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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark One)
 
 
QUARTERLY
 
REPORT
 
PURSUANT
 
TO
 
SECTION
 
13
 
OR
 
15(d)
 
OF
 
THE
 
SECURITIES
 
EXCHANGE
 
ACT
 
OF
 
1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY
 
PERIOD ENDED
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
 
TRANSITION
 
REPORT
 
PURSUANT
 
TO
 
SECTION
 
13
 
OR
 
15(d)
 
OF
 
THE
 
SECURITIES
 
EXCHANGE
 
ACT
 
OF
 
1934
Commission file number:
001-01185
________________
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
41-0274440
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
Number One General Mills Boulevard
 
Minneapolis
,
Minnesota
55426
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(763)
764-7600
(Registrant’s telephone number,
 
including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 par value
 
GIS
 
New York Stock Exchange
0.125% Notes due 2025
GIS 25A
New York Stock Exchange
0.450% Notes due 2026
 
GIS 26
 
New York Stock Exchange
1.500% Notes due 2027
 
GIS 27
 
New York Stock Exchange
3.907% Notes due 2029
GIS 29
New York Stock Exchange
3.650% Notes due 2030
GIS 30A
New York Stock Exchange
3.850% Notes due 2034
GIS 34
New York Stock Exchange
________________
Indicate
 
by
 
check
 
mark
 
whether
 
the
 
registrant
 
(1)
 
has
 
filed
 
all
 
reports
 
required
 
to
 
be
 
filed
 
by
 
Section
 
13
 
or
 
15(d)
 
of
 
the
 
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
 
during the preceding 12
 
months (or for such shorter
 
period that the registrant
 
was required to file such
 
reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
Yes
 
No
Indicate
 
by
 
check
 
mark
 
whether
 
the
 
registrant
 
has
 
submitted
 
electronically
 
every
 
Interactive
 
Data
 
File
 
required
 
to
 
be
 
submitted
pursuant to Rule 405
 
of Regulation S-T (§
 
232.405 of this chapter) during
 
the preceding 12 months (or
 
for such shorter period that
 
the
registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes
 
 
No
Indicate
 
by
 
check
 
mark
 
whether
 
the
 
registrant
 
is
 
a
 
large
 
accelerated
 
filer,
 
an
 
accelerated
 
filer,
 
a
 
non-accelerated
 
filer,
 
a
 
smaller
reporting
 
company,
 
or
 
an
 
emerging
 
growth
 
company.
 
See
 
the
 
definitions
 
of
 
“large
 
accelerated
 
filer,”
 
“accelerated
 
filer,”
 
“smaller
reporting company,” and
 
“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
 
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
 
If
 
an
 
emerging
 
growth
 
company,
 
indicate
 
by
 
check
 
mark
 
if
 
the
 
registrant
 
has
 
elected
 
not
 
to
 
use
 
the
 
extended
 
transition
 
period
 
for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
 
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined
 
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
 
No
Number
 
of
 
shares
 
of
 
Common
 
Stock
 
outstanding
 
as
 
of
 
March
 
12,
 
2025:
547,600,534
 
(excluding
207,012,794
 
shares
 
held
 
in
 
the
treasury).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
PART
 
I.
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
 
Financial Statements.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited) (In Millions, Except per Share Data)
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Net sales
$
4,842.2
$
5,099.2
$
14,930.4
$
15,143.3
Cost of sales
3,203.1
3,391.8
9,671.4
9,899.5
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
844.4
790.9
2,551.5
2,460.7
Divestiture gain
(95.9)
-
(95.9)
-
Restructuring, impairment, and other exit (recoveries) costs
(0.8)
5.8
2.6
130.6
Operating profit
891.4
910.7
2,800.8
2,652.5
Benefit plan non-service income
(13.9)
(18.6)
(41.6)
(55.7)
Interest, net
136.3
121.7
384.5
356.5
Earnings before income taxes and after-tax earnings
 
from
 
joint ventures
769.0
807.6
2,457.9
2,351.7
Income taxes
152.4
149.3
504.6
458.5
After-tax earnings from joint ventures
14.4
18.0
63.6
65.7
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to
 
noncontrolling interests
631.0
676.3
2,016.9
1,958.9
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
5.4
6.2
15.7
19.8
Net earnings attributable to General Mills
$
625.6
$
670.1
$
2,001.2
$
1,939.1
Earnings per share – basic
$
1.14
$
1.18
$
3.60
$
3.35
Earnings per share – diluted
$
1.12
$
1.17
$
3.57
$
3.33
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited) (In Millions)
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to
 
noncontrolling interests
$
631.0
$
676.3
$
2,016.9
$
1,958.9
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation
6.2
2.4
(26.9)
(38.0)
Other fair value changes:
Hedge derivatives
1.1
(6.9)
4.3
(7.3)
Reclassification to earnings:
Foreign currency translation
33.9
-
33.9
-
Hedge derivatives
(3.0)
(0.1)
(1.3)
(2.3)
Amortization of losses and prior service costs
11.2
9.1
34.5
27.4
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
49.4
4.5
44.5
(20.2)
Total comprehensive
 
income
 
680.4
680.8
2,061.4
1,938.7
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling
 
interests
5.4
6.0
14.9
20.0
Comprehensive income attributable to General Mills (In Millions, Except Par Value)
$
675.0
$
674.8
$
2,046.5
$
1,918.7
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Feb. 23, 2025
May 26, 2024
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
521.3
$
418.0
Receivables
1,791.0
1,696.2
Inventories
1,811.6
1,898.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
401.9
568.5
Assets held for sale
730.2
-
Total current
 
assets
5,256.0
4,580.9
Land, buildings, and equipment
3,460.5
3,863.9
Goodwill
15,518.7
14,750.7
Other intangible assets
7,059.0
6,979.9
Other assets
1,412.0
1,294.5
Total assets
$
32,706.2
$
31,469.9
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
3,692.3
$
3,987.8
Current portion of long-term debt
1,941.0
1,614.1
Notes payable
406.7
11.8
Other current liabilities
1,815.7
1,419.4
Liabilities held for sale
20.5
-
Total current
 
liabilities
7,876.2
7,033.1
Long-term debt
11,839.6
11,304.2
Deferred income taxes
2,263.9
2,200.6
Other liabilities
1,213.9
1,283.5
Total liabilities
23,193.6
21,821.4
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock,
754.6
 
shares issued, $
0.10
 
par value
75.5
75.5
Additional paid-in capital
1,194.9
1,227.0
Retained earnings
21,636.0
20,971.8
Common stock in treasury,
 
at cost, shares of
207.1
 
and
195.5
(11,168.8)
(10,357.9)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(2,474.4)
(2,519.7)
Total stockholders’
 
equity
9,263.2
9,396.7
Noncontrolling interests
249.4
251.8
Total equity
9,512.6
9,648.5
Total liabilities and equity
$
32,706.2
$
31,469.9
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
 
Consolidated Statements of Total
 
Equity
GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited) (In Millions, Except per Share Data)
Quarter Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Total equity,
 
beginning balance
$
9,449.2
$
9,631.9
Common stock,
1
 
billion shares authorized, $
0.10
 
par value
754.6
75.5
754.6
75.5
Additional paid-in capital:
Beginning balance
1,182.0
1,201.8
Stock compensation plans
(9.6)
(11.1)
Unearned compensation related to stock unit awards
2.3
1.8
Earned compensation
20.2
17.8
Ending balance
1,194.9
1,210.3
Retained earnings:
Beginning balance
21,340.3
20,080.9
Net earnings attributable to General Mills
625.6
670.1
Cash dividends declared ($
0.60
 
and $
0.59
 
per share)
(329.9)
(334.3)
Ending balance
21,636.0
20,416.7
Common stock in treasury:
Beginning balance
(202.4)
(10,873.3)
(185.7)
(9,677.4)
Shares purchased, including excise tax of $
2.9
 
and
 
$
2.8
 
million
(4.8)
(304.4)
(4.7)
(303.1)
Stock compensation plans
0.1
8.9
0.3
12.1
Ending balance
(207.1)
(11,168.8)
(190.1)
(9,968.4)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Beginning balance
(2,523.8)
(2,302.0)
Comprehensive income
49.4
4.7
Ending balance
(2,474.4)
(2,297.3)
Noncontrolling interests:
Beginning balance
248.5
253.1
Comprehensive income
5.4
6.0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders
(4.5)
(4.6)
Ending balance
249.4
254.5
Total equity,
 
ending balance
$
9,512.6
$
9,691.3
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
Consolidated Statements of Total
 
Equity
GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited) (In Millions, Except per Share Data)
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Total equity,
 
beginning balance
$
9,648.5
$
10,700.0
Common stock,
1
 
billion shares authorized, $
0.10
 
par value
754.6
75.5
754.6
75.5
Additional paid-in capital:
Beginning balance
1,227.0
1,222.4
Stock compensation plans
(18.9)
(10.3)
Unearned compensation related to stock unit awards
(79.4)
(78.1)
Earned compensation
66.2
76.3
Ending balance
1,194.9
1,210.3
Retained earnings:
Beginning balance
20,971.8
19,838.6
Net earnings attributable to General Mills
2,001.2
1,939.1
Cash dividends declared ($
2.40
 
and $
2.36
 
per share)
(1,337.0)
(1,361.0)
Ending balance
21,636.0
20,416.7
Common stock in treasury:
Beginning balance
(195.5)
(10,357.9)
(168.0)
(8,410.0)
Shares purchased, including excise tax of $
7.7
 
and
 
 
$
15.0
 
million
(13.5)
(909.6)
(23.5)
(1,616.6)
Stock compensation plans
1.9
98.7
1.4
58.2
Ending balance
(207.1)
(11,168.8)
(190.1)
(9,968.4)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Beginning balance
(2,519.7)
(2,276.9)
Comprehensive income (loss)
45.3
(20.4)
Ending balance
(2,474.4)
(2,297.3)
Noncontrolling interests:
Beginning balance
251.8
250.4
Comprehensive income
14.9
20.0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders
(17.3)
(16.6)
Change in ownership interest
-
0.7
Ending balance
249.4
254.5
Total equity,
 
ending balance
$
9,512.6
$
9,691.3
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Unaudited) (In Millions)
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Cash Flows - Operating Activities
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
2,016.9
$
1,958.9
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
403.4
412.2
After-tax earnings from joint ventures
(63.6)
(65.7)
Distributions of earnings from joint ventures
30.9
31.4
Stock-based compensation
67.1
76.7
Deferred income taxes
(13.5)
(85.5)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions
(23.0)
(20.0)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan costs
(9.9)
(20.2)
Divestiture gain
(95.9)
-
Restructuring, impairment, and other exit (recoveries) costs
(3.4)
119.7
Changes in current assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of
 
 
acquisitions and divestitures
55.8
(9.6)
Other, net
(58.2)
41.0
Net cash provided by operating activities
2,306.6
2,438.9
Cash Flows - Investing Activities
Purchases of land, buildings, and equipment
(405.1)
(485.6)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired
(1,417.3)
(25.5)
Proceeds from divestiture
241.8
-
Investments in affiliates, net
6.6
(1.5)
Proceeds from disposal of land, buildings, and equipment
1.0
0.2
Other, net
(5.6)
4.8
Net cash used by investing activities
(1,578.6)
(507.6)
Cash Flows - Financing Activities
Change in notes payable
397.0
654.5
Issuance of long-term debt
1,500.0
1,000.0
Payment of long-term debt
(500.0)
(900.0)
Proceeds from common stock issued on exercised options
38.4
11.1
Purchases of common stock for treasury
(901.9)
(1,601.6)
Dividends paid
(1,008.4)
(1,028.0)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders
(17.3)
(16.6)
Other, net
(117.5)
(47.0)
Net cash used by financing activities
(609.7)
(1,927.6)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(15.0)
(0.6)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
103.3
3.1
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year
418.0
585.5
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
$
521.3
$
588.6
Cash Flows from changes in current assets and liabilities, excluding
 
the effects of
 
 
acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables
$
(95.7)
$
(83.8)
Inventories
59.5
347.8
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
139.6
269.4
Accounts payable
(136.7)
(543.7)
Other current liabilities
89.1
0.7
Changes in current assets and liabilities The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of General Mills, Inc. (we, us, our, General Mills, or the Company) have been
$
55.8
$
(9.6)
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
GENERAL MILLS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
(1) Background
prepared in
 
accordance with
 
accounting principles
 
generally accepted
 
in the
 
United States
 
(GAAP) for
 
interim financial
 
information
and with
 
the rules
 
and regulations
 
for reporting
 
on Form
 
10-Q. Accordingly,
 
they do
 
not include
 
certain information
 
and disclosures
required
 
for
 
comprehensive
 
financial
 
statements.
 
In
 
the
 
opinion
 
of
 
management,
 
all
 
adjustments
 
considered
 
necessary
 
for
 
a
 
fair
presentation have
 
been included
 
and are
 
of a
 
normal recurring
 
nature, including
 
the elimination
 
of all
 
intercompany transactions
 
and
any
 
noncontrolling
 
interests’
 
share
 
of
 
those
 
transactions.
 
Operating
 
results
 
for
 
the
 
fiscal
 
quarter
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
are
 
not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending
 
May 25, 2025.
 
These
 
statements
 
should
 
be
 
read
 
in
 
conjunction
 
with
 
the
 
Consolidated
 
Financial
 
Statements
 
and
 
footnotes
 
included
 
in
 
our
 
Annual
Report on Form
 
10-K for the fiscal
 
year ended May
 
26, 2024. The
 
accounting policies used
 
in preparing these
 
Consolidated Financial
Statements are the same as those described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial
 
Statements in that Form 10-K.
Certain terms used throughout this report are defined in the “Glossary” section
 
below.
 
(2) Acquisitions and Divestitures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
During
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
we
 
acquired
 
NX
 
Pet
 
Holding,
 
Inc.,
 
representing
 
Whitebridge
 
Pet
 
Brands’
 
North
 
American
premium cat feeding
 
and pet treating
 
business, for a
 
purchase price of
 
$
1.4
 
billion (Whitebridge Pet
 
Brands acquisition). We
 
financed
the
 
transaction
 
with
 
cash
 
on
 
hand.
 
We
 
consolidated
 
Whitebridge
 
Pet
 
Brands
 
into
 
our
 
Consolidated
 
Balance
 
Sheets
 
and
 
recorded
goodwill
 
of
 
$
1,087.4
 
million,
 
an
 
indefinite-lived
 
intangible
 
asset
 
for
 
the
Tiki
 
Pets
 
brand
 
totaling
 
$
289.0
 
million,
 
and
 
a
 
finite-lived
customer relationship
 
asset of $
31.0
 
million. The goodwill
 
is included in
 
the North America
 
Pet segment and
 
is not deductible
 
for tax
purposes. The pro forma
 
effects of this acquisition were
 
not material. We
 
have conducted a preliminary assessment
 
of the fair value of
the acquired
 
assets and
 
liabilities of
 
the business
 
and we
 
are continuing
 
our review
 
of these
 
items during
 
the measurement
 
period. If
new
 
information
 
is
 
obtained
 
about
 
facts
 
and
 
circumstances
 
that
 
existed
 
at
 
the
 
acquisition
 
date,
 
the
 
acquisition
 
accounting
 
will
 
be
revised
 
to
 
reflect
 
the
 
resulting
 
adjustments
 
to
 
current
 
estimates
 
of
 
those
 
items.
 
