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Deferred Taxes
General Mills Deferred Taxes increased by 2.1% to $2.13B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.9%, from $2.26B to $2.13B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Deferred Taxes shows relatively stable performance with a -0.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2019
Last reportedQ3 2026Mar 18, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is deferring tax payments, which can improve current cash flow, while a decrease indicates the settlement of these deferred obligations.
Detailed definition
This represents the amount of income taxes payable in future periods as a result of temporary differences between the ca...
Peer comparison
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other_deferred_income_tax_liabilities_netHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.12B | $2.08B | $2.15B | $2.17B | $2.22B | $2.26B | $2.19B | $2.15B | $2.11B | $2.09B | $2.03B | $2.02B | $2.20B | $2.20B | $2.23B | $2.26B | $2.10B | $2.06B | $2.09B | $2.13B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.0% | +3.4% | +0.9% | +2.4% | +2.0% | -3.3% | -1.6% | -1.9% | -1.2% | -2.8% | -0.2% | +8.8% | -0.2% | +1.7% | +1.4% | -7.2% | -2.1% | +1.4% | +2.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.7% | +9.0% | +1.9% | -0.7% | -4.8% | -7.8% | -7.3% | -6.0% | +4.2% | +5.3% | +10.2% | +11.9% | -4.5% | -6.3% | -6.6% | -5.9% |
Range$2.02B – $2.26B
CAGR+0.1%
Avg YoY Growth-0.2%
Median YoY Growth-2.6%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Mills's deferred taxes?
- General Mills (GIS) reported deferred taxes of $2.13B in Q4 2025.
- How has General Mills's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?
- General Mills's deferred taxes decreased by 5.9% year-over-year, from $2.26B to $2.13B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Mills's deferred taxes?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Mills's deferred taxes has grown at a -0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.12B to $2.10B.
- What does deferred taxes mean?
- Future tax payments the company expects to make due to timing differences in accounting.