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General Mills, Inc.

GIS

Consumer Defensive · 31.59 -6.6% today

Partial group confirmationMarket checked 1 Oct, 14:00 GMT-4

Market read

General Mills, Inc.'s move is spreading beyond its market group.

GIS accounts for 14.5% of the group's measured movement across 6.9 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 9 of 9 session-normalized paths align to the downside. Capital-flow agreement is 13%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

MOVE ANATOMY

Is this move genuinely shared?

Session-normalized 5m paths
Role in the moveAligned contributor#3 of 9 by movement share
Group movement share14.5%Absolute path energy—not portfolio weight
Relative path-3.44%aligned
Effective breadth6.9 / 9broad
Relative alignment9/9downside path · 0 counter-moving
Capital-flow agreement13%not yet clean
SEQUENCE READ

CAG, CPB, HRL moved materially before GIS. GIS crossed its material path threshold at 15:35 ET, 75 minutes after the first measured mover. KHC, CHD followed.

EVIDENCE COVERAGE

5 of 9 members in Packaged Foods are active. 0 of 3 disclosed connections are confirming.

What would change this read
  • At least 6 of 9 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • REYN remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 3 of 9 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

GIS accounts for 14.5% of the group's measured movement across 6.9 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 9 of 9 session-normalized paths align to the downside. Capital-flow agreement is 13%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 6 of 9 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • REYN remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Oct 1, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations615
Usable filing statements153
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Foreign exchange has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -5.4% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -12.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -12.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 30, 2026

32.16
6m-13.6%12m-35.2%24m-56.4%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-05-29$19.0B+4.8%$4.42-1.0%
2023-05-28$20.1B+5.8%$4.31-1.9%
2024-05-26$19.9B-1.2%$4.31-3.6%
2025-05-25$19.5B-1.9%$4.10-3.8%
2026-05-31$18.4B-5.4%$-0.16-3.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Foreign exchangepositive · 5 filings
“International net sales increased 4 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 compared to the same period in fiscal 2026 , driven by an increase in contributions from volume growth and favorable foreign currency exchange impacts, partially offset by unfavor…”
10-Q · Sep 23, 2026 ↗
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
“Segment operating profit increased 12 percent to $ 79 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 compared to $ 71 million in the same period in fiscal 2026 , primarily driven by favorable net price realization and mix, partially offset by higher input costs.”
10-Q · Sep 23, 2026 ↗
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 5 filings
“After-tax earnings from joint ventures for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 increased to $19 million compared to $7 million in the same period in fiscal 2026 , primarily due to our share of asset impairment charges and transaction costs related to certain ass…”
10-Q · Sep 23, 2026 ↗
Demand and volumemixed · 1 filings
“Due to the offsetting impact of these demand trends, as well as the different seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres, our International segment’s net sales are generally evenly balanced throughout the year.”
10-K · Jun 26, 2025 ↗

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

31.59-6.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 1 Oct, 14:00 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for GIS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for GIS. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind GIS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

WMT22.0% of GIScustomerJul 1, 2026 ▾

“During fiscal 2026 , Walmart Inc.”

Depended on by

DRIDarden Restaurants, Inc.investeeJul 18, 2025 ▾

“We were acquired by General Mills, Inc.”

Filing peers

No filing peers are available for this name yet.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

GIS is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Packaged Foods. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.