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General Mills Inc · Q3 2026 earnings

Q3 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

General Mills reported Q3 fiscal 2026 net sales of $4.44B with diluted EPS of $0.56.

Net sales declined 8% to $4.44B (organic sales -3%) reflecting divestitures and softer volume. Operating profit fell 41% to $525M (margin 11.8%) on higher input costs and prior-year divestiture gains. Net earnings attributable to General Mills were $303M; diluted EPS was $0.56 (adjusted $0.64, -37% constant currency). Pet brands acquisition and yogurt divestitures affected year-over-year comparisons.

  • Q3 net sales $4.44B (-8% reported, -3% organic).
  • Operating profit $525M (-41%); margin 11.8% (-660 bps).
  • Diluted EPS $0.56; adjusted EPS $0.64 (-37% CC).
  • Input-cost inflation and volume declines pressured margins.
  • Nine-month adjusted diluted EPS tracking below prior year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.44B

Previous: $4.84B-8.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.64

Previous: $1.12-42.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$356M

Previous: -$405M+12.2%
Free Cash Flow

$1.26B

No prior period
Net Income

$303M

Previous: $631M-52.0%
Operating Income

$525M

Previous: $891M-41.1%
Gross Profit

$1.37B

Previous: $1.64B-16.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$786M

No prior period
Total Assets

$32.4B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

General Mills · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.44B

Q3 2026-8.4%vs Q3 2025
Beat estimate in 6 of 16 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

General Mills · $4.57B total across 3 segments · Q2 2024

  • N.A. Retail
    $3.31B-2.0%
  • International
    $683M+1.7%
  • N.A. Foodservice
    $582M-0.2%

Forward guidance

Management reiterated focus on price/mix, productivity, and portfolio reshaping; nine-month adjusted diluted EPS of $2.60 was down 25% constant currency versus the prior year.

Tailwinds

  • Favorable net price realization and mix partially offset costs.
  • Pet portfolio expansion via Whitebridge acquisition.
  • Restructuring savings targeted over multiyear plan.

Headwinds

  • Organic net sales -3% in Q3.
  • Higher input costs and lower volume contribution.
  • Divestiture/comparison headwinds from Canada yogurt sale gain.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2026

Historical avgQ3 2026

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

30 / 72 earnings

Positive

+8.5%

Q4 2016

Best reaction

-11.0%

Q3 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026
Q3 2026+0.0%-3.6%-8.4%
Q2 2026+2.9%+0.8%-5.3%
Q1 2026-0.9%+1.0%-2.4%
Q4 2025-1.2%-1.7%-3.9%
Q3 2025-2.1%-3.8%-4.8%
Q2 2025-2.9%-3.6%-9.6%
Q1 2025+0.5%-0.4%-6.1%
Q4 2024-5.3%-5.9%-1.4%
Q3 2024+0.2%+0.7%+2.6%
Q2 2024-3.7%-3.3%-5.3%
Q1 2024-0.6%-1.7%-4.0%
Q4 2023-5.7%-4.7%-6.7%
Q3 2023+6.2%+6.1%+9.5%
Q2 2023-2.0%-2.0%-11.1%
Q1 2023+7.1%+4.3%+2.2%
Q4 2022+7.4%+7.9%+6.4%
Q3 2022+5.9%+6.7%+15.7%
Q2 2022-3.1%-2.7%+1.0%
Q1 2022+3.9%+2.8%+8.1%
Q4 2021+0.3%+0.3%-1.9%
Q3 2021-2.7%+2.1%+0.1%
Q2 2021+0.8%-0.5%-4.5%
Q1 2021+1.2%+3.3%+6.5%
Q4 2020-0.3%+0.9%+2.6%
Q3 2020-10.0%-20.8%+1.7%
Q2 2020+2.0%+1.1%+3.2%
Q1 2020-1.2%-2.1%-4.5%
Q4 2019-2.8%-0.7%-0.1%
Q3 2019+5.9%+8.1%+9.5%
Q2 2019+6.5%+2.4%+18.4%
Q1 2019-7.3%-6.9%-8.6%
Q4 2018-3.0%-5.7%-2.3%
Q3 2018-11.0%-9.3%-13.1%
Q2 2018+3.3%+4.3%+2.6%
Q1 2018-6.7%-5.6%-6.1%
Q4 2017-1.0%-0.6%-0.3%
Q3 2017-2.2%-1.8%-3.9%
Q2 2017-1.1%-1.4%-2.2%
Q1 2017+0.6%-1.2%-6.2%
Q4 2016+8.5%+9.4%+9.3%
Q3 2016+0.9%
Q2 2016-3.8%
Q1 2016+1.1%
Q4 2015+2.4%
Q3 2015+0.9%
Q2 2015+4.7%
Q1 2015-3.7%
Q4 2014-3.1%
Q3 2014+0.7%
Q2 2014-0.4%
Q1 2014-1.9%
Q4 2013+0.0%
Q3 2013+3.1%
Q2 2013-0.5%
Q1 2013+2.9%
Q4 2012-0.9%
Q3 2012-0.4%
Q2 2012+1.4%
Q1 2012+5.4%
Q4 2011-0.4%
Q3 2011-1.0%
Q2 2011-0.8%
Q1 2011+1.3%
Q4 2008-1.4%
Q4 2010-1.4%
Q3 2009-3.3%
Q3 2010-3.3%
Q2 2010+0.8%
Q1 2010-0.8%
Q4 2009-0.8%
Q1 2009-0.8%
Q2 2009-0.8%

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