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General Mills (GIS) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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General Mills (GIS - Free Report) reported $4.56 billion in revenue for the quarter ended May 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 3.4%. EPS of $0.74 for the same period compares to $1.01 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.6 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.71, the EPS surprise was +4.23%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

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: $579.40 million versus $592.76 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.6% change.
  • Net Sales- International: $738.90 million versus $673.57 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.7% change.
  • Net Sales- North America Pet: $675.20 million versus $646.14 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.1% change.
  • Net Sales- North America Retail: $2.56 billion versus $2.69 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.3% change.
  • Operating Profit- North America Retail: $473.80 million compared to the $488.65 million average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Operating Profit- International: $33.70 million versus $32.95 million estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Operating Profit- North America Pet: $140.10 million versus $124.57 million estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Operating Profit- North America Foodservice: $83.10 million compared to the $78.44 million average estimate based on five analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for General Mills here>>>

Shares of General Mills have returned -1.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% 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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