GIS Stock — General Mills, Inc.

General Mills, Inc. (GIS)

Updated October 8, 2026.

GIS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 7.49%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.3%.

At the current 7.49% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $749 per year, or about $187.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

GIS performance

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.3%.

GIS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

64 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.79%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

7.49%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

7.49%

5-year average yield

3.57

Last close

$32.59 (as of 2026-10-08)

Market cap

$17,425,454,023

Average volume

16554362.0

Next dividend

$0.61

Next ex-dividend date

10/13/2026

Next payment date

11/02/2026

Beta

0.02

Payout ratio

70.9%

P/E ratio

9.1858

Forward P/E

11.5473

EPS

$-1.64

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.49%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (7.49%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GIS risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 33.3%.

Who may consider GIS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GIS pays quarterly). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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