GENERAL MILLS, INC. (GIS) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.47%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-08-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.47% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-30. $86.10M ÷ $18.30B × 100 ≈ 0.47% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 18.30B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 86.10M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | -206.40M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | (m) | $18.30B | $86.10M | $-206.40M | (m) | (m) | 0.47% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-05-31 | $256.00M | $18.42B | $79.40M | $885.80M | (m) | 1.39% | 0.43% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-02-22 | (m) | $18.37B | $90.20M | $3.48B | $526.80M | (m) | 0.49% | 6.61× | Reported |
| 2025-11-23 | (m) | $18.78B | $84.40M | $3.85B | $534.70M | (m) | 0.45% | 7.20× | Reported |
| 2025-08-24 | (m) | $19.16B | $86.50M | $4.20B | $533.40M | (m) | 0.45% | 7.87× | Reported |
| 2025-05-25 | $256.60M | $19.49B | $91.70M | $3.30B | $524.20M | 1.32% | 0.47% | 6.30× | Reported |
| 2025-02-23 | (m) | $19.64B | $85.70M | $3.58B | $507.20M | (m) | 0.44% | 7.06× | Reported |
| 2024-11-24 | (m) | $19.90B | $83.40M | $3.60B | $492.60M | (m) | 0.42% | 7.31× | Reported |
| 2024-08-25 | (m) | $19.80B | $80.30M | $3.33B | $485.80M | (m) | 0.41% | 6.86× | Reported |
| 2024-05-26 | $257.80M | $19.86B | $95.30M | $3.43B | $479.20M | 1.30% | 0.48% | 7.16× | Reported |
| 2024-02-25 | (m) | $20.17B | $101.70M | $3.47B | $461.10M | (m) | 0.50% | 7.53× | Reported |
| 2023-11-26 | (m) | $20.20B | $112.60M | $3.29B | $437.70M | (m) | 0.56% | 7.52× | Reported |
| 2023-08-27 | (m) | $20.28B | $113.50M | $3.28B | $411.40M | (m) | 0.56% | 7.97× | Reported |
| 2023-05-28 | $257.60M | $20.09B | $111.70M | $3.43B | $382.10M | 1.28% | 0.56% | 8.99× | Reported |
| 2023-02-26 | (m) | $19.96B | $105.10M | $3.63B | $382.00M | (m) | 0.53% | 9.51× | Reported |
| 2022-11-27 | (m) | $19.37B | $108.40M | $3.72B | $370.20M | (m) | 0.56% | 10.04× | Reported |
| 2022-08-28 | (m) | $19.17B | $105.40M | $3.72B | $371.40M | (m) | 0.55% | 10.01× | Reported |
| 2022-05-29 | $243.10M | $18.99B | $98.70M | $3.48B | $379.60M | 1.28% | 0.52% | 9.16× | Reported |
| 2022-02-27 | (m) | $18.63B | $100.70M | $3.01B | $377.70M | (m) | 0.54% | 7.96× | Reported |
| 2021-11-28 | (m) | $18.61B | $89.10M | $3.02B | $397.20M | (m) | 0.48% | 7.60× | Reported |
| 2021-08-29 | (m) | $18.30B | $88.40M | $3.14B | $405.10M | (m) | 0.48% | 7.74× | Reported |
| 2021-05-30 | $239.30M | $18.13B | $89.90M | $3.14B | $420.30M | 1.32% | 0.50% | 7.48× | Reported |
| 2021-02-28 | (m) | $18.63B | $98.40M | $3.43B | $436.30M | (m) | 0.53% | 7.85× | Reported |
| 2020-11-29 | (m) | $18.29B | $95.80M | $3.25B | $440.10M | (m) | 0.52% | 7.39× | Reported |
| 2020-08-30 | (m) | $17.99B | $94.40M | $3.15B | $458.90M | (m) | 0.52% | 6.85× | Reported |
| 2020-05-31 | $224.40M | $17.63B | $94.90M | $2.95B | $466.50M | 1.27% | 0.54% | 6.33× | Reported |
| 2020-02-23 | (m) | $16.77B | $85.00M | $2.84B | $472.70M | (m) | 0.51% | 6.01× | Reported |
| 2019-11-24 | (m) | $16.78B | $88.20M | $2.84B | $493.70M | (m) | 0.53% | 5.75× | Reported |
| 2019-08-25 | (m) | $16.77B | $87.60M | $2.58B | $507.00M | (m) | 0.52% | 5.08× | Reported |
| 2019-05-26 | $221.90M | $16.87B | $84.90M | $2.52B | $521.80M | 1.32% | 0.50% | 4.82× | Reported |
| 2019-02-24 | (m) | (m) | $80.10M | $2.43B | $534.10M | (m) | (m) | 4.54× | Reported |
| 2018-11-25 | (m) | (m) | $73.30M | $2.34B | $492.60M | (m) | (m) | 4.76× | Reported |
| 2018-08-26 | (m) | (m) | $73.50M | $2.51B | $434.80M | (m) | (m) | 5.76× | Reported |