The
 
consolidated
 
results
 
are
 
reported
 
in
 
our
 
North
America Pet operating segment on a one-month lag.
During
 
the
 
second
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
we
 
entered
 
into
 
definitive
 
agreements
 
to
 
sell
 
our
 
North
 
American
 
yogurt
 
businesses
 
to
affiliates of Groupe Lactalis S.A. (Lactalis) and
 
Sodiaal International (Sodiaal) for approximately $
2.1
 
billion. During the third quarter
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
we
 
completed
 
the
 
sale
 
of
 
our
 
Canada
 
yogurt
 
business
 
to
 
Sodiaal
 
and
 
recorded
 
a
 
pre-tax
 
gain
 
of
 
$
95.9
 
million.
 
We
expect
 
to
 
close
 
the
 
sale of
 
our
 
United
 
States yog
 
urt
 
business
 
to
 
Lactalis
 
in
 
calendar
 
year
 
2025,
 
subject
 
to
 
regulatory
 
approvals
 
and
other customary
 
closing conditions.
 
We
 
have classified
 
all assets
 
and liabilities
 
associated
 
with our
 
United States
 
yogurt business
 
as
held for sale in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 23, 2025.
The components of assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale are as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Inventories
$
52.4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
15.1
Land, buildings, and equipment
224.3
Goodwill
252.6
Other intangible assets
160.7
Other assets
25.1
Assets held for sale
$
730.2
Other current liabilities
$
8.8
Other liabilities
11.7
Liabilities held for sale
$
20.5
 
 
 
 
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we acquired a pet food business in Europe for a purchase price of $ purposes.
434.1
 
million, net of
 
cash
acquired.
 
During
 
the
 
first
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
we
 
paid
 
$
7.7
 
million
 
related
 
to
 
a
 
purchase
 
price
 
holdback
 
after
 
certain
 
closing
conditions
 
were
 
met.
We
financed
 
the
 
transaction
 
with
 
cash
 
on
 
hand.
 
We
 
consolidated
 
the
 
business
 
into
 
our
 
Consolidated
 
Balance
Sheets
 
and
 
recorded
 
goodwill
 
of
 
$
317.5
 
million,
 
an
 
indefinite-lived
 
brand
 
intangible
 
asset
 
of
 
$
118.4
 
million
 
and
 
a
 
finite-lived
customer
 
relationship
 
asset
 
of
 
$
14.2
 
million.
 
The
 
goodwill
 
is
 
included
 
in
 
the
 
International
 
segment
 
and
 
is
 
not
 
deductible
 
for
 
tax
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
The pro forma effects of this acquisition were not material. We have conducted a preliminary assessment of the fair value of
the acquired
 
assets and
 
liabilities of
 
the business
 
and we
 
are continuing
 
our review
 
of these
 
items during
 
the measurement
 
period. If
new
 
information
 
is
 
obtained
 
about
 
facts
 
and
 
circumstances
 
that
 
existed
 
at
 
the
 
acquisition
 
date,
 
the
 
acquisition
 
accounting
 
will
 
be
revised
 
to
 
reflect
 
the
 
resulting
 
adjustments
 
to
 
current
 
estimates
 
of
 
those
 
items.
 
The
 
consolidated
 
results
 
are
 
reported
 
in
 
our
International operating segment on a one-month lag beginning in
 
fiscal 2025.
 
(3) Restructuring, Impairment, and Other Exit Costs
Restructuring and impairment charges were
 
as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
(Recoveries) charges associated with restructuring actions
 
previously announced
$
(0.6)
$
5.9
$
3.6
$
30.5
Goodwill impairment
-
-
-
117.1
Total
 
$
(0.6)
$
5.9
$
3.6
$
147.6
In the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February
 
23, 2025,
 
we did
 
not undertake
 
any new
 
restructuring actions.
 
We
 
recorded a
 
$
0.6
 
million
net
 
recovery
 
of restructuring
 
charges
 
in
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal
 
2025
 
and
 
$
3.6
 
million
 
of restructuring
 
charges
 
in
 
the nine-month
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
related
 
to
 
restructuring
 
actions
 
previously
 
announced.
 
We
 
recorded
 
$
5.9
 
million
 
of
 
restructuring
charges
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2024
 
and
 
$
30.5
 
million
 
of
 
restructuring
 
charges
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
25,
2024, related to restructuring actions previously announced.
 
We expect these
 
actions to be completed by the end of fiscal 2026.
We
 
paid
 
net
 
$
7.0
 
million
 
of
 
cash
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
related
 
to
 
restructuring
 
actions.
 
We
 
paid
 
net
$
27.9
 
million of cash in the same period of fiscal 2024.
In the second
 
quarter of fiscal
 
2024, we recorded
 
a $
117.1
 
million non-cash goodwill
 
impairment charge
 
related to our Latin
 
America
reporting unit. See Note 4 for additional information.
Restructuring and
 
impairment (recoveries)
 
charges and
 
project-related costs
 
are recorded
 
in our
 
Consolidated Statements
 
of Earnings
as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Restructuring, impairment, and other exit (recoveries) costs
$
(0.8)
$
5.8
$
2.6
$
130.6
Cost of sales
0.2
0.1
1.0
17.0
Total restructuring
 
and impairment (recoveries) charges
$
(0.6)
$
5.9
$
3.6
$
147.6
Project-related costs classified in cost of sales
$
0.2
$
0.5
$
0.4
$
1.6
 
(4) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The components of goodwill and other intangible assets are as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
May 26, 2024
Goodwill
$
15,518.7
$
14,750.7
Other intangible assets:
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Brands and other indefinite-lived intangibles
6,792.1
6,728.6
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Customer relationships and other finite-lived intangibles
418.4
402.2
Less accumulated amortization
(151.5)
(150.9)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
266.9
251.3
Other intangible assets
7,059.0
6,979.9
Total
$
22,577.7
$
21,730.6
Based on the
 
carrying value of
 
finite-lived intangible assets
 
as of February
 
23, 2025, annual amortization
 
expense for each of
 
the next
five fiscal years is estimated to be approximately $ The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the nine-month period ended February 23, 2025, were as follows:
20
 
million.
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Millions
North
America
Retail
North
America
Pet
North
America
Foodservice
International
(a)
Corporate
and Joint
Ventures
Total
Balance as of May 26, 2024
$
6,541.9
$
6,062.8
$
805.5
$
917.1
$
423.4
$
14,750.7
Acquisition
-
1,087.4
-
-
-
1,087.4
Divestiture
(14.6)
-
-
-
-
(14.6)
Reclassified to assets held
 
for sale
(202.6)
-
(50.0)
-
-
(252.6)
Other activity, primarily
 
 
foreign currency translation
(4.9)
-
-
(33.1)
(14.2)
(52.2)
Balance as of Feb. 23, 2025
$
6,319.8
$
7,150.2
$
755.5
$
884.0
$
409.2
$
15,518.7
 
 
(a)
The carrying amounts of goodwill within the International segment as of
 
May 26, 2024, and February 23, 2025, were net of
accumulated impairment losses of $
117.1
 
million. For additional information, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
 
ended May 26, 2024.
The changes in the carrying amount of other intangible assets during the nine-month
 
period ended February 23, 2025, were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Millions
Total
Balance as of May 26, 2024
$
6,979.9
Acquisition
320.0
Divestiture
(44.4)
Reclassified to assets held for sale
(160.7)
Other activity, primarily
 
foreign currency translation and amortization
(35.8)
Balance as of Feb. 23, 2025
$
7,059.0
Our
 
annual
 
goodwill
 
and
 
indefinite-lived
 
intangible
 
assets
 
impairment
 
test
 
was
 
performed
 
on
 
the
 
first
 
day
 
of
 
the
 
second
 
quarter
 
of
fiscal
 
2025,
 
and
 
we
 
determined
 
there
 
was
no
 
impairment
 
of
 
our
 
intangible
 
assets
 
as
 
their
 
related
 
fair
 
values
 
were
 
substantially
 
in
excess of the
 
carrying values,
 
except for
 
the
Uncle Toby’s
 
brand intangible
 
asset. In addition,
 
while having
 
significant coverage
 
as of
our
 
fiscal
 
2025
 
assessment
 
date,
 
the
Progresso
,
Nudges
,
True
 
Chews
,
 
and
Kitano
 
brand
 
intangible
 
assets
 
had
 
risk
 
of
 
decreasing
coverage. We will continue
 
to monitor these businesses for potential impairment.
 
(5) Inventories
The components of inventories were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
May 26, 2024
Finished goods
$
1,801.5
$
1,827.7
Raw materials and packaging
447.2
500.5
Grain
106.2
111.1
Excess of FIFO over LIFO cost
(543.3)
(541.1)
Total
$
1,811.6
$
1,898.2
In addition, we had $
52.4
 
million of inventories classified as held for sale as of February 23, 2025.
 
(6) Risk Management Activities
 
Many commodities we
 
use in the
 
production and distribution
 
of our products
 
are exposed to
 
market price risks.
We
utilize derivatives
to manage price risk for our principal
 
ingredients and energy costs, including
 
grains (oats, wheat, and corn), oils
 
(principally soybean),
dairy products, natural
 
gas, and diesel fuel.
 
Our primary objective
 
when entering into
 
these derivative contracts
 
is to achieve
 
certainty
with
 
regard
 
to
 
the
 
future
 
price
 
of
 
commodities
 
purchased
 
for
 
use
 
in
 
our
 
supply
 
chain.
We
manage
 
our
 
exposures
 
through
 
a
combination of purchase orders, long-term
 
contracts with suppliers, exchange-traded
 
futures and options, and over-the-counter
 
options
and swaps.
We
offset
 
our exposures
 
based on
 
current and
 
projected market
 
conditions and
 
generally seek
 
to acquire
 
the inputs
 
at as
close as possible to or below our planned cost.
 
13
We
 
use derivatives
 
to manage
 
our exposure
 
to changes
 
in commodity
 
prices. We
 
do not
 
perform the
 
assessments required
 
to achieve
hedge
 
accounting
 
for
 
commodity
 
derivative
 
positions.
 
Accordingly,
 
the
 
changes
 
in
 
the
 
values
 
of
 
these
 
derivatives
 
are
 
recorded
currently in cost of sales in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Although we do
 
not meet the
 
criteria for
 
cash flow hedge
 
accounting, we believe
 
that these instruments
 
are effective
 
in achieving our
objective of providing certainty
 
in the future price of commodities purchased
 
for use in our supply chain.
 
Accordingly, for
 
purposes of
measuring
 
segment
 
operating
 
performance,
 
these
 
gains
 
and
 
losses
 
are
 
reported
 
in
 
unallocated
 
corporate
 
items
 
outside
 
of
 
segment
operating results
 
until such time
 
that the exposure
 
we are managing
 
affects earnings.
 
At that time,
 
we reclassify
 
the gain or
 
loss from
unallocated
 
corporate
 
items
 
to
 
segment
 
operating
 
profit,
 
allowing
 
our
 
operating
 
segments
 
to
 
realize
 
the
 
economic
 
effects
 
of
 
the
derivative without experiencing any resulting mark-to-market volatility,
 
which remains in unallocated corporate items.
 
Unallocated corporate items for the quarters and nine-month periods ended
 
February 23, 2025, and February 25, 2024, included:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Net gain (loss) on mark-to-market valuation of certain
 
 
commodity positions
$
16.0
$
(24.5)
$
(18.3)
$
(34.3)
Net loss on commodity positions reclassified from
 
 
unallocated corporate items to segment operating profit
7.3
11.7
43.6
29.5
Net mark-to-market revaluation of certain grain inventories
(0.1)
(12.9)
(1.5)
(1.1)
Net mark-to-market valuation of certain commodity
 
 
positions recognized in unallocated corporate items
$
23.2
$
(25.7)
$
23.8
$
(5.9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As
 
of
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
the
 
net
 
notional
 
value
 
of
 
commodity
 
derivatives
 
was
 
$
266.2
 
million,
 
of
 
which
 
$
172.2
 
million
 
related
 
to
agricultural inputs and
 
$
94.0
 
million related to
 
energy inputs. These
 
contracts relate to
 
inputs that generally
 
will be utilized
 
within the
next
12
 
months.
We
 
also have net
 
investments in
 
foreign subsidiaries
 
that are denominated
 
in euros. As
 
of February
 
23, 2025, we
 
hedged a portion
 
of
these investments with €
3,990.4
 
million of euro-denominated bonds.
During the
 
second quarter of
 
fiscal 2025, in
 
advance of planned
 
debt financing,
 
we entered into
 
$
350.0
 
million of treasury
 
locks. The
treasury locks were terminated during the second quarter
 
of fiscal 2025, in conjunction with the Company’s
 
issuance of $
750.0
 
million
of
 
fixed-rate
 
notes
 
due
January 30, 2035
.
 
Upon
 
termination,
 
a
 
gain
 
of $
0.1
 
million
 
was recognized
 
in AOCI
 
and
 
will be
 
amortized
through interest expense over the respective term of the debt.
During the
 
second quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, we
 
entered into
 
a $
750.0
 
million notional
 
amount interest
 
rate swap
 
to convert
 
our $
750.0
million of fixed-rate notes due
January 30, 2030
, to a floating rate.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, our
 
$
500.0
 
million notional amount interest rate swap to convert
 
our $
500.0
 
million of fixed-
rate notes due
November 18, 2025
 
to a floating
 
rate was called
 
by the counterparty
 
prior to the
 
maturity date. The
 
previously existing
swap was designated
 
as a fair value
 
hedge, and concurrent
 
with the swap
 
being called, we
 
ceased recording
 
market value adjustments
to the associated hedged debt.
During the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal 2024,
 
in advance
 
of our
 
$
500.0
 
million debt
 
issuance, we
 
entered into
 
and settled
 
$
250.0
 
million of
treasury locks, resulting in a gain of $
0.3
 
million.
 
The
 
fair
 
values
 
of
 
the
 
derivative
 
positions
 
used
 
in
 
our
 
risk
 
management
 
activities
 
and
 
other
 
assets
 
recorded
 
at
 
fair
 
value
 
were
 
not
material as of February 23, 2025,
 
and were Level 1 or Level 2 assets and
 
liabilities in the fair value hierarchy.
 
We did
 
not significantly
change our valuation techniques from prior periods.
 
We
 
offer
 
certain
 
suppliers
 
access
 
to
 
third-party
 
services
 
that
 
allow
 
them
 
to
 
view
 
our
 
scheduled
 
payments
 
online.
 
The
 
third-party
services also
 
allow suppliers
 
to finance
 
advances on
 
our scheduled
 
payments at
 
the sole
 
discretion of
 
the supplier
 
and the third
 
party.
We
 
have no
 
economic interest
 
in these
 
financing arrangements
 
and no
 
direct relationship
 
with the
 
suppliers, the
 
third parties,
 
or any
financial institutions
 
concerning these
 
services, including
 
not providing
 
any form
 
of guarantee
 
and not
 
pledging assets
 
as security
 
to
the third
 
parties or
 
financial institutions.
 
All of
 
our accounts
 
payable remain
 
as obligations
 
to our
 
suppliers as
 
stated in
 
our supplier
agreements. As of February
 
23, 2025, $
1,424.9
 
million of our total accounts
 
payable were payable to
 
suppliers who utilize these third-
party services.
 
As of
 
May 26,
 
2024, $
1,404.4
million of our total accounts payable were payable to suppliers who utilize these third-The components of notes payable were as follows:
party services.
 
14
 
(7) Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb. 23, 2025
May 26, 2024
In Millions
Notes Payable
Weighted-
Average
Interest Rate
Notes Payable
Weighted-
Average
Interest Rate
U.S. commercial paper
$
403.0
4.4
%
$
-
-
%
Financial institutions
3.7
4.3
11.8
8.8
Total
$
406.7
4.4
%
$
11.8
8.8
%
To ensure availability
 
of funds, we maintain bank credit lines and have commercial paper programs
 
available to us in the United States
and Europe.
The following table details the fee-paid committed and uncommitted credit
 
lines we had available as of February 23, 2025:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Billions
Facility
 
Amount
Borrowed
Amount
Committed credit facility expiring October 2029
$
2.7
$
-
Uncommitted credit facilities
0.7
-
Total committed
 
and uncommitted credit facilities
$
3.4
$
-
In
 
the
 
second
 
quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025,
 
we
 
entered
 
into
 
a
 
$
2.7
 
billion
 
fee-paid
 
committed
 
credit
 
facility
 
that
 
is
 
scheduled
 
to
 
expire
 
in
October 2029
. Concurrent with the execution of this credit facility,
 
we terminated our existing $
2.7
 
billion credit facility.
 
The
 
credit
 
facilities
 
contain
 
covenants,
 
including
 
a
 
requirement
 
to
 
maintain
 
a
 
fixed
 
charge
 
coverage
 
ratio
 
of
 
at
 
least
2.5
 
times.
We
were in compliance with all credit facility covenants as of February 23, 2025.
Long-Term
 
Debt
 
The
 
fair
 
values
 
and
 
carrying
 
amounts
 
of
 
long-term
 
debt,
 
including
 
the
 
current
 
portion,
 
were
 
$
13,233.5
 
and
 
$
13,780.6
 
million,
respectively,
 
as of
 
February
 
23,
 
2025.
 
The
 
fair value
 
of long-term
 
debt
 
was estimated
 
using
 
market quotations
 
and
 
discounted
 
cash
flows based
 
on our
 
current incremental
 
borrowing rates
 
for similar
 
types of
 
instruments. Long
 
-term debt
 
is a
 
Level 2
 
liability in
 
the
fair value hierarchy.
 
In the third
 
quarter of fiscal 2025,
 
we repaid $
500.0
 
million of
5.241
 
percent fixed-rate notes
 
due
November 18, 2025
, using proceeds
from the issuance of commercial paper.
In the second quarter of
 
fiscal 2025, we issued $
750.0
 
million of
4.875
 
percent fixed-rate notes due
January 30, 2030
. We
 
used the net
proceeds to fund the Whitebridge Pet Brands acquisition.
In the second
 
quarter of fiscal
 
2025, we issued
 
$
750.0
 
million of
5.25
 
percent fixed-rate notes
 
due
January 30, 2035
. We
 
used the net
proceeds to fund the Whitebridge Pet Brands acquisition.
 
In the
 
second quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, we
 
issued €
250.0
 
million of
 
floating-rate notes
 
due
April 22, 2026
. We
 
used the
 
net proceeds
 
to
repay €
250.0
 
million of floating-rate notes due
November 8, 2024
.
 
In the
 
second quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, we
 
issued €
500.0
 
million of
 
floating-rate notes
 
due
October 22, 2026
. We
 
used the
 
net proceeds
to repay €
500.0
 
million of floating-rate notes due
November 8, 2024
.
 
In the
 
fourth quarter
 
of fiscal 2024,
 
we issued €
500.0
 
million of
3.65
 
percent fixed-rate
 
notes due
October 23, 2030
. We
 
used the
 
net
proceeds for general corporate purposes.
In
 
the fourth
 
quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2024,
 
we issued
 
500.0
 
million
 
of
3.85
 
percent
 
fixed-rate notes
 
due
April 23, 2034
.
 
We
 
used
 
the net
proceeds for general corporate purposes.
In
 
the
 
third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
we
 
issued
 
$
500.0
 
million
 
of
4.7
 
percent
 
fixed-rate
 
notes due
January 30, 2027
. We
 
used
 
the
 
net
proceeds to repay $
500.0
 
million of
3.65
 
percent fixed-rate notes due
February 15, 2024
.
 
 
 
15
In the second
 
quarter of fiscal 2024,
 
we issued €
250.0
 
million of floating-rate
 
notes due
November 8, 2024
. We
 
used the net proceeds
to repay €
250.0
 
million of floating-rate notes due
November 10, 2023
.
 
In the
 
second quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2024, we
 
issued $
500.0
 
million of
5.5
 
percent fixed-rate
 
notes due
October 17, 2028
. We
 
used the
 
net
proceeds to repay $
400.0
 
million of floating-rate notes due
October 17, 2023
, and for general corporate purposes.
 
In the first
 
quarter of fiscal
 
2024, we issued
 
500.0
 
million of floating-rate
 
notes due
November 8, 2024
. We
 
used the net proceeds
 
to
repay €
500.0
 
million of floating-rate notes due
July 27, 2023
.
Certain of
 
our long-term
 
debt agreements
 
contain restrictive
 
covenants.
As of February 23, 2025, we were in compliance with all of
these covenants.
 
(8) Noncontrolling Interests
The
 
third-party
 
holder
 
of
 
the
 
General
 
Mills
 
Cereals,
 
LLC
 
(GMC)
 
Class A
 
Interests
 
receives
 
quarterly
 
preferred
 
distributions
 
from
available net
 
income based
 
on the application
 
of a
 
floating preferred
 
return rate
 
to the
 
holder’s capital
 
account balance
 
established in
the
 
most
 
recent
 
mark-to-market
 
valuation
 
(currently
 
$
251.5
 
million).
 
On
 
June
 
1,
 
2024,
 
the
 
floating
 
preferred
 
return
 
rate
 
on
 
GMC’s
Class A Interests was reset to the sum of the
three-month Term SOFR
 
plus
261
 
basis points. The preferred return rate is adjusted
 
every
three years
 
through a negotiated agreement with the Class A Interest holder or through a remarketing
 
auction.
Our noncontrolling interests contain restrictive covenants. As of February 23, 2025, we were in compliance with all of these
covenants.
 
(9) Stockholders’ Equity
 
The following tables provide details of total comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Quarter Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
General Mills
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
General Mills
Noncontrolling
Interests
In Millions
Pretax
Tax
Net
Net
Pretax
Tax
Net
Net
Net earnings, including earnings
 
 
attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
$
625.6
$
5.4
$
670.1
$
6.2
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation
$
2.5
$
3.7
6.2
-
$
10.7
$
(8.1)
2.6
(0.2)
Other fair value changes:
Hedge derivatives
2.3
(1.2)
1.1
-
(8.8)
1.9
(6.9)
-
Reclassification to earnings:
Foreign currency translation (a)
33.9
-
33.9
-
-
-
-
-
Hedge derivatives (b)
(3.7)
0.7
(3.0)
-
(0.3)
0.2
(0.1)
-
Amortization of losses and
 
prior service costs (c)
14.1
(2.9)
11.2
-
11.5
(2.4)
9.1
-
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
49.1
$
0.3
49.4
-
$
13.1
$
(8.4)
4.7
(0.2)
Total comprehensive income
$
675.0
$
5.4
$
674.8
$
6.0
(a)
 
Loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in divestiture gain.
(b)
 
Gain reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in interest, net for interest rate swaps and in cost of sales and SG&A expenses for foreign exchange contracts.
(c)
 
Loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in benefit plan non-service income.
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine-Month Period Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
General Mills
Noncontrolling
Interests
General Mills
Noncontrolling
Interests
In Millions
Pretax
Tax
Net
Net
Pretax
Tax
Net
Net
Net earnings, including earnings
 
 
attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
$
2,001.2
$
15.7
$
1,939.1
$
19.8
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation
$
9.5
$
(35.6)
(26.1)
(0.8)
$
(43.7)
$
5.5
(38.2)
0.2
Other fair value changes:
Hedge derivatives
6.6
(2.3)
4.3
-
(9.0)
1.7
(7.3)
-
Reclassification to earnings:
Foreign currency translation (a)
33.9
-
33.9
-
-
-
-
-
Hedge derivatives (b)
(2.9)
1.6
(1.3)
-
(5.0)
2.7
(2.3)
-
Amortization of losses and
 
prior service costs (c)
43.2
(8.7)
34.5
-
34.5
(7.1)
27.4
-
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
90.3
$
(45.0)
45.3
(0.8)
$
(23.2)
$
2.8
(20.4)
0.2
Total comprehensive income
$
2,046.5
$
14.9
$
1,918.7
$
20.0
(a)
 
Loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in divestiture gain.
(b)
 
Gain reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in interest, net for interest rate swaps and in cost of sales and SG&A expenses for foreign exchange contracts.
(c)
 
Loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in benefit plan non-service income.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss balances, net of tax effects,
 
were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
May 26, 2024
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
(787.5)
$
(795.3)
Unrealized gain from hedge derivatives
3.2
0.2
Pension, other postretirement, and postemployment benefits:
Net actuarial loss
(1,760.0)
(1,806.3)
Prior service credits
69.9
81.7
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
$
(2,474.4)
$
(2,519.7)
 
(10) Stock Plans
We
have various
 
stock-based compensation
 
programs under
 
which awards,
 
including stock
 
options, restricted
 
stock, restricted
 
stock
units, and performance
 
awards, may be granted
 
to employees and non-employee
 
directors. These programs
 
and related accounting
 
are
described in Note
 
12 to the
 
Consolidated Financial
 
Statements included
 
in our Annual
 
Report on Form
 
10-K for the
 
fiscal year ended
May 26, 2024.
Compensation expense related to stock-based payments recognized
 
in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Compensation expense related to stock-based payments
$
20.5
$
18.2
$
67.1
$
76.7
Windfall tax benefits from stock-based
 
payments in income tax expense in our Consolidated Statements of Earnings
 
were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Windfall tax benefits from stock-based payments
$
1.1
$
1.2
$
5.9
$
10.1
As
 
of
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
unrecognized
 
compensation
 
expense
 
related
 
to
 
non-vested
 
stock
 
options,
 
restricted
 
stock
 
units,
 
and
performance share units was $
141.5
million. This expense will be recognized over Net cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options less shares used for withholding taxes and the intrinsic value of options exercised
22
 
months on average.
 
 
17
were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Net cash proceeds
$
38.4
$
11.1
Intrinsic value of options exercised
$
11.0
$
3.4
We
 
estimate the
 
fair value
 
of each
 
option on
 
the grant
 
date using
 
a Black-Scholes
 
option-pricing
 
model, which
 
requires us
 
to make
predictive assumptions
 
regarding future
 
stock price volatility,
 
employee exercise
 
behavior, dividend
 
yield, and
 
the forfeiture
 
rate. We
estimate our future
 
stock price volatility
 
using the historical
 
volatility over
 
the expected term
 
of the option,
 
excluding time
 
periods of
volatility we believe a marketplace participant would
 
exclude in estimating our stock price volatility.
 
We also have
 
considered, but did
not use, implied
 
volatility in our estimate,
 
because trading activity in
 
options on our stock,
 
especially those with
 
tenors of greater than
6 months, is
 
insufficient to
 
provide a reliable
 
measure of expected
 
volatility.
 
Our method of
 
selecting the other
 
valuation assumptions
is
 
explained
 
in
 
Note
 
12
 
to
 
the
 
Consolidated
 
Financial
 
Statements
 
included
 
in
 
our
 
Annual
 
Report
 
on
 
Form
 
10-K
 
for
 
the
 
fiscal
 
year
ended May 26, 2024.
The
 
estimated
 
fair
 
values
 
of
 
stock
 
options
 
granted
 
and
 
the
 
assumptions
 
used
 
for
 
the
 
Black-Scholes
 
option-pricing
 
model
 
were
 
as
follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Estimated fair values of stock options granted
 
$
13.26
$
17.47
Assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate
4.5
%
4.0
%
Expected term
8.5
years
8.5
years
Expected volatility
21.6
%
21.5
%
Dividend yield
3.8
%
2.8
%
The total grant date fair value of restricted stock unit awards that vested during
 
the period was as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Total grant date fair
 
value
$
111.3
$
91.1
 
 
18
 
(11) Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) were calculated using the following:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Net earnings attributable to General Mills
$
625.6
$
670.1
$
2,001.2
$
1,939.1
Average number
 
of common shares – basic EPS
552.6
569.5
556.6
578.6
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.8
Restricted stock units and performance share units
1.4
2.0
1.8
2.1
Average number
 
of common shares – diluted EPS
555.0
572.8
559.8
582.5
Earnings per share – basic
$
1.14
$
1.18
$
3.60
$
3.35
Earnings per share – diluted
$
1.12
$
1.17
$
3.57
$
3.33
(a)
 
Incremental
 
shares
 
from
 
stock
 
options,
 
restricted
 
stock
 
units,
 
and
 
performance
 
share
 
units
 
are
 
computed
 
by
 
the
 
treasury
 
stock
method. Stock options, restricted
 
stock units, and performance
 
share units excluded from
 
our computation of diluted
 
EPS because
they were not dilutive were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and
 
performance share units
 
5.3
4.2
4.7
2.6
 
(12) Share Repurchases
Share repurchases were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Shares of common stock
4.8
4.7
13.5
23.5
Aggregate purchase price
$
304.4
$
303.1
$
909.6
$
1,616.6
 
(13) Statements of Cash Flows
Our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows include the following:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Net cash interest payments
$
302.2
$
294.6
Net income tax payments
$
444.6
$
462.3
 
 
19
 
(14) Retirement and Postemployment Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit expense (income) are as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined Benefit
Pension Plans
Other Postretirement
 
Benefit Plans
Postemployment
Benefit Plans
Quarter Ended
Quarter Ended
Quarter Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 25,
2024
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 25,
2024
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 25,
2024
Service cost
$
12.9
$
14.5
$
1.0
$
1.1
$
1.8
$
1.8
Interest cost
76.6
74.1
5.3
5.3
1.0
1.0
Expected return on plan assets
(104.9)
(104.5)
(9.0)
(8.6)
-
-
Amortization of losses (gains)
25.0
21.6
(5.1)
(5.1)
(0.3)
-
Amortization of prior service costs (credits)
0.3
0.4
(5.5)
(5.5)
(0.3)
0.1
Other adjustments
-
-
-
-
3.0
2.6
Net expense (income)
$
9.9
$
6.1
$
(13.3)
$
(12.8)
$
5.2
$
5.5
Defined Benefit
 
Pension Plans
Other Postretirement
 
Benefit Plans
Postemployment
Benefit Plans
Nine-Month
Period Ended
Nine-Month
Period Ended
Nine-Month
Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 25,
2024
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 25,
2024
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 25,
2024
Service cost
$
38.8
$
43.1
$
3.2
$
3.5
$
5.3
$
5.5
Interest cost
230.0
222.4
15.9
16.0
3.0
3.0
Expected return on plan assets
(314.9)
(313.4)
(26.9)
(26.0)
-
-
Amortization of losses (gains)
75.0
64.6
(15.4)
(15.3)
-
(0.1)
Amortization of prior service costs (credits)
1.0
1.3
(16.6)
(16.4)
(0.8)
0.4
Other adjustments
-
-
-
-
8.1
7.8
Curtailment gain
-
(3.4)
-
-
-
-
Net expense (income)
$
29.9
$
14.6
$
(39.8)
$
(38.2)
$
15.6
$
16.6
In addition, we had $
0.9
 
million of net plan assets classified as held for sale as of February 23, 2025.
 
(15) Income Taxes
In
 
December
 
2021,
 
the
 
Organization
 
for
 
Economic
 
Cooperation
 
and
 
Development
 
(OECD)
 
established
 
a
 
framework,
 
referred
 
to
 
as
Pillar
 
2,
 
designed
 
to
 
ensure
 
large
 
multinational
 
enterprises
 
pay
 
a
 
minimum
 
15
 
percent
 
level
 
of
 
tax
 
on
 
the
 
income
 
arising
 
in
 
each
jurisdiction
 
in
 
which
 
they
 
operate.
 
Numerous
 
countries
 
have
 
already
 
enacted
 
the
 
OECD
 
model
 
rules
 
effective
 
for
 
taxable
 
years
beginning
 
after
 
December
 
31,
 
2023,
 
which
 
for
 
us
 
is
 
fiscal
 
2025.
 
There
 
was
 
no
 
material
 
impact
 
on
 
our
 
consolidated
 
financial
statements.
 
Several
 
other
 
countries
 
have
 
enacted
 
or
 
drafted
 
legislation
 
that
 
is
 
not
 
yet
 
effective
 
for
 
us,
 
and
 
we
 
do
 
not
 
expect
 
this
legislation
 
to
 
have
 
a
 
material
 
impact
 
on
 
our
 
consolidated
 
financial
 
statements.
 
We
 
will
 
continue
 
to monitor
 
for
 
new
 
legislation
 
and
guidance and evaluate potential impact on our consolidated financial
 
statements.
 
During the
 
second quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2024, we
 
received a
 
notice of
 
proposed adjustment
 
from the
 
Internal Revenue
 
Service associated
with a capital loss
 
from fiscal 2019.
 
We
 
believe that we
 
have meritorious defenses
 
against this assessment
 
and will vigorously
 
defend
our
 
position. We
 
do
 
not
 
expect
 
the
 
resolution
 
of
 
the
 
proposed
 
adjustment
 
to
 
have
 
a
 
material
 
impact
 
on
 
our
 
financial
 
position
 
or
liquidity.
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16) Business Segment and Geographic Information
We
operate
 
in
 
the
 
packaged
 
foods
 
industry.
 
Our
 
operating
 
segments
 
are
 
as
 
follows:
 
North
 
America
 
Retail,
 
International,
 
North
America Pet,
 
and North
 
America Foodservice.
 
In the
 
first quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, we
 
renamed the
 
Pet segment
 
to the
 
North America
Pet segment to reflect that pet food results outside North America are recorded in the International segment. There were no changes to Our North America Retail operating segment reflects business with a wide variety of grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership
the
 
composition
 
of
 
our
 
reportable
 
segments
 
or
 
information
 
reviewed
 
by
 
our
 
chief
 
operating
 
decision
 
maker
 
and
 
no
 
impact
 
on
 
our
historical segment operating results.
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
stores,
 
natural
 
food
 
chains,
 
drug,
 
dollar
 
and
 
discount
 
chains,
 
convenience
 
stores,
 
and
 
e-commerce
 
grocery
 
providers.
 
Our
 
product
categories
 
in
 
this
 
business
 
segment
 
include
 
ready-to-eat
 
cereals,
 
refrigerated
 
yogurt,
 
soup,
 
meal
 
kits,
 
refrigerated
 
and
 
frozen
 
dough
products,
 
dessert
 
and
 
baking
 
mixes,
 
frozen
 
pizza
 
and
 
pizza
 
snacks,
 
snack
 
bars,
 
fruit
 
snacks,
 
savory
 
snacks,
 
and
 
a
 
wide
 
variety
 
of
organic products including ready-to-eat cereal, frozen
 
and shelf-stable vegetables, meal kits, fruit snacks, and snack bars.
Our
 
International
 
operating
 
segment
 
consists
 
of
 
retail
 
and
 
foodservice
 
businesses
 
outside
 
of
 
the
 
United
 
States
 
and
 
Canada.
 
Our
product categories include super-premium
 
ice cream and frozen desserts, meal kits, salty snacks,
 
snack bars, dessert and baking mixes,
shelf-stable
 
vegetables,
 
and
 
pet
 
food
 
products.
 
We
 
also
 
sell
 
super-premium
 
ice
 
cream
 
and
 
frozen
 
desserts
 
directly
 
to
 
consumers
through owned
 
retail shops. Our
 
International segment
 
also includes products
 
manufactured in
 
the United States
 
for export, mainly
 
to
Caribbean and Latin American markets, as well as products we
 
manufacture for sale to our international joint ventures. Revenues
 
from
export activities are reported in the region or country where the end customer
 
is located.
Our North
 
America Pet
 
operating segment
 
includes pet
 
food products
 
sold primarily
 
in the
 
United States
 
and Canada
 
in national
 
pet
superstore
 
chains,
 
e-commerce
 
retailers,
 
grocery
 
stores,
 
regional
 
pet
 
store
 
chains,
 
mass
 
merchandisers,
 
and
 
veterinary
 
clinics
 
and
hospitals.
 
Our
 
product
 
categories
 
include
 
dog
 
and
 
cat
 
food
 
(dry
 
foods,
 
wet
 
foods,
 
and
 
treats)
 
made
 
with
 
whole
 
meats,
 
fruits,
vegetables,
 
and other
 
high-quality
 
natural
 
ingredients.
 
Our tailored
 
pet product
 
offerings
 
address
 
specific dietary,
 
lifestyle,
 
and
 
life-
stage needs
 
and span
 
different product
 
types, diet
 
types, breed
 
sizes for
 
dogs, life-stages,
 
flavors, product
 
functions,
 
and textures
 
and
cuts for wet foods.
Our
 
North
 
America
 
Foodservice
 
segment
 
consists
 
of
 
foodservice
 
businesses
 
in
 
the
 
United
 
States
 
and
 
Canada.
 
Our
 
major
 
product
categories
 
in
 
our
 
North
 
America
 
Foodservice
 
operating
 
segment
 
are
 
ready-to-eat
 
cereals,
 
snacks,
 
refrigerated
 
yogurt,
 
frozen
 
meals,
unbaked and
 
fully baked
 
frozen dough products,
 
baking mixes,
 
and bakery
 
flour.
 
Many products we
 
sell are branded
 
to the consumer
and nearly
 
all are
 
branded to
 
our customers.
We
sell to
 
distributors and
 
operators in
 
many customer
 
channels including
 
foodservice,
vending, and supermarket bakeries.
Operating profit
 
for these
 
segments excludes
 
unallocated corporate
 
items, gain
 
or loss
 
on divestitures,
 
and restructuring,
 
impairment,
and other
 
exit costs.
 
Results from
 
certain businesses
 
managed by
 
our Gold
 
Medal Ventures
 
entity are
 
included within
 
corporate and
other net
 
sales and
 
unallocated corporate
 
items within
 
operating
 
profit. Unallocated
 
corporate items
 
also include
 
corporate overhead
expenses,
 
variances
 
to
 
planned
 
North
 
American
 
employee
 
benefits
 
and
 
incentives,
 
certain
 
charitable
 
contributions,
 
restructuring
initiative
 
project-related
 
costs,
 
gains
 
and
 
losses
 
on
 
corporate
 
investments,
 
and
 
other
 
items
 
that
 
are
 
not
 
part
 
of
 
our
 
measurement
 
of
segment operating performance.
 
These include gains and
 
losses arising from the
 
revaluation of certain grain
 
inventories and gains
 
and
losses
 
from
 
mark-to-market
 
valuation
 
of
 
certain
 
commodity
 
positions
 
until
 
passed
 
back
 
to
 
our
 
operating
 
segments.
 
These
 
items
affecting
 
operating
 
profit
 
are
 
centrally
 
managed
 
at
 
the
 
corporate
 
level
 
and
 
are
 
excluded
 
from
 
the
 
measure
 
of
 
segment
 
profitability
reviewed
 
by executive
 
management.
 
Under our
 
supply chain
 
organization,
 
our manufacturing,
 
warehouse,
 
and distribution
 
activities
are
 
substantially
 
integrated
 
across
 
our
 
operations
 
in
 
order
 
to
 
maximize
 
efficiency
 
and
 
productivity.
 
As
 
a
 
result,
 
fixed
 
assets
 
and
depreciation and amortization expenses are neither maintained nor available
 
by operating segment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
 
Our operating segment results were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Net sales:
North America Retail
$
3,009.1
$
3,242.1
$
9,347.2
$
9,620.1
International
651.3
680.1
2,058.9
2,079.0
North America Pet
623.7
624.5
1,795.6
1,773.7
North America Foodservice
555.3
551.7
1,721.5
1,669.7
Total segment net
 
sales
$
4,839.4
$
5,098.4
$
14,923.2
$
15,142.5
Corporate and other
2.8
0.8
7.2
0.8
Total net sales
$
4,842.2
$
5,099.2
$
14,930.4
$
15,143.3
Operating profit:
North America Retail
$
648.1
$
752.2
$
2,256.1
$
2,410.3
International
18.0
18.2
62.7
102.8
North America Pet
102.2
128.3
360.9
342.0
North America Foodservice
82.3
81.7
272.3
236.3
Total segment operating
 
profit
$
850.6
$
980.4
$
2,952.0
$
3,091.4
Unallocated corporate items
55.9
63.9
244.5
308.3
Divestiture gain
(95.9)
-
(95.9)
-
Restructuring, impairment, and other exit (recoveries) costs
(0.8)
5.8
2.6
130.6
Operating profit
$
891.4
$
910.7
$
2,800.8
$
2,652.5
Net sales for our North America Retail operating units were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
U.S. Meals & Baking Solutions
$
1,130.4
$
1,168.5
$
3,404.6
$
3,453.7
U.S. Morning Foods
846.3
940.7
2,642.1
2,725.4
U.S. Snacks
818.0
869.2
2,571.6
2,660.0
Canada
214.4
263.7
728.9
781.0
Total
$
3,009.1
$
3,242.1
$
9,347.2
$
9,620.1
Net sales by class of similar products were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Snacks
$
996.0
$
1,052.4
$
3,157.8
$
3,226.4
Cereal
762.8
843.4
2,385.4
2,438.2
Convenient meals
754.1
840.2
2,228.1
2,290.8
Dough
647.5
605.1
1,887.9
1,915.1
Pet
651.7
627.6
1,880.1
1,779.8
Baking mixes and ingredients
467.5
507.5
1,501.8
1,536.3
Yogurt
333.1
367.0
1,082.8
1,100.3
Super-premium ice cream
137.5
142.0
514.0
534.3
Other
92.0
114.0
292.5
322.1
Total
$
4,842.2
$
5,099.2
$
14,930.4
$
15,143.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22
Item 2.
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
 
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
INTRODUCTION
This
 
Management’s
 
Discussion
 
and
 
Analysis
 
of
 
Financial
 
Condition
 
and
 
Results
 
of
 
Operations
 
(MD&A)
 
should
 
be
 
read
 
in
conjunction
 
with
 
the
 
MD&A
 
included
 
in
 
our
 
Annual
 
Report
 
on
 
Form
 
10-K
 
for
 
the
 
fiscal
 
year
 
ended
 
May
 
26,
 
2024,
 
for
 
important
background
 
regarding,
 
among other
 
things, our
 
key business
 
drivers.
 
Significant
 
trademarks and
 
service marks
 
used in
 
our business
are set forth in
italics
herein. Certain terms used throughout this report are defined in the
 
“Glossary” section below.
The
 
impact
 
that
 
the
 
imposition
 
of
 
tariffs
 
and
 
changes
 
to
 
global
 
trade
 
policies
 
will have
 
on
 
our
 
consolidated
 
results
 
of operations
 
is
uncertain. We
 
expect tariffs on
 
goods imported into
 
the U.S. from
 
Canada, Mexico, and
 
China, and other
 
countries upon which
 
tariffs
may
 
be imposed,
 
to continue
 
to be
 
met with
 
retaliatory
 
tariffs
 
from
 
those countries
 
which
 
would
 
impact
 
our consolidated
 
results of
operations as we import
 
inputs required for our
 
manufacturing processes and
 
export our finished products.
 
The extent and duration
 
of
tariffs
 
and the
 
resulting impact
 
on macroeconomic
 
conditions and
 
on our
 
business are
 
uncertain and
 
may depend
 
on various
 
factors,
including
 
negotiations
 
between
 
the
 
U.S.
 
and
 
affected
 
countries,
 
retaliation
 
imposed
 
by
 
other
 
countries,
 
tariff
 
exemptions,
 
negative
sentiment
 
toward
 
U.S.
 
companies
 
and
 
products,
 
and
 
availability
 
of
 
lower
 
cost
 
inputs
 
that
 
may
 
be
 
sourced
 
domestically.
 
We
 
will
continue to evaluate the nature and extent of the impact to our business and
 
consolidated results of operations.
CONSOLIDATED
 
RESULTS
 
OF OPERATIONS
Third Quarter Results
In the third quarter of fiscal 2025,
 
net sales and organic net sales decreased
 
5 percent compared to the same period
 
last year. Operating
profit decreased
 
2 percent
 
to $891
 
million, primarily
 
driven by
 
unfavorable net
 
price realization
 
and mix,
 
a decrease
 
in contributions
from volume growth, net recoveries recorded in fiscal 2024 from
 
the fiscal 2023 voluntary recall on certain international
Häagen-Dazs
ice cream
 
products,
 
and transaction
 
costs primarily
 
related to
 
the definitive
 
agreements to
 
sell our
 
North American
 
yogurt businesses
and the Whitebridge
 
Pet Brands acquisition.
 
These impacts were partially
 
offset by a
 
divestiture gain related
 
to the sale of
 
our Canada
yogurt
 
business
 
and
 
a
 
favorable
 
change
 
in
 
the
 
mark-to-market
 
valuation
 
of
 
certain
 
commodity
 
positions
 
and
 
grain
 
inventories.
Operating profit margin
 
of 18.4 percent increased 50
 
basis points. Adjusted operating profit
 
of $801 million decreased
 
13 percent on a
constant-currency
 
basis, primarily
 
driven
 
by unfavorable
 
net price
 
realization
 
and
 
mix and
 
a decrease
 
in contributions
 
from
 
volume
growth. Adjusted
 
operating profit
 
margin decreased
 
140 basis points
 
to 16.5 percent.
 
Diluted earnings
 
per share
 
of $1.12
 
decreased 4
percent in
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2025.
 
Adjusted diluted
 
earnings per
 
share of
 
$1.00 decreased
 
15 percent
 
on a
 
constant-currency
basis
 
compared
 
to
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2024.
 
See
 
the
 
“Non-GAAP
 
Measures”
 
section
 
below
 
for
 
a
 
description
 
of
 
our
 
use
 
of
measures not defined by GAAP.
A summary of our consolidated financial results for the third quarter of
 
fiscal 2025 follows:
 
Quarter Ended Feb. 23, 2025
In millions,
except per share
Quarter Ended
Feb. 23, 2025 vs.
Feb. 25, 2024
Percent
of Net
Sales
Constant-
Currency
Growth (a)
Net sales
 
$
4,842.2
(5)
%
Operating profit
891.4
(2)
%
18.4
%
Net earnings attributable to General Mills
625.6
(7)
%
Diluted earnings per share
$
1.12
(4)
%
Organic net sales growth rate (a)
(5)
%
Adjusted operating profit (a)
800.8
(12)
%
16.5
%
(13)
%
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (a)
$
1.00
(15)
%
(15)
%
(a)
 
See the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below for our use of measures not defined by
 
GAAP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
Consolidated
net sales
 
were as follows:
 
Quarter Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs.
 
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25, 2024
Net sales (in millions)
$
4,842.2
(5)
%
$
5,099.2
Contributions from volume growth (a)
(4)
pts
Net price realization and mix
Flat
Foreign currency exchange
(1)
pt
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
Net sales
 
in the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025 decreased
 
5 percent
 
compared to
 
the same
 
period in
 
fiscal 2024,
 
driven by
 
a decrease
 
in
contributions from volume growth and unfavorable foreign currency
 
exchange.
Components of organic net sales growth are shown in the following
 
table:
 
 
Quarter Ended Feb. 23, 2025 vs.
Quarter Ended Feb. 25, 2024
Contributions from organic volume growth (a)
(4)
pts
Organic net price realization and mix
(1)
pt
Organic net sales growth
(5)
pts
Foreign currency exchange
(1)
pt
Acquisitions and divestiture
1
pt
Net sales growth
(5)
pts
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
Organic
 
net
 
sales
 
decreased
 
5
 
percent
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025
 
compared
 
to
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
driven
 
by
 
a
decrease in contributions from organic volume growth
 
and unfavorable organic net price realization and mix.
Cost of sales
decreased $189 million
 
to $3,203 million
 
in the third
 
quarter of fiscal
 
2025 compared to
 
the same period
 
in fiscal 2024.
The decrease was primarily
 
driven by a $122 million decrease
 
attributable to lower volume
 
and a $18 million net
 
decrease attributable
to
 
product
 
rate
 
and
 
mix.
 
We
 
recorded
 
a
 
$23 million
 
net
 
decrease
 
in
 
cost
 
of
 
sales
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
mark-to-market
 
valuation
 
of
 
certain
commodity
 
positions
 
and
 
grain
 
inventories
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
a
 
$26 million
 
net
 
increase
 
in
 
the
 
third
quarter of fiscal 2024.
 
Selling,
 
general
 
and
 
administrative
 
(SG&A)
 
expenses
increased
 
$54 million
 
to
 
$844 million
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
compared to
 
the same period
 
in fiscal 2024,
 
primarily driven
 
by net recoveries
 
recorded in fiscal
 
2024 from
 
the fiscal 2023
 
voluntary
recall on
 
certain
 
international
Häagen-Dazs
 
ice cream
 
products and
 
transaction
 
costs related
 
to the
 
definitive agreements
 
to sell
 
our
North American
 
yogurt businesses
 
and the
 
Whitebridge Pet
 
Brands acquisition.
 
SG&A expenses
 
as a
 
percent of
 
net sales
 
in the
 
third
quarter of fiscal 2025 increased 190 basis points compared to the third quarter
 
of fiscal 2024.
Divestiture
 
gain
 
of $96
 
million in
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2025,
 
related to
 
the sale
 
of our
 
Canada yogurt
 
business (please
 
refer to
Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report).
Restructuring, impairment,
 
and other exit
 
(recoveries) costs
totaled $1
 
million of net
 
recoveries in
 
the third quarter
 
of fiscal 2025
related to actions
 
previously announced,
 
compared to $6
 
million of net
 
restructuring costs in
 
the same period
 
last year (please
 
refer to
Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report).
Benefit plan
 
non-service income
totaled $14 million
 
in the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025,
 
compared to
 
$19 million in
 
the same
 
period
last year, primarily reflecting higher
 
amortization of losses and interest costs.
 
Interest,
 
net
for the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025 totaled
 
$136 million, up
 
$15 million from
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2024,
 
primarily
driven by higher average long-term debt levels.
The
effective
 
tax
 
rate
 
for
 
the third
 
quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025
 
was 19.8
 
percent
 
compared
 
to 18.5
 
percent
 
for
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of fiscal
2024. The 1.3 percentage point increase was primarily due to certain nonrecurring discrete tax benefits in fiscal 2024, partially offset 21.0 percent in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to 18.4 percent in the same period last year (see the “Non-GAAP Measures”
by
 
favorable
 
earnings
 
mix
 
by jurisdiction
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2025.
 
Our effective
 
tax rate
 
excluding
 
certain
 
items
 
affecting
 
comparability
 
was
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24
section below for
 
a description of
 
our use of measures
 
not defined by
 
GAAP). The 2.6 percentage
 
point increase was
 
primarily due to
certain nonrecurring discrete tax benefits in fiscal 2024, partially offset
 
by favorable earnings mix by jurisdiction in fiscal 2025.
After-tax earnings
 
from joint
 
ventures
 
for the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025
decreased to
 
$14 million compared
 
to $18 million
 
in the
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
primarily
 
driven
 
by
 
our
 
share
 
of
 
asset
 
impairment
 
charges
 
at
 
Cereal
 
Partners
 
Worldwide
 
(CPW)
 
in
 
the
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
lower
 
SG&A
 
expenses
 
and
 
higher
 
volume
 
at
 
Häagen-Dazs
 
Japan,
 
Inc.
 
(HDJ).
 
On
 
a
constant-currency
 
basis,
 
after-tax
 
earnings
 
from
 
joint ventures
 
decreased
 
16 percent
 
(see the
 
“Non-GAAP
 
Measures”
 
section
 
below
for a description of our use of measures not defined by GAAP).
 
The components of our joint ventures’ net sales growth are shown in the following
 
table:
 
Quarter Ended Feb. 23, 2025 vs.
Quarter Ended Feb. 25, 2024
CPW
HDJ
Total
Contributions from volume growth (a)
(4)
pts
8
pts
Net price realization and mix
3
pts
2
pts
Net sales growth in constant currency
(1)
pt
10
pts
1
pt
Foreign currency exchange
(7)
pts
(5)
pts
(7)
pts
Net sales growth
(8)
pts
5
pts
(6)
pts
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
Average
 
diluted
 
shares
 
outstanding
decreased
 
by
 
18
 
million
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025
 
from
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
a
 
year
 
ago
primarily due to share repurchases, partially offset by option
 
exercises.
Nine-Month Results
In the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February
 
23, 2025,
 
net sales
 
and organic
 
net sales
 
decreased 1
 
percent compared
 
to the
 
same period
last year.
 
Operating profit
 
increased 6 percent
 
to $2,801
 
million, primarily
 
driven by
 
a goodwill impairment
 
charge recorded
 
in fiscal
2024 and lower restructuring charges
 
,
 
lower input costs, and a divestiture gain
 
related to the sale of our Canada yogurt
 
business.
 
These
impacts
 
were
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
unfavorable
 
net
 
price
 
realization
 
and
 
mix,
 
an
 
increase
 
in
 
SG&A
 
expenses,
 
and
 
transaction
 
costs
primarily
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
definitive
 
agreements
 
to
 
sell
 
our
 
North
 
American
 
yogurt
 
businesses
 
and
 
the
 
Whitebridge
 
Pet
 
Brands
acquisition.
 
Operating
 
profit
 
margin
 
of
 
18.8
 
percent
 
increased
 
130
 
basis
 
points
 
compared
 
to
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
last
 
year.
 
Adjusted
operating
 
profit
 
of
 
$2,730
 
million
 
decreased
 
3
 
percent
 
on
 
a
 
constant-currency
 
basis,
 
primarily
 
driven
 
by
 
unfavorable
 
net
 
price
realization
 
and
 
mix
 
and
 
an
 
increase
 
in
 
SG&A
 
expenses,
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
lower
 
input
 
costs.
 
Adjusted
 
operating
 
profit
 
margin
decreased
 
20
 
basis
 
points
 
to
 
18.3
 
percent.
 
Diluted
 
earnings
 
per
 
share
 
of
 
$3.57
 
increased
 
7
 
percent
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
February 23, 2025,
 
and adjusted diluted
 
earnings per share
 
of $3.47 decreased
 
1 percent on
 
a constant-currency basis
 
compared to the
same period last year (see the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below for
 
a description of our use of measures not defined by GAAP).
A summary of our consolidated financial results for the nine-month period
 
ended February 23, 2025, follows:
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 23, 2025
In millions,
except per share
Nine-Month
Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025 vs.
Feb. 25, 2024
Percent of Net
Sales
Constant-
Currency
 
Growth (a)
Net sales
 
$
14,930.4
(1)
%
Operating profit
2,800.8
6
%
18.8
%
Net earnings attributable to General Mills
2,001.2
3
%
Diluted earnings per share
$
3.57
7
%
Organic net sales growth rate (a)
(1)
%
Adjusted operating profit (a)
2,730.1
(3)
%
18.3
%
(3)
%
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (a)
$
3.47
(1)
%
(1)
%
(a)
 
See the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below for our use of measures not defined by GAAP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25
Consolidated
net sales
 
were as follows:
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs.
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25, 2024
Net sales (in millions)
$
14,930.4
(1)
%
$
15,143.3
Contributions from volume growth (a)
Flat
Net price realization and mix
(1)
pt
Foreign currency exchange
Flat
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
The
 
1
 
percent
 
decrease
 
in
 
net
 
sales
 
for
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
was
 
driven
 
by
 
unfavorable
 
net
 
price
realization and mix.
Components of organic net sales growth are shown in the following
 
table:
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 23, 2025 vs.
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 25, 2024
Contributions from organic volume growth (a)
Flat
Organic net price realization and mix
(1)
pt
Organic net sales growth
(1)
pt
Foreign currency exchange
Flat
Acquisitions and divestiture
1
pt
Net sales growth
(1)
pt
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
Organic
 
net
 
sales
 
decreased
 
1
 
percent
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
driven
 
by
 
unfavorable
 
organic
 
net
 
price
realization and mix.
 
Cost
 
of
 
sales
 
decreased
 
$228 million
 
to
 
$9,671
 
million
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
the
 
same
period
 
in fiscal
 
2024. The
 
decrease was
 
primarily
 
driven by
 
a $152
 
million
 
decrease attributable
 
to product
 
rate and
 
mix
 
and
 
a $30
million decrease
 
attributable to
 
lower volume.
 
We
 
recorded a
 
$24 million net
 
decrease in
 
cost of
 
sales related
 
to the
 
mark-to-market
valuation
 
of
 
certain
 
commodity
 
positions
 
and
 
grain
 
inventories
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
a
$6 million net increase in the nine-month period ended February
 
25, 2024. In addition, we recorded $1 million of restructuring
 
charges
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
$17
 
million
 
of
 
restructuring
 
charges
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
last
 
year
(please refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of
 
this report).
 
SG&A expenses
increased $91
 
million to
 
$2,552 million
 
in the
 
nine-month
 
period ended
 
February
 
23, 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
primarily
 
driven
 
by
 
transaction
 
costs
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
definitive
 
agreements
 
to
 
sell
 
our
 
North
 
American
 
yogurt
businesses and the
 
Whitebridge Pet Brands
 
acquisition,
 
net recoveries recorded
 
in fiscal 2024
 
from the fiscal 2023
 
voluntary recall on
certain international
Häagen-Dazs
 
ice cream products,
 
and the addition of a pet
 
food business in Europe. SG&A
 
expenses as a percent
of net sales increased 90 basis points in the nine-month period ended February
 
23, 2025, compared to the same period of fiscal 2024.
 
Divestiture gain
 
of $96
 
million in the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February
 
23, 2025, related
 
to the sale
 
of our
 
Canada yogurt
 
business
(please refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1
 
of this report).
Restructuring, impairment,
 
and other exit
 
costs
 
totaled $3 million in
 
the nine-month period
 
ended February 23,
 
2025, compared to
$131 million
 
of net
 
restructuring and
 
impairment costs
 
in the
 
same period
 
last year.
 
In fiscal
 
2024, we
 
recorded a
 
$117 million
 
non-
cash
 
goodwill
 
impairment
 
charge
 
related
 
to
 
our
 
Latin
 
America
 
reporting
 
unit
 
(please
 
refer
 
to
 
Note
 
3
 
to
 
the
 
Consolidated
 
Financial
Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report).
 
Benefit plan non-service
 
income
 
totaled $42 million
 
in the nine-month
 
period ended February
 
23, 2025, compared
 
to $56 million
 
in
the same period last year, primarily reflecting
 
higher amortization of losses and interest costs.
Interest, net
 
for the nine-month
 
period ended February
 
23, 2025,
 
increased $28 million
 
to $384 million
 
compared to the
 
same period
of fiscal 2024, primarily driven by higher average long-term debt levels.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
The
effective
 
tax rate
 
for
 
the nine-month
 
period ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025, was
 
20.5
 
percent compared
 
to 19.5
 
percent in
 
the same
period
 
last
 
year.
 
The
 
1.0
 
percentage
 
point
 
increase
 
was
 
primarily
 
due
 
to
 
certain
 
nonrecurring
 
discrete
 
tax
 
benefits
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
favorable
 
earnings
 
mix
 
by
 
jurisdiction
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2025.
 
Our
 
effective
 
tax
 
rate
 
excluding
 
certain
 
items
 
affecting
comparability was
 
20.9
 
percent in
 
the nine-month
 
period ended
 
February 23,
 
2025, compared
 
to 20.1
 
percent in
 
the same
 
period last
year
 
(see
 
the
 
“Non-GAAP
 
Measures”
 
section
 
below
 
for
 
a
 
description
 
of
 
our
 
use
 
of
 
measures
 
not
 
defined
 
by
 
GAAP).
 
