For the quarter ended August 2025, General Mills (GIS) reported revenue of $4.52 billion, down 6.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.86, compared to $1.07 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.42% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.5 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.81, the EPS surprise was +6.17%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how General Mills performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- North America Foodservice: $516.7 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $521.7 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.6%.
- Net Sales- International: $760.2 million compared to the $734.53 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6% year over year.
- Net Sales- North America Pet: $610 million compared to the $620.5 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.9% year over year.
- Net Sales- North America Retail: $2.63 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $2.64 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -13%.
- Operating Profit- North America Retail: $564.2 million compared to the $566.99 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating Profit- North America Foodservice: $70.6 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $71.87 million.
- Operating Profit- North America Pet: $112.9 million compared to the $118.14 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating Profit- International: $65.7 million compared to the $25.69 million average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of General Mills have returned -0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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