General Mills Reports Fiscal 2026 Third-quarter Results and Reaffirms Full-year Outlook
Key Terms
organic net sales financial
adjusted operating profit financial
basis points financial
operating profit margin financial
effective tax rate financial
adjusted effective tax rate financial
all-channel retail sales financial
- Company reaffirms full-year fiscal 2026 outlook
- As expected, third-quarter and nine-month results included significant impacts from investments to improve brand remarkability, the North American yogurt divestitures, and an unfavorable trade expense timing comparison
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Net sales of
were down 8 percent, including a 6-point headwind from the net impact of divestitures and acquisitions; organic net sales¹ were down 3 percent$4.4 billion -
Operating profit of
was down 41 percent; adjusted operating profit of$525 million was down 32 percent in constant currency$547 million -
Diluted earnings per share (EPS) of
were down 50 percent; adjusted diluted EPS of$0.56 was down 37 percent in constant currency$0.64
¹ Please see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements below for reconciliation of this and other non-GAAP measures used in this release.
“We’re reaffirming our fiscal 2026 guidance today, as our focus on executing our Remarkability playbook continued to deliver stronger competitiveness for our brands in the third quarter,” said General Mills Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Harmening. “We started the year expecting that our investments, divestitures, and unfavorable timing comparisons would drive declines in our sales and earnings results through our first three quarters, even as we improved our volume and market share. And that’s what we’ve seen play out. As we move to the fourth quarter, we expect to deliver a step up in organic sales trends and return to earnings growth, driven by favorable timing comparisons, the 53rd week, and our continued market share momentum. And as we look ahead to fiscal 2027, with our price investment work behind us, we are confident in our ability to deliver improved organic sales results while continuing to generate industry-leading cost efficiency through our Holistic Margin Management program and our global Transformation initiative.”
In fiscal 2026, General Mills is investing in its brands to restore volume-driven organic net sales growth, with initiatives that touch all elements of the Company’s Remarkable Experience Framework: product, packaging, brand communication, omnichannel execution, and consumer value. This includes strong innovation plans as well as investments to adjust base prices across a large portion of the
Third Quarter Results Summary
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Net sales were down 8 percent to
, including a 6-point headwind from the net impact of divestitures and acquisitions and a 1-point benefit from foreign currency exchange. Organic net sales were down 3 percent, driven by lower organic pound volume and unfavorable organic net price realization and mix, and trailed Nielsen-measured global retail sales results by approximately 1.5 points.$4.4 billion - Gross margin was down 310 basis points to 30.8 percent of net sales, driven primarily by higher input costs, partially offset by the favorable impact of net price realization and mix to gross margin, including the product mix benefit from the North American Yogurt divestitures. Adjusted gross margin was down 280 basis points to 30.6 percent of net sales, driven by higher input costs, partially offset by the favorable impact of net price realization and mix to gross margin, including the product mix benefit from the yogurt divestitures.
-
Operating profit of
was down 41 percent, driven primarily by lower gross profit dollars in fiscal 2026 and a divestiture gain in the prior-year period. Operating profit margin of 11.8 percent was down 660 basis points. Adjusted operating profit of$525 million was down 32 percent in constant currency, driven by lower adjusted gross profit dollars. Adjusted operating profit margin was down 420 basis points to 12.3 percent.$547 million -
Net earnings attributable to General Mills of
were down 52 percent and diluted EPS was down 50 percent to$303 million , driven primarily by lower operating profit, lower after-tax earnings from joint ventures, and a higher effective tax rate, partially offset by lower net shares outstanding. Adjusted diluted EPS of$0.56 was down 37 percent in constant currency, driven primarily by lower adjusted operating profit and a higher adjusted effective tax rate, partially offset by lower net shares outstanding.$0.64
Nine Month Results Summary
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Net sales of
were down 7 percent, including a 5-point headwind from the net impact of divestitures and acquisitions and a 1-point benefit from foreign currency exchange. Organic net sales were down 3 percent.$13.8 billion - Gross margin was down 200 basis points to 33.2 percent of net sales, driven by higher input costs, partially offset by the favorable impact of net price realization and mix to gross margin, including the product mix benefit from the yogurt divestitures. Adjusted gross margin was down 190 basis points to 33.2 percent of net sales.
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Operating profit of
was up 6 percent, driven primarily by a$3.0 billion gain on divestitures, partially offset by lower gross profit dollars and higher restructuring, transformation, impairment, and other exit costs. Operating profit margin of 21.6 percent was up 280 basis points. Adjusted operating profit of$1.0 billion was down 23 percent in constant currency, driven by lower adjusted gross profit dollars. Adjusted operating profit margin was down 310 basis points to 15.2 percent.$2.1 billion -
Net earnings attributable to General Mills of
were down 4 percent and diluted EPS was in line with last year at$1.9 billion , with higher operating profit and lower net shares outstanding offset by a higher effective tax rate and lower after-tax earnings from joint ventures. Adjusted diluted EPS of$3.56 was down 25 percent in constant currency, driven primarily by lower adjusted operating profit and a higher adjusted effective tax rate, partially offset by lower net shares outstanding.$2.60
Operating Segment Results
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The following transactions impacted the comparability of year-to-date financial results between fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2026: the divestiture of the
U.S. Yogurt business in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the divestiture of the Canada Yogurt business in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, and the acquisition of the North American Whitebridge Pet Brands business in the third quarter of fiscal 2025. - Tables may not foot due to rounding.
