Financing
Debt Repayments
General Mills Debt Repayments decreased by 12.7% to $698.70M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 39.7%, from $500.00M to $698.70M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Debt Repayments shows a downward trend with a -26.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ3 2026Mar 18, 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.45B | $612.10M | $1.61B | $56.50M | $862.70M | $0.00 | $600.00M | $0.00 | $821.70M | $500.00M | $1.50M | $500.00M | $800.00M | $698.70M |
| QoQ Change | — | -57.8% | +163.0% | -96.5% | >999% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | -39.2% | -99.7% | >999% | +60.0% | -12.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -40.5% | -100.0% | -62.7% | -100.0% | -4.8% | — | -99.8% | +0.0% | >999% | +39.7% |
Range$0.00 – $1.61B
CAGR-20.1%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth-40.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Mills's debt repayments?
- General Mills (GIS) reported debt repayments of $698.70M in Q4 2025.
- How has General Mills's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- General Mills's debt repayments increased by 39.7% year-over-year, from $500.00M to $698.70M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Mills's debt repayments?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), General Mills's debt repayments has grown at a -26.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.61B to $1.42B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.