TTM
17.4%
YoY change
-2.06pp
Trough year (FY1985)
1.3%
Peak year (FY2001)
26.4%
Latest annual
18.1%
EBITDA Margin history chart for General Mills (GIS) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 18.1%
EBITDA Margin change chart for General Mills (GIS) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -2.06pp
EBITDA Margin history table for General Mills (GIS) from 1984 to 2026
| FY2026 | 18.1% | -2.06pp | ||
| FY2025 | 20.1% | -0.41pp | ||
| FY2024 | 20.5% | +0.22pp | ||
| FY2023 | 20.3% | -1.60pp | ||
| FY2022 | 21.9% | +0.48pp | ||
| FY2021 | 21.4% | +0.63pp | ||
| FY2020 | 20.8% | +1.66pp | ||
| FY2019 | 19.1% | -0.80pp | ||
| FY2018 | 19.9% | -0.39pp | ||
| FY2017 | 20.3% | +0.27pp | ||
| FY2016 | 20.1% | +4.87pp | ||
| FY2015 | 15.2% | -4.68pp | ||
| FY2014 | 19.9% | +0.45pp | ||
| FY2013 | 19.4% | +0.73pp | ||
| FY2012 | 18.7% | -3.18pp | ||
| FY2011 | 21.9% | +1.17pp | ||
| FY2010 | 20.7% | +1.64pp | ||
| FY2009 | 19.1% | -0.62pp | ||
| FY2008 | 19.7% | -0.22pp | ||
| FY2007 | 19.9% | -0.68pp | ||
| FY2006 | 20.6% | -3.61pp | ||
| FY2005 | 24.2% | +2.13pp | ||
| FY2004 | 22.1% | +0.26pp | ||
| FY2003 | 21.8% | +2.76pp | ||
| FY2002 | 19.0% | -7.37pp | ||
| FY2001 | 26.4% | +1.12pp | ||
| FY2000 | 25.3% | +5.88pp | ||
| FY1999 | 19.4% | +0.42pp | ||
| FY1998 | 19.0% | +0.41pp | ||
| FY1997 | 18.6% | -0.76pp | ||
| FY1996 | 19.3% | +1.81pp | ||
| FY1995 | 17.5% | +2.21pp | ||
| FY1994 | 15.3% | +0.65pp | ||
| FY1993 | 14.7% | -0.14pp | ||
| FY1992 | 14.8% | +0.18pp | ||
| FY1991 | 14.6% | +1.81pp | ||
| FY1990 | 12.8% | +0.39pp | ||
| FY1989 | 12.4% | +0.42pp | ||
| FY1988 | 12.0% | +0.44pp | ||
| FY1987 | 11.5% | +1.14pp | ||
| FY1986 | 10.4% | +9.07pp | ||
| FY1985 | 1.3% | -10.01pp | ||
| FY1984 | 11.3% | — |
- FY202618.1%-2.06pp
- FY202520.1%-0.41pp
- FY202420.5%+0.22pp
- FY202320.3%-1.60pp
- FY202221.9%+0.48pp
- FY202121.4%+0.63pp
- FY202020.8%+1.66pp
- FY201919.1%-0.80pp
- FY201819.9%-0.39pp
- FY201720.3%+0.27pp
- FY201620.1%+4.87pp
- FY201515.2%-4.68pp
- FY201419.9%+0.45pp
- FY201319.4%+0.73pp
- FY201218.7%-3.18pp
- FY201121.9%+1.17pp
- FY201020.7%+1.64pp
- FY200919.1%-0.62pp
- FY200819.7%-0.22pp
- FY200719.9%-0.68pp
- FY200620.6%-3.61pp
- FY200524.2%+2.13pp
- FY200422.1%+0.26pp
- FY200321.8%+2.76pp
- FY200219.0%-7.37pp
- FY200126.4%+1.12pp
- FY200025.3%+5.88pp
- FY199919.4%+0.42pp
- FY199819.0%+0.41pp
- FY199718.6%-0.76pp
- FY199619.3%+1.81pp
- FY199517.5%+2.21pp
- FY199415.3%+0.65pp
- FY199314.7%-0.14pp
- FY199214.8%+0.18pp
- FY199114.6%+1.81pp
- FY199012.8%+0.39pp
- FY198912.4%+0.42pp
- FY198812.0%+0.44pp
- FY198711.5%+1.14pp
- FY198610.4%+9.07pp
- FY19851.3%-10.01pp
- FY198411.3%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from General Mills's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at General Mills (GIS)
According to General Mills's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 17.4%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
General Mills (GIS) most recent annual EBITDA margin stands at 18.08% (2026) – contracted 2.1 percentage points year-over-year.
26.40% stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA margin, posted in 2001, against a low of 1.33% during 1985.
General Mills EBITDA Margin by Year
General Mills EBITDA Margin 2026: 18.1%
In 2026, General Mills reported EBITDA margin of 18.08%, contracted 2.1 percentage points from 2025.
General Mills EBITDA Margin 2025: 20.1%
General Mills EBITDA margin in 2025 was 20.13%, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2024.
General Mills EBITDA Margin 2024: 20.5%
2024's EBITDA margin for General Mills came in at 20.54%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2023.
General Mills EBITDA Margin 2023: 20.3%
General Mills posted EBITDA margin of 20.32% in 2023, contracted 1.6 percentage points from 2022.
General Mills EBITDA Margin 2022: 21.9%
General Mills EBITDA margin in 2022 was 21.92%.
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