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GIS General Mills (GIS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Food & Beverage · Grain mill products · CIK 0000040704
Congress · 1Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
727
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about GIS

Insiders, 180 days
-$1.2M net sold
3 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-06-16
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$197.2K
1 notice

General Mills insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, GENERAL MILLS INC insiders sold a net $1.2M of stock across 71 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Segment President
SELL
2026-10-05 SECtraded 2026-10-01
6,294
$197.2K
+6.7%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on May 15, 2025.
  • The trade is 15.2% of the 41,325 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 727 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Segment President Sharma Pankaj MN sold about $197.2K of GIS on Oct 1, 2026; 727 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Human Resources Officer
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-13
10,000
$339.7K
+3.9%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on May 12, 2026.
  • The trade is 13.2% of the 76,001 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 727 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Human Resources Officer Williams-Roll Jacqueline sold about $339.7K of GIS on May 13, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 727 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Human Resources Officer
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-12
10,000
$342.7K
+3.9%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Sep 19, 2025.
  • The trade is 11.6% of the 86,001 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 727 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Human Resources Officer Williams-Roll Jacqueline sold about $342.7K of GIS on May 12, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 727 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Segment President
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-12
7,995
$275.8K
+3.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 12.8% of the 62,282 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 727 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Segment President Fernandez Ricardo sold about $275.8K of GIS on May 12, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 727 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Supply Chain Officer
SELL
2025-12-23 SECtraded 2025-12-19
1,500
$72.2K
-24.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Dec 20, 2024.
  • The trade is 3.1% of the 48,568 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 727 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Supply Chain Officer Gallagher Paul Joseph sold about $72.2K of GIS on Dec 19, 2025; 727 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
71 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$1.2M over 180 days
-$197.2K over 90 days
below 67% of Food & Beverage
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Food & Beverage
Funds
727 funds bought in last quarter
more than 96% of Food & Beverage
Revenue
-5.4% year over year
below 76% of Food & Beverage
Margin
-0.5% net margin
below 60% of Food & Beverage
Buybacks
$500.3M repurchased, FY to 2026-05-31
more than 91% of Food & Beverage
Short interest
7.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 76% of Food & Beverage
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 5Segment President Sharma Pankaj MN sold $197.2K (Oct 1)
Oct 1Officer PANKAJ SHARMA filed to sell $197.2K by Oct 1 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-26.2%12M
-32%-20%-8%+4%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-12 · Williams-Roll Jacqueline sold $342.7K2026-05-13 · Williams-Roll Jacqueline sold $339.7K2026-05-12 · Fernandez Ricardo sold $275.8K2026-10-01 · Sharma Pankaj MN sold $197.2K2025-12-19 · Gallagher Paul Joseph sold $72.2K2026-10-01 · PANKAJ SHARMA filed to sell $197.2K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns GIS: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
62,689,876 sh
$2.2B
34,003,904 sh
$1.2B

Congress trades in GIS

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-06-16 · disclosed 16 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-02-10 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-12-19 · disclosed 24 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-08-18 · disclosed 30 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-08-05 · disclosed 38 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

GIS planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
PANKAJ SHARMA
Filed 2026-10-01
$197.2K

GIS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF
$2.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.7%
Franklin U.S. Dividend Booster Index ETF
$3.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.5%
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
$9.6M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.2%
Monarch Dividend Plus Index ETF
$2.0M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.3%
First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
$764.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
3.3%
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
$7.9M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
General Mills, Inc. Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $86K spent
$119.8K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Jeffrey L. Harmening
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$14.0M
$764.5K
$4.1M
-35%
-12%
2024
$12.5M
-$751.1K
$4.0M
-3%
-5%
2023
$16.1M
-$2.7M
$3.8M
+19%
+4%
2022
$16.4M
$33.1M
$4.6M
+42%
+16%
2021
$12.3M
$27.7M
$3.6M
+15%
+5%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $1.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 727 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $197.2K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

GIS financials

Revenue growth
-5.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-0.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$18.3B
four quarters, 2025-08-25 to 2026-08-30
Net margin, TTM
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.5B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-25 to 2026-08-30
Debt to equity
1.69x
long-term 2026-08-30 plus current 2026-08-30; equity 2026-08-30
Cash flow to debt
0.16x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-08-30 plus current 2026-08-30
Return on equity
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Return on assets
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-0.9%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-08-24 and 2026-08-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$30.2B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-09-16 shares, plus long-term 2026-08-30 plus current 2026-08-30, minus cash 2026-08-30
FCF yield
+8.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-052025-052024-052023-05
Revenue$18.4B$19.5B$19.9B$20.1B
Operating income$885.8M$3.3B$3.4B$3.4B
Net income-$85.0M$2.3B$2.5B$2.6B
EPS (diluted)-0.164.104.314.31
Operating cash flow$2.2B$2.9B$3.3B$2.8B
Cash$453.8M$363.9M$418.0M$585.5M
Long-term debt$12.4B$12.7B$11.3B$10.0B
Buybacks$500.3M$1.2B$2.0B$1.4B
Dividends paid$1.3B$1.3B$1.4B$1.3B
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

GIS Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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GIS ranks highest on institutional and government (64th percentile) and risk and compliance (60th), and lowest on insider conviction (15th), among Food & Beverage peers.

HealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Financial health
32
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.69x · 15 pct, sector of 66
  • Cash flow to debt0.16x · 48 pct, sector of 59
Growth
24
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-5.4% · 24 pct, sector of 89
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
15
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$1.2M · 31 pct, sector of 56
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 56
Institutional and government
64
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter727 · 96 pct, sector of 79
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 40 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$440K · 55 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
60
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.7% · 33 pct, sector of 100
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 58
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.05 per $1B · 12 pct, sector of 58
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+2.2% · 94 pct, sector of 66
2 not measured: Profitability, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 1 present: pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply; the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

GIS filings, in plain words

Are General Mills insiders buying or selling GIS?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, General Mills insiders were net sellers, a net $1.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded GIS?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying GIS and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-06-16.

Are there planned insider sales of GIS?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $197.2K of stock; the latest, by PANKAJ SHARMA, was filed 2026-10-01.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, General Mills insiders were net sellers of GIS, a net $1.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying GIS and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-06-16. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $197.2K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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