GIS General Mills, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
37.93
+1.80%
About the company
General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer food in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; North America Pet; and North America Foodservice. It offers snacks, including grain, fruit and savory snacks, nutrition bars, and frozen hot snacks; ready-to-eat cereal; convenient meals comprising meal kits, ethnic meals, pizza, soup, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast, and frozen entrees; wholesome natural pet food; refrigerated and frozen dough; baking mixes and ingredients; and ice cream products. The company also offers dog and cat food, such as dry food, wet food, fresh food, and treats. In addition, it operates 232 and franchises 376 ice cream parlors. The company markets its products under the Annie's, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Dunkaroos, Edgard & Cooper, Fiber One, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto's, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Kitano, Kix, Lärabar, Latina, Lucky Charms, Nature Valley, Nudges, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Tastefuls, Tiki Pets, Total, Totino's, Trix, True Solutions, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, and Yoki brands. It sells its products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, drug, dollar and discount chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Dividend deep dive
General Mills, Inc., a Consumer Defensive company in the Packaged Foods sector, currently offers a dividend yield of 6.43%. This yield is above its 5-year average of 3.46% and its 5-year high of 4.59%, with Yield Theory suggesting the stock is undervalued. The company's dividend safety status is currently flagged as 'watch'.
Dividend history
General Mills has a 5-year dividend increase streak, placing it in the CCC 'challenger' tier. The 3-year dividend CAGR is 4.84%, and the 5-year CAGR is 4.31%. Dividends are paid quarterly, typically in January, April, July, and October. Annual dividends per share have consistently increased from $1.64 in 2014 to $2.38 in 2024, with a projected $2.42 for 2025.
Dividend safety
General Mills' dividend safety is categorized as 'watch'. The company exhibits elevated leverage, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 217.629%, though total debt is reported as $0.0.
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