Components of Fiscal 2026 Reported Net Sales Growth |
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Third Quarter |
Volume |
Price/Mix |
Foreign Exchange |
Reported Net Sales |
North America Retail |
(19) pts |
5 pts |
-- |
(14)% |
North America Pet |
(3) pts |
6 pts |
-- |
|
North America Foodservice |
(7) pts |
(3) pts |
-- |
(11)% |
International |
2 pts |
(2) pts |
6 pts |
|
Total |
(11) pts |
1 pt |
1 pt |
(8)% |
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
|
|
North America Retail |
(17) pts |
3 pts |
-- |
(13)% |
North America Pet |
-- |
6 pts |
-- |
|
North America Foodservice |
(5) pts |
(2) pts |
-- |
(7)% |
International |
1 pt |
1 pt |
4 pts |
|
Total |
(9) pts |
1 pt |
1 pt |
(7)% |
Components of Fiscal 2026 Organic Net Sales Growth |
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Third Quarter |
Organic Volume |
Organic Price/Mix |
Organic Net Sales |
Foreign Exchange |
Acquisitions & Divestitures |
Reported Net Sales |
North America Retail |
(3) pts |
(2) pts |
(4)% |
-- |
(9) pts |
(14)% |
North America Pet |
(6) pts |
3 pts |
(3)% |
-- |
6 pts |
|
North America Foodservice |
(3) pts |
(1) pt |
(3)% |
-- |
(7) pts |
(11)% |
International |
3 pts |
(2) pts |
|
6 pts |
-- |
|
Total |
(2) pts |
(1) pt |
(3)% |
1 pt |
(6) pts |
(8)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
North America Retail |
(1) pt |
(3) pts |
(4)% |
-- |
(9) pts |
(13)% |
North America Pet |
(4) pts |
2 pts |
(2)% |
-- |
9 pts |
|
North America Foodservice |
(1) pt |
-- |
(1)% |
-- |
(6) pts |
(7)% |
International |
2 pts |
1 pt |
|
4 pts |
-- |
|
Total |
(1) pt |
(2) pts |
(3)% |
1 pt |
(5) pts |
(7)% |
Fiscal 2026 Segment Operating Profit Growth |
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Third Quarter |
% Change as Reported |
% Change in Constant Currency |
North America Retail |
(33)% |
(33)% |
North America Pet |
|
Flat |
North America Foodservice |
(32)% |
(32)% |
International |
|
|
Total |
(26)% |
(26)% |
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
North America Retail |
(25)% |
(25)% |
North America Pet |
(6)% |
(6)% |
North America Foodservice |
(15)% |
(15)% |
International |
|
|
Total |
(19)% |
(19)% |
North America Retail Segment
Third-quarter net sales for General Mills’ North America Retail segment were down 14 percent to
Through nine months, North America Retail segment net sales were down 13 percent to
North America Pet Segment
Third-quarter net sales for the North America Pet segment were up 3 percent to
Through nine months, North America Pet segment net sales were up 6 percent to
North America Foodservice Segment
Third-quarter net sales for the North America Foodservice segment were down 11 percent to
Through nine months, North America Foodservice net sales were down 7 percent to
International Segment
Third-quarter net sales for the International segment increased 7 percent to
Through nine months, International net sales were up 6 percent to
Joint Venture Summary
Third-quarter constant-currency net sales were down 4 percent for Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) and up 3 percent for Häagen-Dazs Japan (HDJ). Combined after-tax loss from joint ventures totaled
Other Income Statement Items
Third-quarter unallocated corporate items totaled
Restructuring, transformation, impairment, and other exit costs totaled
Net interest expense totaled
Cash Flow Generation and Cash Returns
Cash provided by operating activities totaled
Fiscal 2026 Outlook
General Mills’ top priority is to restore volume-driven organic net sales growth over the long term. For fiscal 2026, the Company expects category growth to be below its long-term projections, reflecting less benefit from price/mix amid a continued challenging consumer backdrop. To strengthen its categories and market share performance, the Company is increasing investment in consumer value, product news, innovation, and brand building, guided by its Remarkable Experience Framework. This includes a significant strategic investment to launch Blue Buffalo into the fast-growing
On an annual basis, the Company expects the combination of significant growth investments, input cost inflation (including the impact of tariffs), and normalization of corporate incentive expense will outpace its expectation for Holistic Margin Management cost savings of 5 percent of cost of goods sold,
On a quarterly basis, the combination of growth investments, divested earnings from the North American Yogurt divestitures, and certain unfavorable timing comparisons was a significant headwind to net sales, operating profit, and EPS in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026. The Company expects benefits from the 53rd week, favorable timing comparisons, and continued strong competitiveness to drive significant sequential improvement in net sales, operating profit, and EPS performance in the fourth quarter.
Based on the above assumptions, the Company reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2026 financial targets²:
- Organic net sales are expected to be down 1.5 to 2 percent.
- Adjusted operating profit and adjusted diluted EPS are both expected to be down 16 to 20 percent in constant currency.
- Free cash flow conversion is expected to be at least 95 percent of adjusted after-tax earnings.
- The net impact of divestitures, acquisitions, foreign currency exchange, and the 53rd week is expected to reduce full-year net sales growth by approximately 4 percent. Foreign currency exchange is not expected to have a material impact on adjusted operating profit or adjusted diluted EPS growth.
² Financial targets are provided on a non-GAAP basis because certain information necessary to calculate comparable GAAP measures is not available. Please see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements below for discussion of the unavailable information.
