General Mills Shares Outstanding History (GIS)
General Mills reported 533.7M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2026.
View full General Mills company overviewGeneral Mills annual shares outstanding history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-31 | 533.7M | −8.7M | −1.61% |
| 2025 | 2025-05-25 | 542.4M | −15.7M | −2.82% |
| 2024 | 2024-05-26 | 558.1M | −27.0M | −4.62% |
| 2023 | 2023-05-28 | 585.2M | −12.0M | −2.01% |
| 2022 | 2022-05-29 | 597.2M | −10.1M | −1.66% |
| 2021 | 2021-05-30 | 607.2M | −2.7M | −0.44% |
| 2020 | 2020-05-31 | 609.9M | 7.9M | +1.31% |
| 2019 | 2019-05-26 | 602.0M | 8.6M | +1.45% |
| 2018 | 2018-05-27 | 593.4M | 16.3M | +2.82% |
| 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 577.1M | −19.9M | −3.34% |
| 2016 | 2016-05-29 | 597.0M | −1.7M | −0.29% |
| 2015 | 2015-05-31 | 598.7M | −13.8M | −2.25% |
| 2014 | 2014-05-25 | 612.5M | −28.4M | −4.42% |
| 2013 | 2013-05-26 | 640.9M | −7.7M | −1.19% |
| 2012 | 2012-05-27 | 648.6M | −2.6M | −0.40% |
| 2011 | 2011-05-29 | 651.2M | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2010 | 2010-05-30 | 651.2M | — | — |
General Mills quarterly shares outstanding
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | 2026-05-31 | 533.7M | −8.7M | −1.61% |
| Q3 2026 | 2026-02-22 | 533.7M | −13.9M | −2.54% |
| Q2 2026 | 2025-11-23 | 533.6M | −17.6M | −3.20% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-08-24 | 533.4M | −21.7M | −3.92% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-05-25 | 542.4M | −15.7M | −2.82% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-02-23 | 547.6M | −16.9M | −3.00% |
| Q2 2025 | 2024-11-24 | 551.2M | −16.7M | −2.93% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-08-25 | 555.2M | −26.1M | −4.49% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-05-26 | 558.1M | −27.0M | −4.62% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-02-25 | 564.5M | −22.8M | −3.88% |
| Q2 2024 | 2023-11-26 | 567.9M | −21.7M | −3.68% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-08-27 | 581.3M | −12.3M | −2.06% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-05-28 | 585.2M | −12.0M | −2.01% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-02-26 | 587.4M | −14.9M | −2.47% |
| Q2 2023 | 2022-11-27 | 589.6M | −13.6M | −2.25% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-08-28 | 593.5M | −12.2M | −2.01% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-05-29 | 597.2M | −10.1M | −1.66% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-02-27 | 602.2M | −7.8M | −1.27% |
| Q2 2022 | 2021-11-28 | 603.2M | −8.2M | −1.35% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-08-29 | 605.7M | −5.6M | −0.92% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-05-30 | 607.2M | −2.7M | −0.44% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-02-28 | 610.0M | 3.8M | +0.63% |
| Q2 2021 | 2020-11-29 | 611.4M | 6.6M | +1.09% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-08-30 | 611.3M | 6.9M | +1.15% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-05-31 | 609.9M | 7.9M | +1.31% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-02-23 | 606.1M | 7.3M | +1.23% |
| Q2 2020 | 2019-11-24 | 604.8M | 8.1M | +1.35% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-08-25 | 604.4M | 8.2M | +1.37% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-05-26 | 602.0M | 8.6M | +1.45% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-02-24 | 598.8M | 28.6M | +5.02% |
| Q2 2019 | 2018-11-25 | 596.7M | 27.7M | +4.87% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-08-26 | 596.2M | 27.9M | +4.91% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-05-27 | 593.4M | 16.3M | +2.82% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-02-25 | 570.2M | −6.0M | −1.04% |
| Q2 2018 | 2017-11-26 | 569.0M | −11.0M | −1.89% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-08-27 | 568.3M | −23.0M | −3.90% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-05-28 | 577.1M | −19.9M | −3.34% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-02-26 | 576.1M | −18.3M | −3.07% |
| Q2 2017 | 2016-11-27 | 580.0M | −13.3M | −2.25% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-08-28 | 591.4M | −6.3M | −1.05% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-05-29 | 597.0M | −1.7M | −0.29% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-02-28 | 594.4M | −1.7M | −0.28% |
