---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-046337"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GIS"
cik: "0000040704"
company_name: "GENERAL MILLS INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-01T11:01:47+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-01T11:05:10.270009+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# General Mills Q4 net loss $2.0B on $1.8B goodwill charge; FY2027 adjusted EPS guidance $3.00-$3.20

## Summary
- Q4 diluted loss per share $3.74 vs. EPS $0.53 last year; adjusted diluted EPS $0.95, up 27% in constant currency.
- Full-year net loss $88M, diluted loss $0.16; adjusted diluted EPS $3.55, down 16% in constant currency.
- Organic net sales flat in Q4, down 2% for FY2026; North America Retail organic sales down 3% for the year.
- FY2027 outlook: organic net sales -1.5% to +0.5%; adjusted EPS $3.00-$3.20; targeting $3B cost savings by 2030.
- Board declares quarterly dividend $0.61 per share, payable Aug 3, 2026, to holders of record July 10, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-046337
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GIS
- cik: 0000040704
- company_name: GENERAL MILLS INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-01T11:01:47+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026046337/0001628280-26-046337-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026046337/gis-20260701.htm

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