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General Mills (BSP:G1MI34) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 3.00% (As of Feb. 2025 )


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What is General Mills 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. General Mills's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 3.00%.

BSP:G1MI34's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
90.59% of 691 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: -0.4 vs BSP:G1MI34: 3.00

Competitive Comparison of General Mills's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, General Mills's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


General Mills's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, General Mills's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Mills's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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General Mills 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

General Mills's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Feb. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Feb. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Feb. 2024 )
=(564.532 - 547.513) / 564.532
=3.0%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


General Mills  (BSP:G1MI34) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


General Mills 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms


General Mills Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Number One General Mills Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55426
General Mills is a global packaged food company that produces snacks, cereal, convenient meals, dough, baking mixes and ingredients, pet food, and superpremium ice cream. Its largest brands are Nature Valley, Cheerios, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Blue Buffalo, and Haagen-Dazs. In fiscal 2024, 81% of its revenue was derived from the United States, although the company also operates in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Latin America. Although most of General Mills' products are sold through retail stores to consumers, the company also sells products to the foodservice channel and the commercial baking industry.

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