| Q2 2016 | 2015-11-29 | 593.3M | −10.4M | −1.72% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-08-30 | 597.7M | −6.1M | −1.00% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-05-31 | 598.7M | −13.8M | −2.25% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-02-22 | 596.1M | −18.4M | −2.99% |
| Q2 2015 | 2014-11-23 | 603.7M | −20.8M | −3.33% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-08-24 | 603.7M | −30.5M | −4.81% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-05-25 | 612.5M | −28.4M | −4.42% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-02-23 | 614.5M | −30.2M | −4.68% |
| Q2 2014 | 2013-11-24 | 624.5M | −22.1M | −3.41% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-08-25 | 634.3M | −11.0M | −1.70% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-05-26 | 640.9M | −7.7M | −1.19% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-02-24 | 644.7M | −2.7M | −0.41% |
| Q2 2013 | 2012-11-25 | 646.6M | 1.9M | +0.30% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-08-26 | 645.2M | 1.8M | +0.27% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-05-27 | 648.6M | −2.6M | −0.40% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-02-26 | 647.3M | 8.9M | +1.39% |
| Q2 2012 | 2011-11-27 | 644.7M | 8.8M | +1.39% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-08-28 | 643.5M | 3.2M | +0.49% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-05-29 | 651.2M | 0 | 0.00% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-02-27 | 638.4M | 306.6M | +92.42% |
| Q2 2011 | 2010-11-28 | 635.8M | 306.3M | +92.94% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-08-29 | 640.3M | 313.7M | +96.06% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-05-30 | 651.2M | — | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-02-28 | 331.8M | — | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2009-11-29 | 329.5M | — | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-08-30 | 326.6M | — | — |
General Mills Share Buyback History
A share buyback, also called a stock repurchase, is when a company uses cash to buy its own shares. General Mills share buyback history shows the reported cash used for repurchases. Buybacks can reduce shares outstanding, but issuance, stock-based compensation, acquisitions, and stock splits can change the share count separately.
General Mills used $500.3M to repurchase common stock in fy 2026. Across the latest 5 reported fiscal years, total share repurchases were $5.99B. The latest reported quarter showed $0 of share repurchases.
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Share repurchases |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-31 | $500.3M |
| 2025 | 2025-05-25 | $1.20B |
| 2024 | 2024-05-26 | $2.00B |
| 2023 | 2023-05-28 | $1.40B |
| 2022 | 2022-05-29 | $876.8M |
| 2021 | 2021-05-30 | $301.4M |
| 2020 | 2020-05-31 | $3.4M |
| 2019 | 2019-05-26 | $1.1M |
| 2018 | 2018-05-27 | $601.6M |
| 2017 | 2017-05-28 | $1.65B |
TickerStat uses SEC-reported cash payments for common-stock repurchases. The amounts describe capital returned through buybacks; they are not a forecast or a measure of the number of shares retired.
General Mills shares outstanding trends
Over the last five fiscal years, General Mills's shares outstanding moved from 607.2M to 533.7M, a change of −73.5M. The latest reported quarter, Q4 2026, shows 533.7M.
What shares outstanding means
Shares outstanding is the number of common shares held by investors at a reporting-period end. The count can change because of stock issuance, repurchases, conversions, acquisitions, or stock splits.
SEC-reported period-end shares
TickerStat displays period-end common shares from SEC filings and adjusts older values to the current share basis when a stock-split conversion ratio is reported directly or evidenced by a later filing’s restated historical share balance. After repeated reverse splits, an old period can represent less than one current-basis share; this is a split-adjusted equivalent, not a literal historical certificate count. Values remain as reported when no reliable split ratio is available. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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