What If You Invested $1,000 in General Mills (GIS)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
General Mills
GIS
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+28641.99% (287.4 times)
- Buy
- Mar 17, 1980
- $0.28
- Sell
- May 12, 2023
- $81.04
Buying GIS at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $287,419.93.
Max drawdown
-51.90% (fell to 48% of peak)
- Peak
- May 12, 2023
- $81.04
- Trough
- Mar 16, 2026
- $38.98
The worst decline for GIS was -51.90% (fell to 48% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+13724.36% (138.2 times)
- IPO
- Mar 17, 1980
- $0.28
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $38.98
A $1,000 investment in GIS at IPO would be worth $138,243.63 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is General Mills (GIS) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- General Mills (GIS) stock's all-time low was $0.28 on Mar 17, 1980. The all-time high was $81.04 on May 12, 2023.
What if you invested $1,000 in General Mills (GIS) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying General Mills (GIS) stock at the all-time low ($0.28 on Mar 17, 1980) and selling at the peak ($81.04 on May 12, 2023) would have turned $1,000 into $287,419.93. Historical return: +28641.99% (287.4 times).
What are General Mills (GIS)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for General Mills (GIS) stock was Mar 17, 1980 (all-time low at $0.28). The best sell date was May 12, 2023 at $81.04. This investment would have returned +28641.99% (287.4 times).
What was General Mills (GIS) stock's maximum drawdown?
- General Mills (GIS) stock's worst decline was -51.90% (fell to 48% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $81.04 on May 12, 2023. Trough: $38.98 on Mar 16, 2026. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $480.98 at the trough.
What if you bought General Mills (GIS) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in General Mills (GIS) stock at IPO ($0.28 on Mar 17, 1980) would be worth $138,243.63 today. Historical return: +13724.36% (138.2 times). Current stock price: $38.98 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in General Mills (GIS) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in General Mills (GIS) stock 5 years ago ($49.69 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $784.4 today. Historical return: -21.56% (0.78 times). Current stock price: $38.98 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in General Mills (GIS) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in General Mills (GIS) stock 10 years ago ($42.93 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $907.99 today. Historical return: -9.20% (0.91 times). Current stock price: $38.98 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in General Mills (GIS) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in General Mills (GIS) stock 20 years ago ($12.72 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $3,065.5 today. Historical return: +206.55% (3.07 times). Current stock price: $38.98 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for GIS. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.