General Mills Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 6/6
General Mills is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.23% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 3rd November, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 10th October, 2025.
Key information
5.2%
Dividend yield
6.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 11.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.5% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | 03 Nov 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 10 Oct 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 46% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
General Mills: Sub-50 Level Reached, Continues To Be A Sell
Oct 21General Mills (NYSE:GIS) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues
Sep 30
Is General Mills (NYSE:GIS) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 12There's No Escaping General Mills, Inc.'s (NYSE:GIS) Muted Earnings
Jul 25General Mills' (NYSE:GIS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Jul 01Returns On Capital At General Mills (NYSE:GIS) Have Hit The Brakes
Apr 24General Mills: A Decent Dividend Yield And Undervaluation Make It Attractive
Apr 16Is General Mills (NYSE:GIS) A Risky Investment?
Apr 06General Mills Q3 Earnings Preview: More Than A Cash Cow, Initiating With A 'Buy'
Mar 19General Mills Is A Solid Long-Term Investment With Upside Potential
Mar 10General Mills: Relative Valuation Has Become More Attractive
Feb 25General Mills Makes For A Sweet Treat For Your Portfolio
Feb 04General Mills: 2 Scoops Of Value And Income
Jan 23General Mills (NYSE:GIS) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Jan 07Is General Mills (NYSE:GIS) Using Too Much Debt?
Dec 18What Makes General Mills A Top Pick For 2025
Dec 16General Mills: Offers Relative Value, But Risks Remain
Nov 26General Mills: Adding Pet Food Exposure
Nov 14General Mills, Inc.'s (NYSE:GIS) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement
Nov 12General Mills Stock: Going Without Dessert
Sep 26General Mills: Q1 Earnings, A Report I Didn't Like
Sep 19General Mills: The Market Is Overreacting To A Bad Quarter
Aug 22General Mills FY Earnings: A Good Investment (But Not For Everyone)
Jun 23General Mills: Do Not Always Seek Alpha
Jun 16General Mills Is A Top Consumer Staples Compounder
May 01Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: GIS's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: GIS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| General Mills Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (GIS) | 5.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.6% |
| Industry Average (Food) | 4.0% |
| Analyst forecast (GIS) (up to 3 years) | 5.5% |
Notable Dividend: GIS's dividend (5.23%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.47%).
High Dividend: GIS's dividend (5.23%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.64%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (45.5%), GIS's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (62.1%), GIS's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/02 00:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/08/24 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/05/25 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
General Mills, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Christopher Graja | Argus Research Company |
| Andrew Lazar | Barclays |
| Kenneth Zaslow | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |