Analysis for General Mills
Description & usage
General Mills is a global food company with brands across cereals, snacks, and pet food categories. The business benefits from brand strength and defensive staple demand. Key drivers are volume trends, price/mix, input costs, and operating margins.
Basic info
- Symbol
- GIS
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Basic info
- Symbol
- GIS
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
General Mills (GIS) currently has a total score of 19 points, placing it in the very weak range. The score is made up of Performance (10), Stability (39) and Trend (11). All three sub-scores are currently below average.
Performance scores 10 points (very weak). Least weak metric: 5Y return at -35.2 %. Main drag: 3Y return at -55.9 %.
Stability scores 39 points (weak). Key strength: volatility (365d, annualized) at 23.5 %. Main drag: return/volatility ratio at -1.59. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 11 points (very weak). Trend signals are mostly negative right now. Least weak metric: trend strength at -0.73. Main drag: Price is about 12.8 % below SMA50.
Overall, the picture is very weak: none of the three dimensions shows a clear strength. On a metric level, volatility (365d, annualized) stands out, while return/volatility ratio is the main weak spot.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For this asset type, the current backdrop looks mixed rather than clearly directional.
Note: ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
Explore the overall score, the three pillar scores, and the metrics behind them.