General Mills Dividends

GIS Stock  USD 69.66  1.32  1.93%   
At this time, General Mills' Dividends Paid is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Dividend Yield is likely to gain to 0.03 in 2024, whereas Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to drop 0.39 in 2024. General Mills' past performance could be the main factor of why investors trade General Mills stock today. Investors should clearly understand every aspect of the General Mills dividend schedule, including its future sustainability, and how it might impact an overall investment strategy. This tool is helpful to digest General Mills' dividend schedule and payout information. General Mills dividends can also provide a clue to the current valuation of General Mills.
 
Number Of Dividends  
Years Issued
42
Previous Year
4 Times
Current Year
2 Times
Year Average
3.88
Volatility
0.45
 
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Last ReportedProjected for 2024
Dividends Paid1.5 B1.6 B
Dividend Yield 0.03  0.03 
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.55  0.39 
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 5.00  6.65 
One of the primary advantages of investing in dividend-paying companies such as General Mills is that dividends usually grow steadily over time. As a result, well-established companies that pay dividends typically increase their dividend payouts yearly, which many long-term traders find attractive.
  
Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as General Mills is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in General Mills must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.

General Mills Dividends Paid Over Time

Today, most investors in General Mills Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various General Mills' growth ratios. Consistent increases or decreases in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's dividends paid growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of General Mills dividends paid as a starting point in their analysis.
The total amount of dividends that a company has paid out to its shareholders over a specific period.
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General Mills Historical Dividend Yield Growth

A solid dividend growth pattern of General Mills could indicate future dividend growth is likely, which can signal long-term profitability for General Mills. When investors calculate the dividend yield growth rate, they can use any interval of time they wish. They may also calculate the dividend yield growth rate using the least-squares method or simply take an annualized figure over a given time period.
Dividend Yield is General Mills dividend as a percentage of General Mills stock price. General Mills dividend yield is a measure of General Mills stock productivity, which can be interpreted as interest rate earned on an General Mills investment. A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, calculated as annual dividends per share divided by price per share.
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Recent General Mills Dividends Paid (per share)

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General Mills Expected Dividend Income Per Share

Dividend payment represents part of General Mills' profit that is distributed to its stockholders. It is considered income for that tax year rather than a capital gain. In other words, a dividend is a prize given to shareholders for investing in General Mills. General Mills' board of directors can pay out dividends at a planned frequency, such as monthly or quarterly.
$1.44
Bottom Scenario
$1.48
$1.52
Top Scenario
One Year
General Mills expected dividend income per share adjusted for ongoing price standard deviation

General Mills Past Distributions to stockholders

A dividend is the distribution of a portion of General Mills earnings, decided and managed by the General Millss board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. General Mills dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment.
Is General Mills' industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of General Mills. If investors know General will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about General Mills listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.272
Dividend Share
2.31
Earnings Share
4.36
Revenue Per Share
34.686
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.01)
The market value of General Mills is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of General that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of General Mills' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is General Mills' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because General Mills' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect General Mills' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between General Mills' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if General Mills is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, General Mills' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.

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