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General Mills stock buybacks
GIS$300,000bought back in the 12 months to Aug 30, 2026
General Mills bought back $300,000 of its stock in the last twelve months, but paid out $86M more than that in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.8% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $100,000 |
| Q1 '21 | $500,000 |
| Q2 '21 | $300.8M |
| Q3 '21 | $150.1M |
| Q4 '21 | $224.9M |
| Q1 '22 | $175.5M |
| Q2 '22 | $326.3M |
| Q3 '22 | $500.8M |
| Q4 '22 | $400.5M |
| Q1 '23 | $251M |
| Q2 '23 | $251.3M |
| Q3 '23 | $500.5M |
| Q4 '23 | $800.9M |
| Q1 '24 | $300.2M |
| Q2 '24 | $400.8M |
| Q3 '24 | $300M |
| Q4 '24 | $300.4M |
| Q1 '25 | $301.5M |
| Q2 '25 | $301M |
| Q3 '25 | $500M |
| Q4 '25 | $100,000 |
| Q1 '26 | $200,000 |
| Q2 '26 | $0 |
| Q3 '26 | $0 |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 619.6M |
| Q1 '21 | 619.4M |
| Q2 '21 | 617.6M |
| Q3 '21 | 614.8M |
| Q4 '21 | 613.0M |
| Q1 '22 | 612.4M |
| Q2 '22 | 610.2M |
| Q3 '22 | 606.0M |
| Q4 '22 | 602.0M |
| Q1 '23 | 599.0M |
| Q2 '23 | 597.8M |
| Q3 '23 | 591.4M |
| Q4 '23 | 583.4M |
| Q1 '24 | 572.8M |
| Q2 '24 | 570.4M |
| Q3 '24 | 563.8M |
| Q4 '24 | 560.4M |
| Q1 '25 | 555.0M |
| Q2 '25 | 550.8M |
| Q3 '25 | 542.5M |
| Q4 '25 | 537.3M |
| Q1 '26 | 537.3M |
| Q2 '26 | 533.7M |
| Q3 '26 | 537.9M |
$0last quarter (Q3 2026)
−$86Mnet of stock compensation ($86M)
−0.8%diluted shares, 1 year
−13.1%diluted shares, 5 years
$1.3Bdividends, 12 months
0%of free cash flow ($1.5B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
534.7Mshares outstanding (Sep 16, 2026)
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Questions
- Does General Mills buy back its stock?
- General Mills bought back $300,000 of its stock in the last twelve months, but paid out $86M more than that in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.8% from a year earlier.
- How much did General Mills spend on buybacks in fiscal 2026?
- $500M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Is General Mills's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −13.1% over five fiscal years and −0.8% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Aug 30, 2026, filed Sep 23, 2026 · open on SEC.gov