General Mills will issue pre-recorded management remarks today, March 18, 2026, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Central time (7:30 a.m. Eastern time) and will hold a live, webcasted question and answer session beginning at 8:00 a.m. Central time (9:00 a.m. Eastern time). The pre-recorded remarks and the webcast will be made available at www.generalmills.com/investors.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on our current expectations and assumptions. These forward-looking statements, including the statements under the caption “Fiscal 2026 Outlook,” and statements made by Mr. Harmening, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. In particular, our predictions about future net sales and earnings could be affected by a variety of factors, including: imposed and threatened tariffs by
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Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Supplementary Information GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (Unaudited) (In Millions, Except per Share Data) |
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Quarter Ended |
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Nine-Month Period Ended |
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Feb. 22,
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Feb. 23,
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%
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Feb. 22,
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Feb. 23,
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|
%
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Net sales |
$ |
4,436.7 |
|
|
$ |
4,842.2 |
|
|
(8 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
13,815.0 |
|
|
$ |
14,930.4 |
|
|
(7 |
) |
% |
Cost of sales |
|
3,069.8 |
|
|
|
3,203.1 |
|
|
(4 |
) |
% |
|
|
9,222.8 |
|
|
|
9,671.4 |
|
|
(5 |
) |
% |
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
|
812.9 |
|
|
|
844.4 |
|
|
(4 |
) |
% |
|
|
2,500.4 |
|
|
|
2,551.5 |
|
|
(2 |
) |
% |
Divestitures loss (gain), net |
|
5.0 |
|
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
(105 |
) |
% |
|
|
(1,049.4 |
) |
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
Restructuring, transformation, impairment, and other exit costs (recoveries) |
|
24.4 |
|
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
162.8 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
NM |
|
|
Operating profit |
|
524.6 |
|
|
|
891.4 |
|
|
(41 |
) |
% |
|
|
2,978.4 |
|
|
|
2,800.8 |
|
|
6 |
|
% |
Benefit plan non-service income |
|
(15.3 |
) |
|
|
(13.9 |
) |
|
10 |
|
% |
|
|
(46.1 |
) |
|
|
(41.6 |
) |
|
11 |
|
% |
Interest, net |
|
128.4 |
|
|
|
136.3 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
% |
|
|
387.1 |
|
|
|
384.5 |
|
|
1 |
|
% |
Earnings before income taxes and after-tax (loss) earnings from joint ventures |
|
411.5 |
|
|
|
769.0 |
|
|
(46 |
) |
% |
|
|
2,637.4 |
|
|
|
2,457.9 |
|
|
7 |
|
% |
Income taxes |
|
99.9 |
|
|
|
152.4 |
|
|
(34 |
) |
% |
|
|
654.7 |
|
|
|
504.6 |
|
|
30 |
|
% |
After-tax (loss) earnings from joint ventures |
|
(6.1 |
) |
|
|
14.4 |
|
|
(142 |
) |
% |
|
|
(58.9 |
) |
|
|
63.6 |
|
|
(193 |
) |
% |
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
305.5 |
|
|
|
631.0 |
|
|
(52 |
) |
% |
|
|
1,923.8 |
|
|
|
2,016.9 |
|
|
(5 |
) |
% |
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
(56 |
) |
% |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
15.7 |
|
|
(78 |
) |
% |
Net earnings attributable to General Mills |
$ |
303.1 |
|
|
$ |
625.6 |
|
|
(52 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
1,920.3 |
|
|
$ |
2,001.2 |
|
|
(4 |
) |
% |
Earnings per share – basic |
$ |
0.57 |
|
|
$ |
1.14 |
|
|
(50 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
3.57 |
|
|
$ |
3.60 |
|
|
(1 |
) |
% |
Earnings per share – diluted |
$ |
0.56 |
|
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
|
(50 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
|
$ |
3.57 |
|
|
Flat |
|
|
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
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|
Feb. 22,
|
|
Feb. 23,
|
|
Basis Pt
|
|
Feb. 22,
|
|
Feb. 23,
|
|
Basis Pt
|
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Comparisons as a % of net sales |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Gross margin |
30.8 |
% |
|
33.9 |
% |
|
(310 |
) |
|
33.2 |
% |
|
35.2 |
% |
|
(200 |
) |
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
18.3 |
% |
|
17.4 |
% |
|
90 |
|
|
18.1 |
% |
|
17.1 |
% |
|
100 |
|
Operating profit |
11.8 |
% |
|
18.4 |
% |
|
(660 |
) |
|
21.6 |
% |
|
18.8 |
% |
|
280 |
|
Net earnings attributable to General Mills |
6.8 |
% |
|
12.9 |
% |
|
(610 |
) |
|
13.9 |
% |
|
13.4 |
% |
|
50 |
|
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
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|
Feb. 22,
|
|
Feb. 23,
|
|
Basis Pt
|
|
Feb. 22,
|
|
Feb. 23,
|
|
Basis Pt
|
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Adjusted comparisons as a % of net sales (a): |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted gross margin |
30.6 |
% |
|
33.4 |
% |
|
(280 |
) |
|
33.2 |
% |
|
35.1 |
% |
|
(190 |
) |
Adjusted operating profit |
12.3 |
% |
|
16.5 |
% |
|
(420 |
) |
|
15.2 |
% |
|
18.3 |
% |
|
(310 |
) |
Adjusted net earnings attributable to General Mills |
7.7 |
% |
|
11.4 |
% |
|
(370 |
) |
|
10.1 |
% |
|
13.0 |
% |
|
(290 |
) |
(a) See Note 7 for a reconciliation of these measures not defined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. |
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Operating Segment Results and Supplementary Information GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (Unaudited) (In Millions) |
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Quarter Ended |
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Nine-Month Period Ended |
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|
Feb. 22,
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Feb. 23,
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%
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Feb. 22,
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|
Feb. 23,
|
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%
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Net sales: |
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North America Retail |
$ |
2,596.4 |
|
$ |
3,009.1 |
|
|
(14 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
8,105.2 |
|
|
$ |
9,347.2 |
|
|
(13 |
) |
% |
International |
|
696.3 |
|
|
651.3 |
|
|
7 |
|
% |
|
|
2,185.4 |
|
|
|
2,058.9 |
|
|
6 |
|
% |
North America Pet |
|
640.5 |
|
|
623.7 |
|
|
3 |
|
% |
|
|
1,910.9 |
|
|
|
1,795.6 |
|
|
6 |
|
% |
North America Foodservice |
|
496.4 |
|
|
555.3 |
|
|
(11 |
) |
% |
|
|
1,594.9 |
|
|
|
1,721.5 |
|
|
(7 |
) |
% |
Total segment net sales |
$ |
4,429.6 |
|
$ |
4,839.4 |
|
|
(8 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
13,796.4 |
|
|
$ |
14,923.2 |
|
|
(8 |
) |
% |
Corporate and other |
|
7.1 |
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
154 |
|
% |
|
|
18.6 |
|
|
|
7.2 |
|
|
158 |
|
% |
Total net sales |
$ |
4,436.7 |
|
$ |
4,842.2 |