| 2018-05-27 | $219.10M | (m) | $77.00M | $2.51B | $373.70M | (m) | (m) | 6.71× | Reported |
| 2018-02-25 | (m) | (m) | $82.10M | $2.56B | $305.90M | (m) | (m) | 8.36× | Reported |
| 2017-11-26 | (m) | (m) | $87.70M | $2.51B | $293.00M | (m) | (m) | 8.56× | Reported |
| 2017-08-27 | (m) | (m) | $86.50M | $2.55B | $293.60M | (m) | (m) | 8.67× | Reported |
| 2017-05-28 | $218.20M | (m) | $95.70M | $2.57B | $295.10M | (m) | (m) | 8.70× | Reported |
| 2017-02-26 | (m) | (m) | $94.50M | $2.49B | $303.30M | (m) | (m) | 8.21× | Reported |
| 2016-11-27 | (m) | (m) | $93.30M | $2.53B | $304.10M | (m) | (m) | 8.33× | Reported |
| 2016-08-28 | (m) | (m) | $97.30M | $2.67B | $302.40M | (m) | (m) | 8.83× | Reported |
| 2016-05-29 | $222.10M | (m) | $89.80M | $2.71B | $303.80M | (m) | (m) | 8.91× | Reported |
| 2016-02-28 | (m) | (m) | $93.60M | $2.60B | $305.90M | (m) | (m) | 8.50× | Reported |
| 2015-11-29 | (m) | (m) | $94.20M | $2.55B | $308.70M | (m) | (m) | 8.26× | Reported |
| 2015-08-30 | (m) | (m) | $92.10M | $2.20B | $312.20M | (m) | (m) | 7.06× | Reported |
| 2015-05-31 | $229.40M | (m) | $106.40M | $2.08B | $315.40M | (m) | (m) | 6.59× | Reported |
| 2015-02-22 | (m) | (m) | $105.60M | $2.34B | $315.20M | (m) | (m) | 7.41× | Reported |
| 2014-11-23 | (m) | (m) | $108.80M | $2.47B | $310.70M | (m) | (m) | 7.95× | Reported |
| 2014-08-24 | (m) | (m) | $112.80M | $2.78B | $302.10M | (m) | (m) | 9.20× | Reported |
| 2014-05-25 | $243.60M | (m) | $108.50M | $2.96B | $302.40M | (m) | (m) | 9.78× | Reported |
| 2014-02-23 | (m) | (m) | $105.60M | $2.88B | $304.80M | (m) | (m) | 9.44× | Reported |
| 2013-11-24 | (m) | (m) | $103.70M | $2.85B | $305.90M | (m) | (m) | 9.31× | Reported |
| 2013-08-25 | (m) | (m) | $103.40M | $2.81B | $312.70M | (m) | (m) | 8.98× | Reported |
| 2013-05-26 | $237.90M | (m) | $100.40M | $2.85B | $316.90M | (m) | (m) | 9.00× | Reported |
| 2013-02-24 | (m) | (m) | $102.10M | $2.79B | $318.40M | (m) | (m) | 8.76× | Reported |
| 2012-11-25 | (m) | (m) | $103.40M | $2.82B | $337.80M | (m) | (m) | 8.34× | Reported |
| 2012-08-26 | (m) | (m) | $102.10M | $2.70B | $349.50M | (m) | (m) | 7.74× | Reported |
| 2012-05-27 | $245.40M | (m) | $108.30M | $2.56B | $351.90M | (m) | (m) | 7.28× | Reported |
| 2012-02-26 | (m) | (m) | $112.30M | $2.56B | $358.00M | (m) | (m) | 7.15× | Reported |
| 2011-11-27 | (m) | (m) | $111.80M | $2.55B | $347.00M | (m) | (m) | 7.34× | Reported |
| 2011-08-28 | (m) | (m) | $111.90M | $2.65B | $341.40M | (m) | (m) | 7.77× | Reported |
| 2011-05-29 | $235.00M | (m) | $105.30M | $2.77B | $346.30M | (m) | (m) | 8.01× | Reported |
| 2011-02-27 | (m) | (m) | $105.70M | $2.71B | $383.90M | (m) | (m) | 7.06× | Reported |
| 2010-11-28 | (m) | (m) | $106.60M | $2.62B | $393.10M | (m) | (m) | 6.66× | Reported |
| 2010-08-29 | (m) | (m) | $107.70M | $2.67B | $400.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.68× | Reported |
| 2010-05-30 | (m) | (m) | $107.30M | $2.61B | $401.60M | (m) | (m) | 6.49× | Reported |
| 2010-02-28 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-11-29 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-08-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-05-31 | (m) | (m) | $117.70M | $2.33B | $382.80M | (m) | (m) | 6.07× | Reported |
| 2009-02-22 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-11-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-08-24 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-05-25 | (m) | (m) | $133.20M | $2.23B | $399.70M | (m) | (m) | 5.58× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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