General Mills Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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General Mills free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 30, 2026, General Mills generated $297.8 million of operating cash flow and spent $90.5 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $207.3 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 4.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 27.9% from the prior year's $287.5 million.
General Mills returned $330.5 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 159% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 0.6 times.
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General Mills cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q1 20272026-08-30 | Q4 20262026-05-31 | Q3 20262026-02-22 | Q2 20262025-11-23 | Q1 20262025-08-24 | Q4 20252025-05-25 | Q3 20252025-02-23 | Q2 20252024-11-24 | Q1 20252024-08-25 | Q4 20242024-05-26 | Q3 20242024-02-25 | Q2 20242023-11-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 398.10M | -2.01B | 305.50M | 414.30M | 1.20B | 302.00M | 631.00M | 802.30M | 583.60M | 559.70M | 676.30M | 602.30M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -66.94% | -765.26% | -51.58% | -48.36% | +106.31% | -46.04% | -6.70% | +33.21% | -14.21% | -9.74% | +21.22% | -0.99% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 139.80M | 139.10M | 139.40M | 138.00M | 138.70M | 135.60M | 134.30M | 129.50M | 139.60M | 140.50M | 146.40M | 128.60M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 21.80M | 13.80M | 26.30M | 24.20M | 15.10M | 24.60M | 20.50M | 26.30M | 20.30M | 18.60M | 18.20M | 23.20M |
| Change in Working Capital | -251.50M | -348.90M | -184.50M | -3.70M | 58.80M | 136.60M | -116.50M | 279.90M | -107.60M | 20.20M | 156.50M | 291.30M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 297.80M | 552.00M | 397.90M | 819.30M | 397.00M | 611.60M | 531.90M | 1.15B | 624.20M | 863.70M | 943.10M | 1.12B |
| Capital Expenditures | -90.50M | -184.40M | -102.40M | -143.60M | -109.50M | -220.20M | -103.90M | -160.90M | -140.30M | -288.50M | -191.70M | -152.20M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -115.90M | -174.70M | -106.00M | -155.90M | 1.69B | -216.30M | -1.27B | -157.90M | -148.00M | -689.80M | -191.40M | -180.70M |
| Dividends Paid | -330.50M | -328.10M | -328.40M | -327.90M | -330.90M | -330.30M | -332.60M | -338.00M | -337.80M | -335.40M | -337.00M | -342.50M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | -200.00K | -100.00K | -500.00M | -301.00M | -301.50M | -300.40M | -300.00M | -400.80M | -300.20M | -800.90M |
| Debt Issued | — | 2.01B | 0 | — | — | 854.90M | 0 | — | — | 1.07B | 500.00M | — |
| Debt Repaid | — | -1.54B | -698.70M | — | — | -800.00M | -500.00M | — | — | -1.50M | -500.00M | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -209.60M | -670.60M | -210.20M | -927.00M | -1.51B | -570.40M | -1.03B | 851.50M | -429.40M | -344.70M | -754.00M | -839.40M |
| Net Change in Cash | -27.90M | -293.80M | 102.10M | -269.50M | 589.00M | -157.40M | -1.77B | 1.82B | 50.10M | -170.60M | -5.20M | 102.90M |
| Free Cash Flow | 207.30M | 367.60M | 295.50M | 675.70M | 287.50M | 391.40M | 428.00M | 989.60M | 483.90M | 575.20M | 751.40M | 965.50M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of General Mills's cash flow statement, from Q1 2027 back to Q2 2024, 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?