|
|
(8 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
13,815.0 |
|
|
$ |
14,930.4 |
|
|
(7 |
) |
% |
Operating profit: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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North America Retail |
$ |
436.1 |
|
$ |
648.1 |
|
|
(33 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
1,682.6 |
|
|
$ |
2,256.1 |
|
|
(25 |
) |
% |
International |
|
33.6 |
|
|
18.0 |
|
|
87 |
|
% |
|
|
127.7 |
|
|
|
62.7 |
|
|
104 |
|
% |
North America Pet |
|
102.8 |
|
|
102.2 |
|
|
1 |
|
% |
|
|
338.8 |
|
|
|
360.9 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
% |
North America Foodservice |
|
56.3 |
|
|
82.3 |
|
|
(32 |
) |
% |
|
|
231.7 |
|
|
|
272.3 |
|
|
(15 |
) |
% |
Total segment operating profit |
$ |
628.8 |
|
$ |
850.6 |
|
|
(26 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
2,380.8 |
|
|
$ |
2,952.0 |
|
|
(19 |
) |
% |
Unallocated corporate items |
|
74.8 |
|
|
55.9 |
|
|
34 |
|
% |
|
|
289.0 |
|
|
|
244.5 |
|
|
18 |
|
% |
Divestitures loss (gain), net |
|
5.0 |
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
(105 |
) |
% |
|
|
(1,049.4 |
) |
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
Restructuring, transformation, impairment, and other exit costs (recoveries) |
|
24.4 |
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
162.8 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
NM |
|
|
Operating profit |
$ |
524.6 |
|
$ |
891.4 |
|
|
(41 |
) |
% |
|
$ |
2,978.4 |
|
|
$ |
2,800.8 |
|
|
6 |
|
% |
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
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|
Feb. 22,
|
|
Feb. 23,
|
|
Basis Pt
|
|
Feb. 22,
|
|
Feb. 23,
|
|
Basis Pt
|
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Segment operating profit as a % of net sales: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
North America Retail |
16.8 |
% |
|
21.5 |
% |
|
(470 |
) |
|
20.8 |
% |
|
24.1 |
% |
|
(330 |
) |
International |
4.8 |
% |
|
2.8 |
% |
|
200 |
|
|
5.8 |
% |
|
3.0 |
% |
|
280 |
|
North America Pet |
16.0 |
% |
|
16.4 |
% |
|
(40 |
) |
|
17.7 |
% |
|
20.1 |
% |
|
(240 |
) |
North America Foodservice |
11.3 |
% |
|
14.8 |
% |
|
(350 |
) |
|
14.5 |
% |
|
15.8 |
% |
|
(130 |
) |
Total segment operating profit |
14.2 |
% |
|
17.6 |
% |
|
(340 |
) |
|
17.3 |
% |
|
19.8 |
% |
|
(250 |
) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (In Millions, Except Par Value) |
|||||||||||
|
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|
May 25, 2025 |
||||||
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
||||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
785.5 |
|
|
$ |
521.3 |
|
|
$ |
363.9 |
|
Receivables |
|
1,857.1 |
|
|
|
1,791.0 |
|
|
|
1,795.9 |
|
Inventories |
|
1,755.7 |
|
|
|
1,811.6 |
|
|
|
1,910.8 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
490.3 |
|
|
|
401.9 |
|
|
|
464.7 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
— |
|
|
|
730.2 |
|
|
|
740.4 |
|
Total current assets |
|
4,888.6 |
|
|
|
5,256.0 |
|
|
|
5,275.7 |
|
Land, buildings, and equipment |
|
3,492.1 |
|
|
|
3,460.5 |
|
|
|
3,632.6 |
|
Goodwill |
|
15,634.4 |
|
|
|
15,518.7 |
|
|
|
15,622.4 |
|
Other intangible assets |
|
7,030.1 |
|
|
|
7,059.0 |
|
|
|
7,081.4 |
|
Other assets |
|
1,357.9 |
|
|
|
1,412.0 |
|
|
|
1,459.0 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
32,403.1 |
|
|
$ |
32,706.2 |
|
|
$ |
33,071.1 |
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Accounts payable |
$ |
3,634.4 |
|
|
$ |
3,692.3 |
|
|
$ |
4,009.5 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
2,138.3 |
|
|
|
1,941.0 |
|
|
|
1,528.4 |
|
Notes payable |
|
837.3 |
|
|
|
406.7 |
|
|
|
677.0 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
2,075.3 |
|
|
|
1,815.7 |
|
|
|
1,624.0 |
|
Liabilities held for sale |
|
— |
|
|
|
20.5 |
|
|
|
18.4 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
8,685.3 |
|
|
|
7,876.2 |
|
|
|
7,857.3 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
10,992.1 |
|
|
|
11,839.6 |
|
|
|
12,673.2 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
2,129.7 |
|
|
|
2,263.9 |
|
|
|
2,100.8 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
1,239.0 |
|
|
|
1,213.9 |
|
|
|
1,228.6 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
23,046.1 |
|
|
|
23,193.6 |
|
|
|
23,859.9 |
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Common stock, 754.6 shares issued, |
|
75.5 |
|
|
|
75.5 |
|
|
|
75.5 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
1,188.6 |
|
|
|
1,194.9 |
|
|
|
1,218.8 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
22,525.4 |
|
|
|
21,636.0 |
|
|
|
21,917.8 |
|
Common stock in treasury, at cost, shares of 220.9, 207.1 and 212.2 |
|
(11,902.0 |
) |
|
|
(11,168.8 |
) |
|
|
(11,467.9 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(2,544.2 |
) |
|
|
(2,474.4 |
) |
|
|
(2,545.0 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
9,343.3 |
|
|
|
9,263.2 |
|
|
|
9,199.2 |
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
13.7 |
|
|
|
249.4 |
|
|
|
12.0 |
|
Total equity |
|
9,357.0 |
|
|
|
9,512.6 |
|
|
|
9,211.2 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
32,403.1 |
|
|
$ |
32,706.2 |
|
|
$ |
33,071.1 |
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (Unaudited) (In Millions) |
|||||||
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
||||||
|
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
||||
Cash Flows - Operating Activities |
|
|
|
||||
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
$ |
1,923.8 |
|
|
$ |
2,016.9 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
416.1 |
|
|
|
403.4 |
|
After-tax loss (earnings) from joint ventures |
|
58.9 |
|
|
|
(63.6 |
) |
Distributions of earnings from joint ventures |
|
32.9 |
|
|
|
30.9 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
65.6 |
|
|
|
67.1 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
139.4 |
|
|
|
(13.5 |
) |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions |
|
(21.3 |
) |
|
|
(23.0 |
) |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan costs |
|
(20.4 |
) |
|
|
(9.9 |
) |
Divestitures gain, net |
|
(1,049.4 |
) |
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
Restructuring, transformation, impairment, and other exit costs (recoveries) |
|
109.1 |
|
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
Changes in current assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of the acquisition and divestitures |
|
(129.4 |
) |
|
|
55.8 |
|
Other, net |
|
88.9 |
|
|
|
(58.2 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
1,614.2 |
|
|
|
2,306.6 |
|
Cash Flows - Investing Activities |
|
|
|
||||
Purchases of land, buildings, and equipment |
|
(355.5 |
) |
|
|
(405.1 |
) |
Acquisition, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,417.3 |
) |
Proceeds from divestitures |
|
1,830.2 |
|
|
|
241.8 |
|
Investments in affiliates, net |
|
(40.6 |
) |
|
|
6.6 |
|
Proceeds from disposal of land, buildings, and equipment |
|
5.2 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Other, net |
|
(6.4 |
) |
|
|
(5.6 |
) |
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
|
1,432.9 |
|
|
|
(1,578.6 |
) |
Cash Flows - Financing Activities |
|
|
|
||||
Change in notes payable |
|
160.9 |
|
|
|
397.0 |
|
Issuance of long-term debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,500.0 |
|
Payment of long-term debt |
|
(1,279.7 |
) |
|
|
(500.0 |
) |
Proceeds from common stock issued on exercised options |
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
38.4 |
|
Purchases of common stock for treasury |
|
(500.3 |
) |
|
|
(901.9 |
) |
Dividends paid |
|
(987.2 |
) |
|
|
(1,008.4 |
) |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders |
|
(2.1 |
) |
|
|
(17.3 |
) |
Other, net |
|
(36.4 |
) |
|
|
(117.5 |
) |
Net cash used by financing activities |
|
(2,644.4 |
) |
|
|
(609.7 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
18.9 |
|
|
|
(15.0 |
) |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
421.6 |
|
|
|
103.3 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year |
|
363.9 |
|
|
|
418.0 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period |
$ |
785.5 |
|
|
$ |
521.3 |
|
Cash Flows from changes in current assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of the acquisition and divestitures: |
|
|
|
||||
Receivables |
$ |
(43.3 |
) |
|
$ |
(95.7 |
) |
Inventories |
|
140.6 |
|
|
|
59.5 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
(21.2 |
) |
|
|
139.6 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
(350.4 |
) |
|
|
(136.7 |
) |
Other current liabilities |
|
144.9 |
|
|
|
89.1 |
|
Changes in current assets and liabilities |
$ |
(129.4 |
) |
|
$ |
55.8 |
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. |
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GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
||
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
||
(Unaudited) |
||
|
||
| (1) |
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of General Mills, Inc. (we, us, our, General Mills, or the Company) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in |
|
|
||
| (2) |
In fiscal 2025 and 2026, we divested our North American yogurt businesses (Divestitures). During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we completed the sale of our |
|
|
||
During the third quarter of fiscal 2025, we acquired NX Pet Holding, Inc., representing Whitebridge Pet Brands’ North American premium cat feeding and pet treating business, for a purchase price of |
||
|
||
On March 16, 2026, subsequent to the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2026, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our business in |
||
|
||
| (3) | Restructuring, transformation, and impairment charges (recoveries) are recorded in our Consolidated Statement of Earnings as follows: |
|
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
|||||||||
In Millions |
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|||||
Restructuring, transformation, impairment, and other exit costs (recoveries) |
$ |
24.4 |
|
$ |
(0.8 |
) |
|
$ |
162.8 |
|
$ |
2.6 |
Cost of sales |
|
8.4 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
1.0 |
Total restructuring, transformation, and impairment charges (recoveries) |
$ |
32.8 |
|
$ |
(0.6 |
) |
|
$ |
176.2 |
|
$ |
3.6 |
In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, we did not undertake any new restructuring or transformation actions. We recorded |
||
|
||
We recorded |
||
|
||
In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, we recorded a |
||
|
||
| (4) |
Unallocated corporate expenses totaled |
|
|
||
Unallocated corporate expenses totaled |
||
|
||
| (5) | Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) were calculated as follows: |
Quarter Ended |
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
|||||||||
In Millions, Except per Share Data |
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
||||
Net earnings attributable to General Mills |
$ |
303.1 |
|
$ |
625.6 |
|
$ |
1,920.3 |
|
$ |
2,001.2 |
Average number of common shares – basic EPS |
|
536.6 |
|
|
552.6 |
|
|
538.1 |
|
|
556.6 |
Incremental share effect from: (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Stock options |
|
— |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
1.4 |
Restricted stock units and performance share units |
|
0.7 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
1.8 |
Average number of common shares – diluted EPS |
|
537.3 |
|
|
555.0 |
|
|
539.2 |
|
|
559.8 |
Earnings per share – basic |
$ |
0.57 |
|
$ |
1.14 |
|
$ |
3.57 |
|
$ |
3.60 |
Earnings per share – diluted |
$ |
0.56 |
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
$ |
3.57 |
| (a) Incremental shares from stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units are computed by the treasury stock method. | |||||||||||
| (6) | The effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 was 24.3 percent compared to 19.8 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2025. The 4.5 percentage point increase was primarily due to certain nonrecurring discrete tax benefits in fiscal 2025 and unfavorable earnings mix by jurisdiction in fiscal 2026. Our effective tax rate excluding certain items affecting comparability was 24.0 percent in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to 21.0 percent in the same period last year (see Note 7 below for a description of our use of measures not defined by GAAP). The 3.0 percentage point increase was primarily due to certain nonrecurring discrete tax benefits in fiscal 2025 and unfavorable earnings mix by jurisdiction in fiscal 2026. |
|
|
||
The effective tax rate for the nine-month period ended February 22, 2026, was 24.8 percent compared to 20.5 percent in the same period last year. The 4.3 percentage point increase was primarily due to certain unfavorable tax components related to the sale of our |
||
|
||
| (7) | We have included measures in this release that are not defined by GAAP. We believe that these measures provide useful information to investors, and include these measures in other communications to investors. For each of these non-GAAP financial measures, we are providing below a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP measure and the most directly comparable GAAP measure, an explanation of why we believe the non-GAAP measure provides useful information to investors, and any additional material purposes for which our management or Board of Directors uses the non-GAAP measure. These non-GAAP measures should be viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of, the comparable GAAP measure. |
|
|
||
We provide organic net sales growth rates for our consolidated net sales and segment net sales. This measure is used in reporting to our Board of Directors and executive management and as a component of the Board of Directors’ measurement of our performance for incentive compensation purposes. We believe that organic net sales growth rates provide useful information to investors because they provide transparency to underlying performance in our net sales by excluding the effect that foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, acquisitions, divestitures, and a 53rd fiscal week, when applicable, have on year-to-year comparability. A reconciliation of these measures to reported net sales growth rates, the relevant GAAP measures, are included in our Operating Segment Results above. |
||
|
||
Certain measures in this release are presented excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange (constant-currency). To present this information, current period results for entities reporting in currencies other than |
||
|
||
Our fiscal 2026 outlook for organic net sales growth, constant-currency adjusted operating profit and adjusted diluted EPS, and free cash flow conversion are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude, or have otherwise been adjusted for, items impacting comparability, including the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, restructuring and transformation charges, transaction and acquisition integration costs, acquisitions, divestitures, mark-to-market effects, and a 53rd week. We are not able to reconcile these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures without unreasonable efforts because we are unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the actual impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices or the timing or impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring and transformation actions throughout fiscal 2026. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on our fiscal 2026 GAAP financial results. |
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|
||
For fiscal 2026, we currently expect: the net impact from foreign currency exchange rates (based on a blend of forward and forecasted rates and hedge positions), acquisitions and divestitures completed in fiscal 2025 and in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and a 53rd week to reduce net sales growth by approximately 4 percent; foreign currency exchange rates to have an immaterial impact on adjusted operating profit and adjusted diluted EPS growth; and restructuring and transformation charges and transaction and acquisition integration costs related to actions previously announced to total approximately |
Significant Items Impacting Comparability
Several measures below are presented on an adjusted basis. The adjustments are either items resulting from infrequently occurring events or items that, in management’s judgment, significantly affect the year-to-year assessment of operating results.
The following are descriptions of significant items impacting comparability of our results.
Divestitures loss (gain), net
Net divestitures gain recorded in fiscal 2026 primary related to the sale of our
CPW asset impairments, transaction costs, and restructuring charges
CPW non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to the Australian market, and other asset impairment charges and transaction costs related to certain assets held for sale recorded in fiscal 2026. CPW restructuring charges related to previously announced restructuring actions in fiscal 2025.
Restructuring and transformation charges (recoveries)
Restructuring and transformation charges related to supply chain actions and previously announced actions recorded in fiscal 2026. Restructuring charges (recoveries) related to previously announced restructuring actions recorded in fiscal 2025. Please see Note 3.
Other intangible assets impairment
Non-cash impairment charge related to our Uncle Toby’s brand intangible asset in fiscal 2026. Please see Note 3.
Transaction costs
Fiscal 2026 transaction costs primarily related to the sale of our
Mark-to-market effects
Net mark-to-market valuation of certain commodity positions recognized in unallocated corporate items. Please see Note 4.
Investment activity, net
Valuation adjustments of certain corporate investments in fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025. Please see Note 4.
Acquisition integration costs
Integration costs related to the Whitebridge Pet Brands acquisition in fiscal 2025 and the acquisition of a pet food business in
Project-related costs
Restructuring initiative project-related costs related to previously announced restructuring actions recorded in fiscal 2025.
Adjusted Operating Profit Growth and Related Constant-currency Growth Rate
This measure is used in reporting to our Board of Directors and executive management and as a component of the measurement of our performance for incentive compensation purposes. We believe that this measure provides useful information to investors because it is the operating profit measure we use to evaluate operating profit performance on a comparable year-to-year basis. The measure is evaluated on a constant-currency basis by excluding the effect that foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations have on year-to-year comparability given the volatility in foreign currency exchange rates.
Our adjusted operating profit growth on a constant-currency basis is calculated as follows:
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
In Millions |
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|
Change |
|
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|
Change |
||||||||||
Operating profit as reported |
$ |
524.6 |
|
|
$ |
891.4 |
|
|
(41 |
)% |
|
$ |
2,978.4 |
|
|
$ |
2,800.8 |
|
|
6 |
% |
Divestitures loss (gain), net |
|
5.0 |
|
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(1,049.4 |
) |
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
|
||
Restructuring and transformation charges (recoveries) |
|
32.8 |
|
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
123.3 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
||
Other intangible assets impairment |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
52.9 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
||
Transaction costs |
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
16.5 |
|
|
|
32.9 |
|
|
|
||
Mark-to-market effects |
|
(17.2 |
) |
|
|
(23.2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(12.7 |
) |
|
|
(23.8 |
) |
|
|
||
Investment activity, net |
|
(2.5 |
) |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
(9.6 |
) |
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
||
Acquisition integration costs |
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
|
7.2 |
|
|
|
||
Project-related costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
||
Adjusted operating profit |
$ |
547.2 |
|
|
$ |
800.8 |
|
|
(32 |
)% |
|
$ |
2,106.1 |
|
|
$ |
2,730.1 |
|
|
(23 |
)% |
Foreign currency exchange impact |
|
|
|
|
Flat |
|
|
|
|
|
Flat |
||||||||||
Adjusted operating profit growth, on a constant-currency basis |
|
|
|
|
(32 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
(23 |
)% |
||||||||
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding. For more information on the reconciling items, please refer to the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above. |
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Adjusted Diluted EPS and Related Constant-currency Growth Rate
This measure is used in reporting to our Board of Directors and executive management. We believe that this measure provides useful information to investors because it is the profitability measure we use to evaluate earnings performance on a comparable year-to-year basis.
The reconciliation of our GAAP measure, diluted EPS, to adjusted diluted EPS and the related constant-currency growth rates follows:
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data |
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|
Change |
|
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|
Change |
||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share, as reported |
$ |
0.56 |
|
|
$ |
1.12 |
|
|
(50 |
)% |
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
|
$ |
3.57 |
|
|
Flat |
|
Divestitures gain, net |
|
— |
|
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(1.43 |
) |
|
|
(0.15 |
) |
|
|
||
CPW asset impairments and transaction costs |
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
||
Restructuring and transformation charges |
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
0.18 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
||
Other intangible assets impairment |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
||
Transaction costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
||
Mark-to-market effects |
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
||
Investment activity, net |
|
— |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
||
Acquisition integration costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.64 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
|
(36 |
)% |
|
$ |
2.60 |
|
|
$ |
3.47 |
|
|
(25 |
)% |
Foreign currency exchange impact |
|
|
|
|
1 pt |
|
|
|
|
|
Flat |
||||||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share growth, on a constant-currency basis |
|
|
|
|
(37 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
(25 |
)% |
||||||||
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
For more information on the reconciling items, please refer to the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above.
See our reconciliation below of the effective income tax rate as reported to the adjusted effective income tax rate for the tax impact of each item affecting comparability. |
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Adjusted Earnings Comparisons as a Percent of Net Sales
We believe that these measures provide useful information to investors because they are important for assessing our adjusted earnings comparisons as a percent of net sales on a comparable year-to-year basis.
Our adjusted earnings comparisons as a percent of net sales are calculated as follows:
|
Quarter Ended |
||||||||||||
In Millions |
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
||||||||||
Comparisons as a % of Net Sales |
Value |
|
Percent of Net Sales |
|
Value |
|
Percent of Net Sales |
||||||
Gross margin as reported (a) |
$ |
1,366.9 |
|
|
30.8 |
% |
|
$ |
1,639.1 |
|
|
33.9 |
% |
Restructuring and transformation charges |
|
8.4 |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
% |
Mark-to-market effects |
|
(17.2 |
) |
|
(0.4 |
)% |
|
|
(23.2 |
) |
|
(0.5 |
)% |
Project-related costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
% |
Adjusted gross margin |
$ |
1,357.9 |
|
|
30.6 |
% |
|
$ |
1,616.3 |
|
|
33.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operating profit as reported |
$ |
524.6 |
|
|
11.8 |
% |
|
$ |
891.4 |
|
|
18.4 |
% |
Divestiture loss (gain) |
|
5.0 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
(2.0 |
)% |
Restructuring and transformation charges (recoveries) |
|
32.8 |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
— |
% |
Transaction costs |
|
2.2 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
Mark-to-market effects |
|
(17.2 |
) |
|
(0.4 |
)% |
|
|
(23.2 |
) |
|
(0.5 |
)% |
Investment activity, net |
|
(2.5 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
— |
% |
Acquisition integration costs |
|
2.1 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
Project-related costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
— |
% |
Adjusted operating profit |
$ |
547.2 |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
|
$ |
800.8 |
|
|
16.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net earnings attributable to General Mills as reported |
$ |
303.1 |
|
|
6.8 |
% |
|
$ |
625.6 |
|
|
12.9 |
% |
Divestiture loss (gain), net of tax (b) |
|
4.7 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
(84.8 |
) |
|
(1.8 |
)% |
CPW asset impairments, transaction costs, and restructuring charges |
|
21.2 |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
Restructuring and transformation charges (recoveries), net of tax (b) |
|
25.2 |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
— |
% |
Transaction costs, net of tax (b) |
|
1.7 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
18.5 |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
Mark-to-market effects, net of tax (b) |
|
(13.3 |
) |
|
(0.3 |
)% |
|
|
(17.8 |
) |
|
(0.4 |
)% |
Investment activity, net, net of tax (b) |
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
— |
% |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
— |
% |
Acquisition integration costs, net of tax (b) |
|
1.7 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
Project-related costs, net of tax (b) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
— |
% |
Adjusted net earnings attributable to General Mills |
$ |
342.5 |
|
|
7.7 |
% |
|
$ |
551.3 |
|
|
11.4 |
% |
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding. For more information on the reconciling items, please refer to the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above.