The
 
0.8
percentage
 
point
 
increase
 
is
 
primarily
 
due
 
to
 
certain
 
nonrecurring
 
discrete
 
tax
 
benefits
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
favorable
earnings mix by jurisdiction in fiscal 2025.
After-tax earnings
 
from
 
joint ventures
 
for the
 
nine-month
 
period ended
 
February 23,
 
2025,
 
decreased to
 
$64 million compared
 
to
$66 million
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
primarily
 
driven
 
by
 
our
 
share
 
of
 
asset
 
impairment
 
charges
 
at
 
CPW
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2025,
partially offset
 
by lower input costs
 
at CPW and lower
 
SG&A expenses at
 
HDJ. On a constant-currency
 
basis, after-tax earnings
 
from
joint ventures decreased
 
1 percent (see the
 
“Non-GAAP Measures” section
 
below for a description
 
of our use of
 
measures not defined
by GAAP).
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 23, 2025 vs.
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 25, 2024
CPW
HDJ
Total
Contributions from volume growth (a)
(3)
pts
3
pts
Net price realization and mix
3
pts
Flat
Net sales growth in constant currency
Flat
3
pts
1
pt
Foreign currency exchange
(4)
pts
(4)
pts
(4)
pts
Net sales growth
(3)
pts
Flat
(3)
pts
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
Average
 
diluted
 
shares
 
outstanding
 
decreased
 
by
 
23 million
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
from
 
the
 
same
period a year ago primarily due to share repurchases, partially offset
 
by option exercises.
SEGMENT OPERATING
 
RESULTS
Our
 
businesses
 
are
 
organized
 
into
 
four
 
operating
 
segments:
 
North
 
America
 
Retail,
 
International,
 
North
 
America
 
Pet,
 
and
 
North
America Foodservice. Please refer
 
to Note 16 of the
 
Consolidated Financial Statements in
 
Part I, Item 1 of
 
this report for a description
of our operating segments.
North America Retail Segment Results
North America Retail net sales were as follows:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25,
2024
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25,
2024
Net sales (in millions)
$
3,009.1
(7)
%
$
3,242.1
$
9,347.2
(3)
%
$
9,620.1
Contributions from volume growth (a)
(6)
pts
(3)
pts
Net price realization and mix
(1)
pt
1
pt
Foreign currency exchange
Flat
Flat
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
North
 
America
 
Retail net
 
sales decreased
 
7 percent
 
in the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
the same
 
period in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
driven by a decrease in contributions from volume growth and unfavorable
 
net price realization and mix.
North America Retail net sales decreased 3 percent in
 
the nine-month period ended February 23, 2025, compared
 
to the same period in
fiscal 2024, driven by a decrease in contributions from volume growth,
 
partially offset by favorable net price realization and mix.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
The components of North America Retail organic net
 
sales growth are shown in the following table:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 23, 2025
Contributions from organic volume growth (a)
(5)
pts
(3)
pts
Organic net price realization and mix
(1)
pt
Flat
Organic net sales growth
(6)
pts
(2)
pts
Foreign currency exchange
Flat
Flat
Divestiture (b)
(1)
pt
Flat
Net sales growth
(7)
pts
(3)
pts
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a) Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
(b) Divestiture of Canada yogurt business in the third quarter of fiscal 2025. Please refer
 
to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial
 
Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
North America
 
Retail organic
 
net sales
 
decreased 6
 
percent in
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same
 
period in
 
fiscal
2024, driven by a decrease in contributions from organic
 
volume growth and unfavorable organic net price realization
 
and mix.
North America Retail
 
organic net
 
sales decreased 2
 
percent in the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February 23,
 
2025, compared to
 
the same
period in fiscal 2024, driven by a decrease in contributions from organic
 
volume growth.
North America Retail net sales percentage change by operating unit are shown
 
in the following table:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 23, 2025
U.S. Snacks
(6)
%
(3)
%
U.S. Morning Foods
(10)
%
(3)
%
Canada (a)
(19)
%
(7)
%
U.S. Meals & Baking Solutions
(3)
%
(1)
%
Total
(7)
%
(3)
%
(a)
 
On a constant-currency
 
basis, Canada net
 
sales decreased 14
 
percent in the
 
third quarter of fiscal
 
2025 and decreased
 
4 percent in
the nine
 
-month period
 
ended February
 
23, 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same
 
periods in
 
fiscal 2024.
 
See the
 
“Non-GAAP Measures”
section below for our use of this measure not defined by GAAP.
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
decreased
 
14
 
percent
 
to
 
$648 million
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
$752
 
million
 
in
 
the
same period
 
in fiscal 2024
 
,
 
primarily driven
 
by a decrease
 
in contributions
 
from volume
 
growth and
 
unfavorable net
 
price realization
and mix.
 
Segment operating
 
profit decreased
 
14 percent
 
on a
 
constant-currency basis
 
in the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, compared
 
to
the same period in fiscal 2024 (see the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below
 
for our use of this measure not defined by GAAP).
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
decreased
 
6
 
percent
 
to
 
$2,256 million
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
$2,410 million in the same
 
period in fiscal 2024, primarily
 
driven by a decrease in
 
contributions from volume growth
 
and higher input
costs, partially offset
 
by favorable net
 
price realization
 
and mix. Segment
 
operating profit decreased
 
6 percent on
 
a constant-currency
basis in the nine
 
-month period ended
 
February 23, 2025,
 
compared to the
 
same period in fiscal
 
2024 (see the
 
“Non-GAAP Measures”
section below for our use of this measure not defined by GAAP).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
International Segment Results
International net sales were as follows:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25,
2024
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25,
2024
Net sales (in millions)
$
651.3
(4)
%
$
680.1
$
2,058.9
(1)
%
$
2,079.0
Contributions from volume growth (a)
(1)
pt
4
pts
Net price realization and mix
2
pts
(2)
pts
Foreign currency exchange
(5)
pts
(2)
pts
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
International net
 
sales decreased
 
4 percent
 
in the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, compared
 
to the
 
same period
 
in fiscal
 
2024, driven
 
by
unfavorable
 
foreign
 
currency
 
exchange
 
and
 
a
 
decrease
 
in
 
contributions
 
from
 
volume
 
growth,
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
favorable
 
net
 
price
realization and mix.
International net
 
sales decreased
 
1 percent
 
in the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February
 
23, 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same
 
period in
 
fiscal
2024, driven
 
by unfavorable
 
net price
 
realization and
 
mix and
 
unfavorable foreign
 
currency exchange,
 
partially offset
 
by an
 
increase
in contributions from volume growth.
The components of International organic net sales growth
 
are shown in the following table:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 23, 2025
Contributions from organic volume growth (a)
(4)
pts
2
pts
Organic net price realization and mix
Flat
(4)
pts
Organic net sales growth
(3)
pts
(2)
pts
Foreign currency exchange
(5)
pts
(2)
pts
Acquisition (b)
4
pts
4
pts
Net sales growth
(4)
pts
(1)
pt
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a) Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
(b) Acquisition of a pet food business in Europe in fiscal 2024. Please refer
 
to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in
 
Part I, Item 1 of this report.
International
 
organic
 
net
 
sales
 
decreased
 
3
 
percent
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
driven by a decrease in contributions from organic volume
 
growth.
International organic net
 
sales decreased 2 percent
 
in the nine-month period
 
ended February 23, 2025,
 
compared to the same period
 
in
fiscal 2024,
 
driven by
 
unfavorable organic
 
net price
 
realization and
 
mix, partially
 
offset by
 
an increase
 
in contributions
 
from organic
volume growth.
Segment operating
 
profit decreased
 
1 percent
 
to $18
 
million in
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same period
 
in fiscal
2024,
 
primarily driven
 
by unfavorable net
 
price realization and
 
mix and higher
 
SG&A expenses, partially
 
offset by
 
lower input costs.
Segment operating
 
profit decreased
 
20 percent
 
on a
 
constant-currency basis
 
in the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, compared
 
to the
 
same
period in fiscal 2024 (see the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below
 
for our use of this measure not defined by GAAP).
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
decreased
 
39
 
percent
 
to
 
$63 million
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
$103 million
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
primarily
 
driven
 
by
 
unfavorable
 
net
 
price
 
realization
 
and
 
mix
 
and
 
higher
 
SG&A
expenses,
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
lower
 
input
 
costs
 
and
 
an
 
increase
 
in
 
contributions
 
from
 
volume
 
growth.
 
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
decreased 50 percent
 
on a constant-currency
 
basis in the nine-month
 
period ended February
 
23, 2025, compared
 
to the same period
 
in
fiscal 2024 (see the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below for our use of this measure
 
not defined by GAAP).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29
North America Pet Segment Results
North America Pet net sales were as follows:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25,
2024
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25,
2024
Net sales (in millions)
$
623.7
Flat
$
624.5
$
1,795.6
1
%
$
1,773.7
Contributions from volume growth (a)
(1)
pt
3
pts
Net price realization and mix
1
pt
(2)
pts
Foreign currency exchange
Flat
Flat
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
North America Pet net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, essentially matched
 
the same period in fiscal 2024.
North America
 
Pet net
 
sales increased
 
1 percent
 
in the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February
 
23, 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same
 
period in
fiscal 2024, driven by an increase in contributions from volume growth,
 
partially offset by unfavorable net price realization and mix.
The components of North America Pet organic net sales growth are
 
shown in the following table:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 23, 2025
Contributions from organic volume growth (a)
(3)
pts
3
pts
Organic net price realization and mix
(1)
pt
(3)
pts
Organic net sales growth
(5)
pts
Flat
Foreign currency exchange
Flat
Flat
Acquisition (b)
5
pts
2
pts
Net sales growth
Flat
1
pt
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a) Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
(b) Acquisition of Whitebridge Pet Brands business in fiscal 2025.
 
Please refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in
 
Part I, Item 1 of this report.
North
 
America
 
Pet
 
organic
 
net
 
sales
 
decreased
 
5
 
percent
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
2024, driven by a decrease in contributions from organic volume
 
growth and unfavorable organic net price realization and mix.
North America
 
Pet organic
 
net sales in
 
the nine-month
 
period ended February
 
23, 2025, essentially
 
matched the
 
same period
 
in fiscal
2024.
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
decreased
 
20
 
percent
 
to
 
$102
 
million
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
$128 million
 
in
 
the
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
primarily
 
driven
 
by
 
higher
 
SG&A
 
expenses,
 
including
 
increased
 
media
 
and
 
advertising
 
expenses,
 
and
higher
 
input
 
costs.
 
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
decreased
 
20
 
percent
 
on
 
a
 
constant-currency
 
basis
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
compared to the
 
same period in
 
fiscal 2024 (see
 
the “Non-GAAP Measures”
 
section below for
 
our use of
 
this measure not
 
defined by
GAAP).
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
increased
 
6
 
percent
 
to
 
$361 million
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
$342 million
 
in the
 
same period
 
in fiscal
 
2024,
 
primarily
 
driven by
 
lower input
 
costs and
 
an increase
 
in contributions
 
from
 
volume
growth,
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
unfavorable
 
net
 
price
 
realization
 
and
 
mix
 
and
 
higher
 
SG&A
 
expenses,
 
including
 
increased
 
media
 
and
advertising
 
expenses.
 
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
increased
 
6
 
percent
 
on
 
a
 
constant-currency
 
basis
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024
 
(see
 
the
 
“Non-GAAP
 
Measures”
 
section
 
below
 
for
 
our
 
use
 
of
 
this
measure not defined by GAAP).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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North America Foodservice Segment Results
North America Foodservice net sales were as follows:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25,
2024
Feb. 23,
2025
Feb. 23, 2025 vs
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 25,
2024
Net sales (in millions)
$
555.3
1
%
$
551.7
$
1,721.5
3
%
$
1,669.7
Contributions from volume growth (a)
(1)
pt
2
pts
Net price realization and mix
2
pts
2
pts
Foreign currency exchange
Flat
Flat
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a)
 
Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
North
 
America
 
Foodservice
 
net
 
sales
 
increased
 
1
 
percent
 
in
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
2024,
 
driven by favorable net price realization and mix, partially offset by
 
a decrease in contributions from volume growth.
North
 
America
 
Foodservice net
 
sales increased
 
3 percent
 
in the
 
nine-month
 
period ended
 
February 23,
 
2025,
 
compared to
 
the same
period in fiscal 2024, driven by an increase in contributions from volume growth
 
and favorable net price realization and mix.
The components of North America Foodservice organic
 
net sales growth are shown in the following table:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 23, 2025
Contributions from organic volume growth (a)
(1)
pt
2
pts
Organic net price realization and mix
2
pts
2
pts
Organic net sales growth
1
pt
3
pts
Foreign currency exchange
Flat
Flat
Net sales growth
1
pt
3
pts
Note: Table may
 
not foot due to rounding.
(a) Measured in tons based on the stated weight of our product shipments.
North America
 
Foodservice organic
 
net sales
 
increased 1
 
percent in
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same
 
period in
fiscal
 
2024,
 
driven
 
by
 
favorable
 
organic
 
net
 
price
 
realization
 
and
 
mix,
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
a
 
decrease
 
in
 
contributions
 
from
 
organic
volume growth.
North America Foodservice
 
organic net
 
sales increased 3
 
percent in the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February 23,
 
2025, compared
 
to the
same
 
period
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024,
 
driven
 
by
 
an
 
increase
 
in
 
contributions
 
from
 
organic
 
volume
 
growth
 
and
 
favorable
 
organic
 
net
 
price
realization and mix.
Segment operating
 
profit increased
 
1 percent
 
to $82
 
million in
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same
 
period in
 
fiscal
2024,
 
primarily
 
driven
 
by
 
favorable
 
net
 
price
 
realization
 
and
 
mix,
 
partially
 
offset
 
by
 
higher
 
input
 
costs.
 
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
increased 1 percent on a constant-currency basis in
 
the third quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to
 
the same period in fiscal 2024 (see the
“Non-GAAP Measures” section below for our use of this measure not
 
defined by GAAP).
Segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
increased
 
15
 
percent
 
to
 
$272 million
 
in
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to
$236 million in
 
the same
 
period in
 
fiscal 2024,
 
primarily driven
 
by favorable
 
net price
 
realization and
 
mix. Segment
 
operating profit
increased 15
 
percent on a
 
constant-currency basis in
 
the nine-month period
 
ended February 23,
 
2025, compared
 
to the same
 
period in
fiscal 2024 (see the “Non-GAAP Measures” section below for our use of this measure
 
not defined by GAAP).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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UNALLOCATED
 
CORPORATE
 
ITEMS
Unallocated corporate
 
expenses totaled
 
$56 million
 
in the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2025,
 
compared to
 
$64 million
 
in the same
 
period in
fiscal
 
2024.
 
In
 
the
 
third
 
quarter
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2025,
 
we
 
recorded
 
a
 
$23
 
million
 
net
 
decrease
 
in
 
expense
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
mark-to-market
valuation of
 
certain commodity
 
positions and grain
 
inventories, compared
 
to a $26
 
million net increase
 
in expense in
 
the same period
last year.
 
In the third quarter
 
of fiscal 2024, we
 
recorded $31 million of
 
net recoveries related
 
to a voluntary recall
 
on certain
Häagen-
Dazs
 
ice cream
 
products in
 
fiscal 2023.
 
