General Mills Cash Flow Statement
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General Mills free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, General Mills generated $2.17 billion of operating cash flow and spent $539.9 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.63 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 8.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 29.1% from the prior year's $2.29 billion.
General Mills returned $1.82 billion to shareholders: $1.32 billion in dividends and $500.3 million in share repurchases, equal to 112% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.2 times.
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General Mills cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-05-31 | FY 20252025-05-25 | FY 20242024-05-26 | FY 20232023-05-28 | FY 20222022-05-29 | FY 20212021-05-30 | FY 20202020-05-31 | FY 20192019-05-26 | FY 20182018-05-27 | FY 20172017-05-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -85.30M | 2.32B | 2.52B | 2.61B | 2.73B | 2.35B | 2.21B | 1.79B | 2.16B | 1.70B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -103.68% | -7.93% | -3.49% | -4.59% | +16.58% | +6.12% | +23.77% | -17.42% | +27.15% | -2.06% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 555.20M | 539.00M | 552.70M | 546.60M | 570.30M | 601.30M | 594.70M | 620.10M | 618.80M | 603.60M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 79.40M | 91.70M | 95.30M | 111.70M | 98.70M | 89.90M | 94.90M | 84.90M | 77.00M | 95.70M |
| Change in Working Capital | -478.30M | 192.40M | 10.60M | -48.90M | 277.40M | -155.90M | 793.90M | -7.50M | 542.10M | -194.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.17B | 2.92B | 3.30B | 2.78B | 3.32B | 2.98B | 3.68B | 2.81B | 2.84B | 2.42B |
| Capital Expenditures | -539.90M | -625.30M | -774.10M | -689.50M | -568.70M | -530.80M | -460.80M | -537.60M | -622.70M | -684.40M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 1.26B | -1.79B | -1.20B | -346.40M | -1.69B | -512.80M | -486.20M | -556.50M | -8.69B | -646.90M |
| Dividends Paid | -1.32B | -1.34B | -1.36B | -1.29B | -1.24B | -1.25B | -1.20B | -1.18B | -1.14B | -1.14B |
| Share Repurchases | -500.30M | -1.20B | -2.00B | -1.40B | -876.80M | -301.40M | -3.40M | -1.10M | -601.60M | -1.65B |
| Debt Issued | 2.01B | 2.35B | 2.07B | 2.32B | 2.20B | 1.58B | 1.64B | 339.10M | 6.55B | 1.07B |
| Debt Repaid | -2.82B | -1.30B | -901.50M | -1.42B | -3.14B | -2.61B | -1.40B | -1.49B | -600.10M | -1.00B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.31B | -1.18B | -2.27B | -2.40B | -2.50B | -2.72B | -1.94B | -2.18B | 5.45B | -1.75B |
| Net Change in Cash | 127.80M | -54.10M | -167.50M | 16.10M | -935.80M | -172.60M | 1.23B | 51.00M | -367.10M | 2.40M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.63B | 2.29B | 2.53B | 2.09B | 2.75B | 2.45B | 3.22B | 2.27B | 2.22B | 1.73B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of General Mills's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow GIS's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?