Financing
Share Buybacks
General Mills Share Buybacks increased by 100.0% to $200.00K in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 99.9%, from $301.50M to $200.00K. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 41.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ3 2026Mar 18, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical 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 | $300.80M | $150.10M | $224.90M | $175.50M | $326.30M | $500.80M | $400.50M | $251.00M | $251.30M | $500.50M | $800.90M | $300.20M | $400.80M | $300.00M | $300.40M | $301.50M | $301.00M | $500.00M | $100.00K | $200.00K |
| QoQ Change | — | -50.1% | +49.8% | -22.0% | +85.9% | +53.5% | -20.0% | -37.3% | +0.1% | +99.2% | +60.0% | -62.5% | +33.5% | -25.1% | +0.1% | +0.4% | -0.2% | +66.1% | -100.0% | +100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.5% | +233.6% | +78.1% | +43.0% | -23.0% | -0.1% | +100.0% | +19.6% | +59.5% | -40.1% | -62.5% | +0.4% | -24.9% | +66.7% | -100.0% | -99.9% |
Range$100.00K – $800.90M
CAGR-78.6%
Avg YoY Growth+16.2%
Median YoY Growth+4.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Mills's share buybacks?
- General Mills (GIS) reported share buybacks of $200.00K in Q4 2025.
- How has General Mills's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- General Mills's share buybacks decreased by 99.9% year-over-year, from $301.50M to $200.00K.
- What is the long-term trend for General Mills's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Mills's share buybacks has grown at a 41.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $301.40M to $1.20B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.