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How General Mills, Inc. stacks up
GIS · against 77 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
16/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #72 of 78 · scores higher than 8% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score11 peers with a valuation score of 10–19, including GIS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 16?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, which is weaker than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -4.9% vs peer median 4.5%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 63% of peers. EBITDA yield: 1.1% vs peer median 8.7%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 63% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 8.5% vs peer median 6.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GIS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GIS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 77 reported | -4.8% | 4.9% | 1% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 78 reported | 10.9% | 8.4% | 78% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 31 reported | 8.9% | 6.3% | 83% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 77 reported | 40.9% | 33.5% | 59% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GIS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.3B EUR (≈$10.2B) | 87 | 36 | |
| 2 | 379.9B MXN (≈$20.5B) | 84 | 68 | |
| 3 | 72.9B HKD (≈$9.3B) | 81 | 61 | |
| 4 | 81.9B HKD (≈$10.5B) | 79 | 48 | |
| 4 | 28.1B EUR (≈$30.9B) | 79 | 51 | |
| 68 | 248.3B CNY (≈$34.8B) | 19 | 29 | |
| 68 | 1.52T JPY (≈$10.4B) | 19 | 24 | |
| 70 | 1.19T INR (≈$14.2B) | 18 | 60 | |
| 70 | 29.1B USD | 18 | 28 | |
| 72 | 18.2B USD | 16 | 11 | |
| 73 | 11.2B EUR (≈$12.3B) | 15 | 56 | |
| 73 | 1.06T INR (≈$12.7B) | 15 | 56 | |
| 75 | 2.19T INR (≈$26.3B) | 14 | 59 | |
| 75 | 1.14T INR (≈$13.7B) | 14 | 71 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score