Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation
General Mills Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation decreased by 236.4% to -$1.50M in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 153.6%, from $2.80M to -$1.50M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation shows a downward trend with a -9.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher excess tax benefits indicate favorable tax outcomes from employee stock option exercises.
Detailed definition
The tax benefit realized when the actual tax deduction from share-based compensation exercises exceeds the cumulative co...
Peer comparison
Common in companies with significant equity-based compensation programs.
unp_excess_tax_benefit_share_based_compensationHistorical Data
| Q4 '21 | 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.10M | $6.70M | $5.40M | $12.80M | $5.60M | $6.20M | $7.70M | $8.40M | $500.00K | $1.20M | $100.00K | $2.80M | $2.00M | $1.10M | -$1.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +116.1% | -19.4% | +137.0% | -56.3% | +10.7% | +24.2% | +9.1% | -94.0% | +140.0% | -91.7% | >999% | -28.6% | -45.0% | -236.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | +74.2% | — | — | -7.5% | +42.6% | -34.4% | -91.1% | -80.6% | -98.7% | -66.7% | +300.0% | -8.3% | -153.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Mills's excess tax benefit from share-based compensation?
- General Mills (GIS) reported excess tax benefit from share-based compensation of -$1.50M in Q2 2025.
- How has General Mills's excess tax benefit from share-based compensation changed year-over-year?
- General Mills's excess tax benefit from share-based compensation decreased by 153.6% year-over-year, from $2.80M to -$1.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Mills's excess tax benefit from share-based compensation?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), General Mills's excess tax benefit from share-based compensation has grown at a -9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.40M to $10.20M.
- What does excess tax benefit from share-based compensation mean?
- Tax savings from employee stock options that exceed the recorded accounting expense.