General Mills Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1928

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 34,000

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • GIS

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 48

  • Share Price
  • $64.52
  • (As of Tuesday Closing)

General Mills General Information

Description

General Mills is a global packaged food company that produces snacks, cereal, convenient meals, yogurt, dough, baking mixes and ingredients, pet food, and super-premium ice cream. Its largest brands are Nature Valley, Cheerios, Old El Paso, Yoplait, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Blue Buffalo, and Haagen-Dazs. In fiscal 2023, 81% of its revenue was derived from the United States, although the company also operates in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Latin America. While most of General Mills' products are sold through retail stores to consumers, the company also sells products into the foodservice channel and the commercial baking industry.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Primary Industry
Food Products
Stock Exchange
NYS
Primary Office
  • Number One General Mills Boulevard
  • Minneapolis, MN 55426
  • United States
+1 (800) 000-0000

General Mills Timeline

2020202120222023
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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General Mills Stock Performance

(As of Tuesday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$64.52 $64.95 $60.33 - $90.89 $37.5B 581M 4.64M $4.14

General Mills Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Aug-2023 FY 2023 31-May-2023 FY 2022 31-May-2022 FY 2021 31-May-2021
EV 50,935,198 60,649,454 53,752,610 50,333,194
Revenue 20,281,300 20,094,200 18,992,800 18,127,000
EBITDA 3,911,800 4,069,200 4,159,500 3,879,000
Net Income 2,447,400 2,593,900 2,707,300 2,339,800
Total Assets 31,319,700 31,451,700 31,090,100 31,841,900
Total Debt 12,282,400 12,064,800 11,975,400 13,006,400
Public Fundamental Data provided by Morningstar, Inc. disclaimer

General Mills Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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General Mills Comparisons

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General Mills Competitors (61)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
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General Mills Patents

General Mills Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-3190977-A1 Pre-scored frozen dough sub and steak rolls Pending 02-May-2022 000000000
US-20230345950-A1 Pre-scored frozen dough sub and steak rolls Pending 02-May-2022 000000000
CA-3190290-A1 Apparatus and method for producing scored dough pieces Pending 13-Apr-2022 000000000
US-20230329247-A1 Apparatus and method for producing scored dough pieces Pending 13-Apr-2022 000000000
US-20230217934-A1 Dividable dough sheet piece Pending 11-Jan-2022 A21D10/025
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General Mills Executive Team (81)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Jeffrey Harmening Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board
Gary Chu Senior Vice President
Sean Walker Group President International
Shawn O'Grady Group President, North America Foodservice
Jonathon Nudi Group President, North America Retail
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General Mills Board Members (27)

Name Representing Role Since
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General Mills Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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General Mills Investments & Acquisitions (48)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Smalls 01-May-2023 00000 0000 0000 Other Consumer Non-Durables
BeeHero 01-Dec-2022 00000 0000 0000 Business/Productivity Software
GrubMarket 28-Nov-2022 00000 0000 00000 Specialty Retail 000000 00
HILOS 26-Oct-2022 00000 0000 00.000 Footwear 0000 0000
TNT Crust 22-Jun-2022 Merger/Acquisition 00000 Other Commercial Products 00000 0'0
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General Mills Subsidiaries (18)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
EPIC Provisions Food Products Austin, TX 2013
Gold Medal Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minneapolis, MN 0000
The General Mills Retiree Health Plan for Union Employees Corporate Pension Minneapolis, MN 0000
Blue Buffalo Food Products Wilton, CT 0000
Lärabar Food Products Denver, CO 0000
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General Mills ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated May, 13, 2023

21.13 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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20-30

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30-40

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40+

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Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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General Mills Exits (23)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Gathered Foods 05-Feb-2020 00000 00000 00 000.00 Completed
  • 11 buyers
Beyond Meat 20-Oct-2016 00000 00000 00 000.00 Completed
  • 13 buyers
Carolina Administracao e Participacoes Societarias 23-Dec-2015 000000000000000000 Completed
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FoodShouldTasteGood 29-Feb-2012 000000000000000000 Completed
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Beyond Meat 01-Jan-2012 Early Stage VC 000 Completed
  • 7 buyers
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