In addition,
 
we recorded
 
$24 million
 
of transaction
 
costs related
 
to the
 
definitive agreements
to sell our North American
 
yogurt businesses in the third quarter of fiscal 2025.
 
We also recorded
 
$3 million of integration costs in the
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, related
 
to the
 
fiscal 2025
 
acquisition of
 
Whitebridge
 
Pet Brands
 
and the
 
fiscal 2024
 
acquisition of
 
a pet
food business in
 
Europe.
 
Certain compensation and
 
benefit related expenses decreased
 
in the third quarter
 
of fiscal 2025,
 
compared to
the same period
 
in fiscal 2024.
 
In addition,
 
we recorded
 
$2 million of
 
net losses related
 
to valuation
 
adjustments on
 
certain corporate
investments in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, compared to $3
 
million of net losses in the same quarter of fiscal 2024.
Unallocated corporate
 
expenses totaled $244
 
million in the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February 23,
 
2025, compared
 
to $308 million
 
in
the same period
 
in fiscal 2024. In
 
the nine-month period
 
ended February 23, 2025,
 
we recorded a
 
$24 million net
 
decrease in expense
related to the mark-to-market
 
valuation of certain commodity
 
positions and grain inventories, compared
 
to a $6 million net
 
increase in
expense in
 
the same
 
period last year.
 
In addition,
 
we recorded
 
$33 million
 
of transaction
 
costs related
 
to the
 
definitive agreements
 
to
sell our
 
North American
 
yogurt businesses
 
and the
 
Whitebridge Pet
 
Brands acquisition
 
in the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February
 
23,
2025, compared to $1 million of
 
transaction costs in the same period
 
last year.
We
also recorded $7 million of integration
 
costs related
to the
 
fiscal 2025
 
acquisition of
 
Whitebridge Pet
 
Brands and
 
the fiscal
 
2024 acquisition
 
of a
 
pet food
 
business in
 
Europe in
 
the nine-
month period ended
 
February 23, 2025.
 
In the nine-month
 
period ended February
 
25, 2024, we recorded
 
$31 million of net
 
recoveries
related to a voluntary
 
recall on certain
Häagen-Dazs
 
ice cream products in fiscal
 
2023. We
 
recorded $5 million of
 
net losses related to
valuation adjustments on certain corporate
 
investments in the nine-month period
 
ended February 23, 2025, compared to
 
$25 million of
net
 
losses
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
period
 
of
 
fiscal
 
2024.
 
In
 
addition,
 
certain
 
compensation
 
and
 
benefit
 
related
 
expenses
 
decreased
 
in
 
the
 
nine-
month period
 
ended February
 
23, 2025,
 
compared to
 
the same period
 
in fiscal
 
2024. We
 
recorded $1
 
million of
 
restructuring charges
and an immaterial
 
amount of restructuring
 
initiative project-related
 
costs in cost
 
of sales in
 
the nine-month period
 
ended February 23,
2025, compared to $17 million of restructuring charges
 
and $2 million of restructuring initiative project-related
 
costs in cost of sales in
the same period last year.
LIQUIDITY
 
AND CAPITAL
 
RESOURCES
During the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February
 
23, 2025,
 
cash provided
 
by operations
 
was $2,307 million
 
compared to
 
$2,439 million
in the
 
same period
 
last year.
 
The $132
 
million decrease
 
was primarily
 
driven by
 
a $123
 
million change
 
in restructuring,
 
impairment,
and other exit (recoveries) costs and a $38 million decrease in net earnings
 
excluding the impact of the divestiture in fiscal 2025.
Cash
 
used
 
by
 
investing
 
activities
 
during
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
was
 
$1,579 million
 
compared
 
to
$508 million
 
for the
 
same period
 
in fiscal
 
2024. In
 
the third
 
quarter of
 
fiscal 2025
 
,
 
we acquired
 
Whitebridge
 
Pet Brands
 
for
 
$1,410
million cash,
 
net of
 
cash acquired.
 
During the
 
third quarter
 
of fiscal
 
2025, we
 
completed the
 
sale of
 
our Canada
 
yogurt business
 
for
$242 million cash.
 
In addition, we
 
spent $405 million
 
on purchases of
 
land, buildings, and
 
equipment in the
 
nine-month period ended
February 23, 2025, compared to $486 million in the same period last year.
Cash
 
used
 
by
 
financing
 
activities
 
during
 
the
 
nine-month
 
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
was
 
$610
 
million
 
compared
 
to
$1,928 million in the
 
same period in
 
fiscal 2024. We
 
paid $902 million for
 
purchases of common
 
stock for treasury
 
in the nine-month
period
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
compared
 
to $1,602
 
million
 
in the
 
same period
 
in fiscal
 
2024.
 
We
 
had
 
$1,397 million
 
of
 
net debt
issuances in the nine-month period ended
 
February 23, 2025, compared to $754 million of net debt
 
issuances in the same period a year
ago. In
 
addition, we paid
 
$1,008 million of
 
dividends in the
 
nine-month period
 
ended February 23,
 
2025, compared
 
to $1,028 million
in the same period last year.
As
 
of
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
we
 
had
 
$404 million
 
of
 
cash
 
and
 
cash
 
equivalents
 
in
 
foreign
 
jurisdictions. In
 
anticipation
 
of
 
repatriating
funds
 
from
 
foreign
 
jurisdictions,
 
we
 
record
 
local
 
country
 
withholding
 
taxes
 
on
 
our
 
international
 
earnings,
 
as
 
applicable.
 
We
 
may
repatriate our
 
cash and
 
cash equivalents
 
held by
 
our foreign
 
subsidiaries without
 
such funds
 
being subject
 
to further
 
U.S. income
 
tax
liability. Earnings
 
prior to fiscal 2018 from our foreign subsidiaries remain permanently reinvested in
 
those jurisdictions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The following table details the fee-paid committed and uncommitted credit
 
lines we had available as of February 23, 2025:
 
In Billions
Facility
 
Amount
Borrowed
Amount
Committed credit facility expiring October 2029
$
2.7
$
-
Uncommitted credit facilities
0.7
-
Total committed
 
and uncommitted credit facilities
$
3.4
$
-
To ensure availability
 
of funds, we maintain bank credit lines and have commercial paper programs
 
available to us in the United States
and Europe.
Certain
 
of
 
our
 
long-term
 
debt
 
agreements,
 
our
 
credit
 
facilities,
 
and
 
our
 
noncontrolling
 
interests
 
contain
 
restrictive
 
covenants.
 
As
 
of
February 23, 2025, we were in compliance with all of these covenants.
 
We
 
have $1,941
 
million of
 
long-term debt
 
maturing in
 
the next
 
12 months
 
that is
 
classified as
 
current, including
 
$800 million
 
of 4.0
percent fixed-rate notes
 
due April 17,
 
2025, €500 million
 
of 0.125 percent
 
fixed-rate notes due
 
November 15,
 
2025, and €600
 
million
of 0.45
 
percent fixed-rate
 
notes due
 
January 15, 2026.
 
We
 
believe that
 
cash flows
 
from operations,
 
together with
 
available short-
 
and
long-term debt financing, will be adequate to meet our liquidity and capital needs
 
for at least the next 12 months.
The
 
third-party
 
holder
 
of
 
the
 
General
 
Mills
 
Cereals,
 
LLC
 
(GMC)
 
Class A
 
Interests
 
receives
 
quarterly
 
preferred
 
distributions
 
from
available net
 
income based
 
on the application
 
of a
 
floating preferred
 
return rate
 
to the
 
holder’s capital
 
account balance
 
established in
the most recent mark-to-market valuation
 
(currently $252 million). On June 1, 2024,
 
the floating preferred return rate on GMC’s
 
Class
A Interests was reset to the
 
sum of the three-month Term
 
SOFR plus 261 basis points.
 
The preferred return rate is adjusted
 
every three
years through a negotiated agreement with the Class A Interest holder
 
or through a remarketing auction.
 
We
 
have an option
 
to purchase the
 
Class A Interests for
 
consideration equal to
 
the then current
 
capital account value,
 
plus any unpaid
preferred return
 
and the
 
prescribed make-whole
 
amount. If
 
we purchase
 
these interests,
 
any change
 
in the
 
third-party holder’s
 
capital
account
 
from
 
its
 
original
 
value
 
will
 
be
 
charged
 
directly
 
to
 
retained
 
earnings
 
and
 
will
 
increase
 
or
 
decrease
 
the
 
net
 
earnings
 
used
 
to
calculate EPS in that period.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2
 
to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in
 
our Annual Report on
Form
 
10-K for
 
the fiscal
 
year ended
 
May 26,
 
2024. The
 
accounting policies
 
used in
 
preparing our
 
interim fiscal
 
2025 Consolidated
Financial
 
Statements
 
are
 
the
 
same
 
as
 
those
 
described
 
in
 
our
 
Form
 
10-K.
 
Please
 
refer
 
to
 
Note
 
1
 
to
 
the
 
Consolidated
 
Financial
Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional information.
Our
 
critical
 
accounting
 
estimates
 
are
 
those
 
that
 
have
 
meaningful
 
impact
 
on
 
the
 
reporting
 
of
 
our
 
financial
 
condition
 
and
 
results
 
of
operations.
 
These estimates
 
include
 
our accounting
 
for revenue
 
recognition,
 
valuation of
 
long-lived
 
assets, intangible
 
assets, income
taxes,
 
and
 
defined
 
benefit
 
pension,
 
other
 
postretirement
 
benefit,
 
and
 
postemployment
 
benefit
 
plans.
 
The
 
assumptions
 
and
methodologies
 
used in
 
the determination
 
of those
 
estimates as
 
of February
 
23, 2025,
 
are the
 
same as
 
those described
 
in our
 
Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2024.
Our
 
annual
 
goodwill
 
and
 
indefinite-lived
 
intangible
 
assets
 
impairment
 
test
 
was
 
performed
 
on
 
the
 
first
 
day
 
of
 
the
 
second
 
quarter
 
of
fiscal
 
2025,
 
and
 
we
 
determined
 
there
 
was
 
no
 
impairment
 
of
 
our
 
intangible
 
assets
 
as
 
their
 
related
 
fair
 
values
 
were
 
substantially
 
in
excess of the
 
carrying values,
 
except for
 
the
Uncle Toby’s
 
brand intangible
 
asset. In addition,
 
while having
 
significant coverage
 
as of
our
 
fiscal
 
2025
 
assessment
 
date,
 
the
Progresso
,
Nudges,
 
True
 
Chews,
 
and
 
Kitano
 
brand
 
intangible
 
assets
 
had
 
risk
 
of
 
decreasing
coverage. We will continue
 
to monitor these businesses for potential impairment.
RECENTLY
 
ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting
 
Standards Board (FASB
 
)
 
issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
 
2024-03 requiring
additional income
 
statement disclosures.
 
The ASU
 
requires the
 
disaggregation
 
of specific
 
categories of
 
expenses underlying
 
the line
items presented
 
on the
 
income statement.
 
Additionally,
 
the ASU
 
requires enhanced
 
disclosure of
 
selling expenses.
 
The requirements
of the ASU are effective for annual periods beginning
 
after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years
 
beginning after
December
 
15,
 
2027.
 
For
 
us,
 
annual
 
reporting
 
requirements
 
will
 
be
 
effective
 
for
 
our
 
fiscal
 
2028
 
Form
 
10-K
 
and
 
interim
 
reporting
requirements will be
 
effective beginning
 
with our first
 
quarter of fiscal
 
2029. Early adoption
 
is permitted and
 
the amendments
 
should
be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is permitted. We are in the process of analyzing the impact of the ASU on In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules on the enhancement and standardization of climate
our related disclosures.
 
 
 
 
 
 
33
related disclosures. The rules require
 
disclosure of, among other things:
 
material climate-related risks; activities
 
to mitigate or adapt
 
to
such
 
risks;
 
governance
 
and
 
management
 
of
 
such
 
risks;
 
and
 
material
 
greenhouse
 
gas
 
(GHG)
 
emissions
 
from
 
operations
 
owned
 
or
controlled
 
(Scope
 
1)
 
and/or
 
indirect
 
emissions
 
from
 
purchased
 
energy
 
consumed
 
in
 
operations
 
(Scope
 
2).
 
Additionally,
 
the
 
rules
require disclosure
 
in the
 
notes to
 
the financial
 
statements of
 
the effects
 
of severe
 
weather events
 
and other
 
natural conditions,
 
subject
to
 
certain
 
materiality
 
thresholds.
 
The
 
SEC
 
has
 
issued
 
a
 
stay
 
on
 
the
 
final
 
rules
 
due
 
to
 
litigation
 
and
 
the
 
effective
 
date
 
is
 
delayed
indefinitely. We
 
are in the process of analyzing the impact of the rules on our disclosures.
In
 
December
 
2023,
 
the
 
FASB
 
issued
 
ASU
 
2023-09
 
requiring
 
enhanced
 
income
 
tax
 
disclosures.
 
The
 
ASU
 
requires
 
disclosure
 
of
specific
 
categories
 
and
 
disaggregation
 
of
 
information
 
in
 
the
 
rate
 
reconciliation
 
table.
 
The
 
ASU
 
also
 
requires
 
disclosure
 
of
disaggregated
 
information
 
related
 
to
 
income
 
taxes
 
paid,
 
income
 
or
 
loss
 
from
 
continuing
 
operations
 
before
 
income
 
tax
 
expense
 
or
benefit, and
 
income tax
 
expense or benefit
 
from continuing
 
operations. The
 
requirements of
 
the ASU are
 
effective for
 
annual periods
beginning after December 15, 2024,
 
which for us is fiscal 2026.
 
Early adoption is permitted
 
and the amendments should be
 
applied on
a prospective
 
basis. Retrospective
 
application is
 
permitted. We
 
are in
 
the process
 
of analyzing
 
the impact
 
of the
 
ASU on
 
our related
disclosures.
In
 
November
 
2023,
 
the
 
FASB
 
issued
 
ASU
 
2023-07
 
requiring
 
enhanced
 
segment
 
disclosures.
 
The
 
ASU
 
requires
 
disclosure
 
of
significant
 
segment
 
expenses
 
regularly
 
provided
 
to
 
the
 
chief
 
operating
 
decision
 
maker
 
(CODM)
 
included
 
within
 
segment
 
operating
profit
 
or
 
loss.
 
Additionally,
 
the
 
ASU
 
requires
 
a
 
description
 
of
 
how
 
the
 
CODM
 
utilizes
 
segment
 
operating
 
profit
 
or
 
loss
 
to
 
assess
segment performance.
 
The requirements
 
of the
 
ASU are effective
 
for annual
 
periods beginning
 
after December
 
15, 2023,
 
and interim
periods within
 
fiscal years
 
beginning after
 
December 15,
 
2024. For
 
us, annual
 
reporting requirements
 
will be
 
effective for
 
our fiscal
2025 Form 10-K
 
and interim reporting requirements
 
will be effective
 
beginning with our first
 
quarter of fiscal
 
2026. Early adoption
 
is
permitted and retrospective application
 
is required for all
 
periods presented. We
 
are in the process
 
of analyzing the impact
 
of the ASU
on our related disclosures.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
We
 
have
 
included
 
in
 
this
 
report
 
measures
 
of
 
financial
 
performance
 
that
 
are not
 
defined
 
by
 
GAAP.
 
