What is General Mills's retained earnings?

General Mills (GIS) reported retained earnings of $20.51B in Q1 2026.

How has General Mills's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

General Mills's retained earnings decreased by 6.4% year-over-year, from $21.92B to $20.51B.

What is the long-term trend for General Mills's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), General Mills's retained earnings has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.07B to $20.51B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

General Mills GIS Retained Earnings

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$100.29M-12.4%

Campbell SoupCPB

$4.8B+3.0%

Conagra BrandsCAG

$4.17B-38.3%

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$74.12B+3.6%

The J.M. Smucker CompanySJM

-$101.3M-120%

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$93.36M+19.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.6B+1.2%

Gross profit$1.6B+8.8%

Operating income$524.6M-41.1%

Net income-$2.0B-783%

EPS (diluted)-$3.74-806%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$453.8M+24.7%

Total debt$12.9B-15.8%

Total equity$7.4B-19.9%

Total assets$30.0B-9.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$552.0M-9.7%

CapEx$184.4M-16.3%

Free cash flow$367.6M-6.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.54B-27.7%

Enterprise value$31.97B-22.3%

P/S1.1×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin33%-2.3pp

Operating margin4.8%-12.2pp

Net margin-0.5%-12.3pp

FCF margin5%-6.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-1.1%-25.8pp

Debt / equity1.8×+0.2×

Current ratio0.7×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by General Mills in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: General Mills’s 10-K, filed July 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is General Mills's retained earnings?: General Mills (GIS) reported retained earnings of $20.51B in Q1 2026.
How has General Mills's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: General Mills's retained earnings decreased by 6.4% year-over-year, from $21.92B to $20.51B.
What is the long-term trend for General Mills's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), General Mills's retained earnings has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.07B to $20.51B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.