3.58% | −2.72 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-02-22 | 6.18% | −0.17 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2014-11-23 | 5.83% | −2.34 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-08-24 | 5.42% | −1.39 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-05-25 | 6.30% | +0.95 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-02-23 | 6.35% | +0.65 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2013-11-24 | 8.17% | +0.22 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-08-25 | 6.81% | −1.60 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-05-26 | 5.35% | +0.47 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-02-24 | 5.69% | −0.11 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2012-11-25 | 7.95% | +1.14 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-08-26 | 8.40% | +2.10 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-05-27 | 4.88% | −0.36 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-02-26 | 5.80% | −1.02 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2011-11-27 | 6.80% | −4.60 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-08-28 | 6.31% | −2.66 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-05-29 | 5.24% | +1.59 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-02-27 | 6.82% | +1.42 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2010-11-28 | 11.41% | +1.56 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-08-29 | 8.97% | +1.01 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-05-30 | 3.64% | −2.53 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-02-28 | 5.40% | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2009-11-29 | 9.85% | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-08-30 | 7.96% | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-05-31 | 6.17% | — |
General Mills return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, General Mills's return on equity decreased from 26.70% to −1.06%, a change of −27.75 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q4 2026, shows −24.03%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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