General Mills (GIS) reported $4.86 billion in revenue for the quarter ended November 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 7.2%. EPS of $1.10 for the same period compares to $1.40 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.89% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.77 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02, the EPS surprise was +7.84%.
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.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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: $581.8 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $589.13 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.7%.
- Net Sales- International: $728.9 million versus $710.94 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.6% change.
- Net Sales- North America Pet: $660.4 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $649.02 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.8%.
- Net Sales- North America Retail: $2.88 billion versus $2.83 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -13.2% change.
- Operating Profit- North America Retail: $682.3 million compared to the $650.78 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating Profit- International: $28.4 million versus $19.06 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Operating Profit- North America Pet: $123.1 million versus $125.48 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Operating Profit- North America Foodservice: $104.8 million compared to the $112.21 million average estimate based on five analysts.
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Shares of General Mills have returned -1.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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