|
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|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
||||||||||||
In Millions |
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
||||||||||
Comparisons as a % of Net Sales |
Value |
|
Percent of Net Sales |
|
Value |
|
Percent of Net Sales |
||||||
Gross margin as reported (a) |
$ |
4,592.2 |
|
|
33.2 |
% |
|
$ |
5,259.0 |
|
|
35.2 |
% |
Restructuring and transformation charges |
|
13.4 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
— |
% |
Mark-to-market effects |
|
(12.7 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
(23.8 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
Project-related costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
— |
% |
Adjusted gross margin |
$ |
4,592.8 |
|
|
33.2 |
% |
|
$ |
5,236.7 |
|
|
35.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operating profit as reported |
$ |
2,978.4 |
|
|
21.6 |
% |
|
$ |
2,800.8 |
|
|
18.8 |
% |
Divestitures gain, net |
|
(1,049.4 |
) |
|
(7.6 |
)% |
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
(0.6 |
)% |
Restructuring and transformation charges |
|
123.3 |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
— |
% |
Other intangible assets impairment |
|
52.9 |
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Transaction costs |
|
16.5 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
32.9 |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
Mark-to-market effects |
|
(12.7 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
(23.8 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
Investment activity, net |
|
(9.6 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
— |
% |
Acquisition integration costs |
|
6.6 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
7.2 |
|
|
— |
% |
Project-related costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
— |
% |
Adjusted operating profit |
$ |
2,106.1 |
|
|
15.2 |
% |
|
$ |
2,730.1 |
|
|
18.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net earnings attributable to General Mills as reported |
$ |
1,920.3 |
|
|
13.9 |
% |
|
$ |
2,001.2 |
|
|
13.4 |
% |
Divestitures gain, net, net of tax (b) |
|
(772.8 |
) |
|
(5.6 |
)% |
|
|
(84.8 |
) |
|
(0.6 |
)% |
CPW asset impairments, transaction costs, and restructuring charges |
|
119.1 |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
— |
% |
Restructuring and transformation charges, net of tax (b) |
|
94.8 |
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
— |
% |
Other intangible assets impairment, net of tax (b) |
|
40.0 |
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Transaction costs, net of tax (b) |
|
12.7 |
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
25.4 |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
Mark-to-market effects, net of tax (b) |
|
(9.8 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
(18.3 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
Investment activity, net, net of tax (b) |
|
(7.4 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
|
3.7 |
|
|
— |
% |
Acquisition integration costs, net of tax (b) |
|
5.1 |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
5.5 |
|
|
— |
% |
Project-related costs, net of tax (b) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
— |
% |
Adjusted net earnings attributable to General Mills |
$ |
1,402.1 |
|
|
10.1 |
% |
|
$ |
1,942.4 |
|
|
13.0 |
% |
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding. For more information on the reconciling items, please refer to the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above.
|
|||||||||||||
Constant-currency Segment Operating Profit Growth Rates
We believe that this measure provides useful information to investors because it provides transparency to underlying performance of our segments by excluding the effect that foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations have on year-to-year comparability given volatility in foreign currency exchange markets.
Our segments’ operating profit growth rates on a constant-currency basis are calculated as follows:
|
Quarter Ended Feb. 22, 2026 |
||||
|
Percentage Change in
|
|
Impact of Foreign
|
|
Percentage Change in
|
North America Retail |
(33) % |
|
Flat |
|
(33) % |
International |
87 % |
|
4 pts |
|
82 % |
North America Pet |
1 % |
|
Flat |
|
Flat |
North America Foodservice |
(32) % |
|
Flat |
|
(32) % |
Total segment operating profit |
(26) % |
|
Flat |
|
(26) % |
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding. |
|||||
|
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 22, 2026 |
||||
|
Percentage Change in
|
|
Impact of Foreign
|
|
Percentage Change in
|
North America Retail |
(25) % |
|
Flat |
|
(25) % |
International |
104 % |
|
4 pts |
|
100 % |
North America Pet |
(6) % |
|
Flat |
|
(6) % |
North America Foodservice |
(15) % |
|
Flat |
|
(15) % |
Total segment operating profit |
(19) % |
|
Flat |
|
(19) % |
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding. |
|||||
Adjusted Effective Income Tax Rate
We believe this measure provides useful information to investors because it presents the adjusted effective income tax rate on a comparable year-to-year basis.
Adjusted effective income tax rates are calculated as follows:
|
Quarter Ended |
|
Nine-Month Period Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
|
Feb. 22, 2026 |
|
Feb. 23, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Millions (Except Per Share Data) |
Pretax
|
|
Income
|
|
Pretax
|
|
Income
|
|
Pretax
|
|
Income
|
|
Pretax
|
|
Income
|
||||||||||||||||
As reported |
$ |
411.5 |
|
|
$ |
99.9 |
|
|
$ |
769.0 |
|
|
$ |
152.4 |
|
|
$ |
2,637.4 |
|
|
$ |
654.7 |
|
|
$ |
2,457.9 |
|
|
$ |
504.6 |
|
Divestitures loss (gain), net |
|
5.0 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
|
(11.1 |
) |
|
|
(1,049.4 |
) |
|
|
(276.6 |
) |
|
|
(95.9 |
) |
|
|
(11.1 |
) |
Restructuring and transformation charges (recoveries) |
|
32.8 |
|
|
|
7.6 |
|
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
123.3 |
|
|
|
28.5 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
Other intangible assets impairment |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
52.9 |
|
|
|
12.9 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Transaction costs |
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
16.5 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
32.9 |
|
|
|
7.6 |
|
Mark-to-market effects |
|
(17.2 |
) |
|
|
(3.9 |
) |
|
|
(23.2 |
) |
|
|
(5.4 |
) |
|
|
(12.7 |
) |
|
|
(2.9 |
) |
|
|
(23.8 |
) |
|
|
(5.5 |
) |
Investment activity, net |
|
(2.5 |
) |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
(9.6 |
) |
|
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
Acquisition integration costs |
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
7.2 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
Project-related costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
As adjusted |
$ |
434.0 |
|
|
$ |
104.3 |
|
|
$ |
678.4 |
|
|
$ |
142.5 |
|
|
$ |
1,765.0 |
|
|
$ |
419.7 |
|
|
$ |
2,387.2 |
|
|
$ |
499.4 |
|
Effective tax rate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
As reported |
|
|
|
24.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
19.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
24.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
20.5 |
% |
||||||||
As adjusted |
|
|
|
24.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
21.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
23.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
20.9 |
% |
||||||||
Sum of adjustments to income taxes |
|
|
$ |
4.4 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(9.9 |
) |
|
|
|
$ |
(235.0 |
) |
|
|
|
$ |
(5.2 |
) |
||||||||
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS |
|
|
|
537.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
555.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
539.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
559.8 |
|
||||||||
Impact of income tax adjustments on adjusted diluted EPS |
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
||||||||
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding. For more information on the reconciling items, please refer to the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above.
|
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Source: General Mills, Inc.