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General Mills, Inc.

Stage 4 · Declining · week 4

As of Oct 22, 2026, General Mills is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 4 (since Oct 1, 2026). It closed at $35.18, 24.3% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is falling.

General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer food in the United States and internationally. More about the company

$35.18
+7.98% today
$18.8B · Large cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Declining, below its long-term trend

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S4 17w
S1 17w
S4 83w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S4 17w → S1 17w → S2 9w → S3 9w → S2 11w → S3 4w → S4 83w → S1 11w → S4 3w current
Total tracked: 166 weeks across 9 stage runs.

GIS among Packaged Foods28th of 65 by relative strength

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Stocks in Packaged Foods ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1DARStage 2 · wk 1093−9.3%
2WESTStage 2 · wk 493+19.9%
3HLFStage 1 · wk 289+14.9%
4SENEBStage 2 · wk 3487−4.8%
5CENTStage 3 · wk 684+14.3%
6SENEAStage 2 · wk 3881−8.3%
7CENTAStage 3 · wk 681+13.6%
8SJMStage 2 · wk 1778+9.0%
…28GISStage 4 · wk 438+0.1%
vs 52W High
-24.3%
$31.03 lo$46.49 hi
24.3% below 52W high, ongoing decline
In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.
Stage Maturity
Week 4
1w13w26w
Week 4, early Stage 4 decline
How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.
vs 200 DMA
-3.6%
200 DMA: $36.50 · sloping down
In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.
Rel Volume
1.17x
vs 50-day avg
High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.
Trend Health
↓
Short-term trend rolling over
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
+0.1%
3M
-0.5%
6M
+2.8%
YTD
-17.7%
1Y
-22.6%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2024-08-23
9 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2019-03-06.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S4
Wk 4 · Vol 1.17x
2026-10-21S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.65x
2026-10-20S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.69x
2026-10-19S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.88x
2026-10-16S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.93x
2026-10-15S4
Wk 3 · Vol 1.41x
2026-10-14S4
Wk 2 · Vol 1.28x
2026-10-13S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.83x
2026-10-12S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.81x
2026-10-09S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.78x
2026-10-08S4
Wk 2 · Vol 1.74x
2026-10-07S4
Wk 1 · Vol 1.08x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$35.46
200 DMA
$36.50
52W High
$46.49
52W Low
$31.03
5D Low
$32.57
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$35.18
60d High
$40.77
120d High
$40.77
250d High
$46.49
Next resistance
+15.9%
to 60d High
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-66.7%
Revenue -2.8%
ROE
-10.5%
Profit margin -4.9%
Dividend Yield
7.49%
P/B 2.5

General Mills: quick answers

What stage is General Mills in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, General Mills (GIS) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Oct 1, 2026 and is in week 4. What the four stages mean

Is General Mills in an uptrend?

No. General Mills is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 3.6% below its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is General Mills from its 52-week high?

General Mills closed at $35.18 on Oct 22, 2026, 24.3% below its 52-week high of $46.49. Its 52-week low is $31.03.

How has General Mills performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, General Mills is down 22.6% over the past year and down 17.7% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is General Mills in?

General Mills is in the Packaged Foods industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector.

About this companyConsumer Staples· Packaged Foods

General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer food in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; North America Pet; and North America Foodservice. It offers snacks, including grain, fruit and savory snacks, nutrition bars, and frozen hot snacks; ready-to-eat cereal; convenient meals comprising meal kits, ethnic meals, pizza, soup, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast, and frozen entrees; wholesome natural pet food; refrigerated and frozen dough; baking mixes and ingredients; and ice cream products. The company also offers dog and cat food, such as dry food, wet food, fresh food, and treats. In addition, it operates 232 and franchises 376 ice cream parlors. The company markets its products under the Annie's, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Dunkaroos, Edgard & Cooper, Fiber One, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto's, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Kitano, Kix, Lärabar, Latina, Lucky Charms, Nature Valley, Nudges, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Tastefuls, Tiki Pets, Total, Totino's, Trix, True Solutions, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, and Yoki brands. It sells its products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, drug, dollar and discount chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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