We
 
believe
 
that
 
these
 
measures
provide useful information to investors, and include these measures in
 
other communications to investors.
For each
 
of these
 
non-GAAP financial
 
measures, we
 
are providing
 
below a
 
reconciliation of
 
the differences
 
between the
 
non-GAAP
measure and the most
 
directly comparable GAAP measure,
 
an explanation of why
 
we believe the non-GAAP
 
measure provides useful
information to
 
investors, and
 
any additional
 
material purposes
 
for which
 
our management
 
or Board
 
of Directors
 
uses the
 
non-GAAP
measure. These non-GAAP measures should be viewed in addition to, and not
 
in lieu of, the comparable GAAP measure.
Significant Items Impacting Comparability
Several
 
measures
 
below
 
are
 
presented
 
on
 
an
 
adjusted
 
basis.
 
The
 
adjustments
 
are
 
either
 
items
 
resulting
 
from
 
infrequently
 
occurring
events or items that, in management’s
 
judgment, significantly affect the year-to-year
 
assessment of operating results.
 
The following are descriptions of significant items impacting comparability
 
of our results.
 
Divestiture gain
Divestiture gain
 
related to
 
the sale of
 
our Canada
 
yogurt business
 
in fiscal
 
2025. Please
 
refer to
 
Note 2
 
to the
 
Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
 
Transaction costs
Fiscal 2025
 
transaction costs
 
related to
 
the definitive
 
agreements to
 
sell our
 
North American
 
yogurt businesses
 
and the
 
Whitebridge
Pet
 
Brands
 
acquisition.
 
Immaterial
 
transaction
 
costs
 
incurred
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024.
 
Please
 
refer
 
to
 
Note
 
2
 
to
 
the
 
Consolidated
 
Financial
Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
Mark-to-market effects
Net mark-to-market
 
valuation of
 
certain commodity
 
positions recognized
 
in unallocated
 
corporate items.
 
Please refer to
 
Note 6 to
 
the
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
Acquisition integration costs
Integration
 
costs related
 
to the
 
Whitebridge
 
Pet Brands
 
acquisition and
 
the acquisition
 
of a
 
pet food
 
business in
 
Europe
 
recorded
 
in
fiscal 2025. In addition,
 
integration costs primarily resulting
 
from the acquisition of
 
TNT Crust recorded in fiscal 2024.
 
Please refer to
Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34
Investment activity, net
Valuation
 
adjustments of certain corporate investments in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024.
 
Restructuring (recoveries) charges and project-related
 
costs
Restructuring
 
(recoveries)
 
charges
 
and
 
project-related
 
costs related
 
to
 
previously
 
announced
 
restructuring
 
actions
 
recorded
 
in
 
fiscal
2025 and fiscal 2024. Please refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial
 
Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
Goodwill impairment
Non-cash
 
goodwill
 
impairment
 
charge
 
related
 
to
 
our
 
Latin
 
America
 
reporting
 
unit
 
in
 
fiscal
 
2024.
 
Please
 
refer
 
to
 
Note
 
4
 
to
 
the
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
 
Product recall, net
Costs related to the fiscal 2023 voluntary recall of certain international
Häagen-Dazs
 
ice cream products,
 
net of recoveries.
CPW asset impairment
Our share of impairment charges related to certain long-lived
 
assets recorded in fiscal 2025.
Organic Net Sales Growth Rates
We
 
provide organic
 
net sales
 
growth rates
 
for our
 
consolidated net
 
sales and
 
segment net
 
sales. This
 
measure is
 
used in
 
reporting to
our
 
Board
 
of
 
Directors
 
and
 
executive
 
management
 
and
 
as
 
a
 
component
 
of
 
the
 
measurement
 
of
 
our
 
performance
 
for
 
incentive
compensation purposes.
 
We
 
believe that
 
organic net
 
sales growth
 
rates provide
 
useful information
 
to investors
 
because they
 
provide
transparency
 
to
 
underlying
 
performance
 
in
 
our
 
net
 
sales
 
by
 
excluding
 
the
 
effect
 
that
 
foreign
 
currency
 
exchange
 
rate
 
fluctuations,
acquisitions, divestitures,
 
and a 53
rd
 
week, when applicable,
 
have on year-to-year comparability.
 
A reconciliation of
 
these measures to
reported net
 
sales growth
 
rates, the
 
relevant GAAP
 
measures, are
 
included in
 
our Consolidated
 
Results of
 
Operations and
 
Results of
Segment Operations discussions in the MD&A above.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35
Adjusted Operating Profit as a Percent of Net Sales (Adjusted Operating
 
Profit Margin)
We believe
 
this measure provides useful information
 
to investors because it is important
 
for assessing our operating profit margin
 
on a
comparable basis.
Our adjusted operating profit margins are calculated as follows:
Quarter Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
In Millions
Value
Percent of
Net Sales
Value
 
Percent of
Net Sales
Operating profit as reported
$
891.4
18.4
%
$
910.7
17.9
%
Divestiture gain
(95.9)
(2.0)
%
-
-
%
Transaction costs
24.0
0.5
%
-
-
%
Mark-to-market effects
(23.2)
(0.5)
%
25.7
0.5
%
Acquisition integration costs
3.3
0.1
%
-
-
%
Investment activity, net
1.7
-
%
2.7
0.1
%
Restructuring (recoveries) charges
(0.6)
-
%
5.9
0.1
%
Project-related costs
0.2
-
%
0.5
-
%
Product recall, net
-
-
%
(31.1)
(0.6)
%
Adjusted operating profit
$
800.8
16.5
%
$
914.5
17.9
%
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
In Millions
Value
 
Percent of
Net Sales
Value
 
Percent of
Net Sales
Operating profit as reported
$
2,800.8
18.8
%
$
2,652.5
17.5
%
Divestiture gain
(95.9)
(0.6)
%
-
-
%
Transaction costs
32.9
0.2
%
0.6
-
%
Mark-to-market effects
(23.8)
(0.2)
%
5.9
-
%
Acquisition integration costs
7.2
-
%
0.2
-
%
Investment activity, net
4.9
-
%
25.2
0.2
%
Restructuring charges
3.6
-
%
30.5
0.2
%
Project-related costs
0.4
-
%
1.6
-
%
Goodwill impairment
-
-
%
117.1
0.8
%
Product recall, net
-
-
%
(30.7)
(0.2)
%
Adjusted operating profit
$
2,730.1
18.3
%
$
2,802.9
18.5
%
Note: Tables
 
may not foot due to rounding.
 
For more information on the reconciling items, see the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Adjusted Operating Profit and Related Constant-currency Growth Rate
This measure is used in reporting
 
to our Board of Directors and
 
executive management and as a
 
component of the measurement of
 
our
performance for
 
incentive compensation purposes.
 
We
 
believe that
 
this measure provides
 
useful information
 
to investors because
 
it is
the
 
operating
 
profit
 
measure
 
we
 
use
 
to
 
evaluate
 
operating
 
profit
 
performance
 
on
 
a
 
comparable
 
year-to-year
 
basis.
 
Additionally,
 
the
measure
 
is
 
evaluated
 
on
 
a
 
constant-currency
 
basis
 
by
 
excluding
 
the
 
effect
 
that
 
foreign
 
currency
 
exchange
 
rate
 
fluctuations
 
have
 
on
year-to-year comparability given the volatility in foreign
 
currency exchange rates.
 
Our adjusted operating profit growth on a constant-currency basis is calculated
 
as follows:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Change
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Change
Operating profit as reported
$
891.4
$
910.7
(2)
%
$
2,800.8
$
2,652.5
6
%
Divestiture gain
(95.9)
-
(95.9)
-
Transaction costs
24.0
-
32.9
0.6
Mark-to-market effects
(23.2)
25.7
(23.8)
5.9
Acquisition integration costs
3.3
-
7.2
0.2
Investment activity, net
1.7
2.7
4.9
25.2
Restructuring (recoveries) charges
(0.6)
5.9
3.6
30.5
Project-related costs
0.2
0.5
0.4
1.6
Goodwill impairment
-
-
-
117.1
Product recall, net
-
(31.1)
-
(30.7)
Adjusted operating profit
$
800.8
$
914.5
(12)
%
$
2,730.1
$
2,802.9
(3)
%
Foreign currency exchange impact
Flat
Flat
Adjusted operating profit growth,
 
 
on a constant-currency basis
(13)
%
(3)
%
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
For more information on the reconciling items, see the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above.
Adjusted Diluted EPS and Related Constant-currency Growth Rate
This measure
 
is used in
 
reporting to
 
our Board of
 
Directors and executive
 
management. We
 
believe that
 
this measure provides
 
useful
information to
 
investors because it
 
is the profitability
 
measure we use
 
to evaluate earnings
 
performance on
 
a comparable year-to-year
basis.
The reconciliation of our GAAP measure, diluted EPS, to adjusted diluted
 
EPS and the related constant-currency growth rates follows:
 
Quarter Ended
Nine-Month Period Ended
Per Share Data
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Change
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Change
Diluted earnings per share, as reported
$
1.12
$
1.17
(4)
%
$
3.57
$
3.33
7
%
Divestiture gain
(0.15)
-
(0.15)
-
Transaction costs
0.03
-
0.04
-
Mark-to-market effects
(0.03)
0.04
(0.03)
0.01
Acquisition integration costs
-
-
0.01
-
Investment activity, net
0.01
-
0.01
0.03
CPW asset impairment
0.01
-
0.01
-
Restructuring charges
-
0.01
0.01
0.04
Goodwill impairment
-
-
-
0.14
Product recall, net
-
(0.04)
-
(0.04)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
$
1.00
$
1.17
(15)
%
$
3.47
$
3.51
(1)
%
Foreign currency exchange impact
1
pt
Flat
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
 
growth, on a constant-currency basis See our reconciliation below of the effective income tax rate as reported to the adjusted effective income tax rate for the tax impact of
(15)
%
(1)
%
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
For more information on the reconciling items, see the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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each item affecting comparability.
Constant-currency After-tax Earnings from Joint Ventures
 
Growth Rates
 
We
 
believe that
 
this measure
 
provides useful
 
information to
 
investors because
 
it provides
 
transparency to
 
underlying performance
 
of
our joint
 
ventures by
 
excluding the
 
effect
 
that foreign
 
currency exchange
 
rate fluctuations
 
have on
 
year-to-year
 
comparability given
volatility in foreign currency exchange markets.
 
After-tax earnings from joint ventures growth rates on a constant-currency
 
basis are calculated as follows:
 
Percentage Change in
After-Tax
 
Earnings from Joint
Ventures
 
as Reported
Impact of Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Percentage Change in After-Tax
Earnings from Joint Ventures
on Constant-Currency Basis
Quarter Ended Feb. 23, 2025
(20)
%
(4)
pts
(16)
%
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 23, 2025
(3)
%
(2)
pts
(1)
%
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
Net Sales Growth Rates for Our Canada Operating Unit on Constant-currency
 
Basis
 
We
 
believe
 
that
 
this
 
measure
 
of
 
our
 
Canada
 
operating
 
unit
 
net
 
sales
 
provides
 
useful
 
information
 
to
 
investors
 
because
 
it
 
provides
transparency to
 
the underlying
 
performance for
 
the Canada operating
 
unit within our
 
North America
 
Retail segment
 
by excluding
 
the
effect
 
that
 
foreign
 
currency
 
exchange
 
rate
 
fluctuations
 
have
 
on
 
year-to-year
 
comparability
 
given
 
volatility
 
in
 
foreign
 
currency
exchange markets.
Net sales growth rates for our Canada operating unit on a constant-currency
 
basis are calculated as follows:
 
Percentage Change in
Net Sales
as Reported
Impact of Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Percentage Change in
Net Sales on Constant-
Currency Basis
Quarter Ended Feb. 23, 2025
(19)
%
(5)
pts
(14)
%
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 23, 2025
(7)
%
(3)
pts
(4)
%
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
Constant-currency Segment Operating Profit Growth Rates
 
We believe that this measure provides useful information to investors because it provides transparency to underlying performance of Our segments’ operating profit growth rates on a constant-currency basis are calculated as follows:
our
 
segments
 
by
 
excluding
 
the
 
effect
 
that
 
foreign
 
currency
 
exchange
 
rate
 
fluctuations
 
have
 
on
 
year-to-year
 
comparability
 
given
volatility in foreign currency exchange markets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
38
 
Quarter Ended Feb. 23, 2025
Percentage Change in
Operating Profit
as Reported
Impact of Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Percentage Change in Operating
Profit on Constant-Currency
Basis
North America Retail
(14)
%
Flat
(14)
%
International
(1)
%
19
pts
(20)
%
North America Pet
(20)
%
Flat
(20)
%
North America Foodservice
1
%
Flat
1
%
Nine-Month Period Ended Feb. 23, 2025
Percentage Change in
Operating Profit
as Reported
Impact of Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Percentage Change in Operating
Profit on Constant-Currency
Basis
North America Retail
(6)
%
Flat
(6)
%
International
(39)
%
11
pts
(50)
%
North America Pet
6
%
Flat
6
%
North America Foodservice
15
%
Flat
15
%
Note: Tables may not foot due to rounding.
Adjusted Effective Income Tax
 
Rates
 
We
 
believe
 
this
 
measure
 
provides
 
useful
 
information
 
to
 
investors
 
because
 
it
 
presents
 
the
 
adjusted
 
effective
 
income
 
tax
 
rate
 
on
 
a
comparable year-to-year basis.
 
Adjusted effective income tax rates are calculated as follows:
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine-Month Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
Feb. 23, 2025
Feb. 25, 2024
In Millions
(Except Per Share Data)
Pretax
Earnings
(a)
Income
Taxes
Pretax
Earnings
(a)
Income
Taxes
Pretax
Earnings
(a)
Income
Taxes
Pretax
Earnings
(a)
Income
Taxes
As reported
$
769.0
$
152.4
$
807.6
$
149.3
$
2,457.9
$
504.6
$
2,351.7
$
458.5
Divestiture gain
(95.9)
(11.1)
-
-
(95.9)
(11.1)
-
-
Transaction costs
24.0
5.6
-
-
32.9
7.6
0.6
-
Mark-to-market effects
(23.2)
(5.4)
25.7
6.0
(23.8)
(5.5)
5.9
1.4
Acquisition integration costs
3.3
0.7
-
-
7.2
1.6
0.2
0.1
Investment activity, net
1.7
0.4
2.7
2.2
4.9
1.1
25.2
7.4
Restructuring (recoveries) charges
(0.6)
(0.1)
5.9
(1.2)
3.6
0.9
30.5
8.0
Project-related costs
0.2
-
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.1
1.6
0.5
Goodwill impairment
-
-
-
-
-
-
117.1
34.7
Product recall, net
-
-
(31.1)
(7.2)
-
-
(30.7)
(7.1)
As adjusted
$
678.4
$
142.5
$
811.3
$
149.4
$
2,387.2
$
499.4
$
2,502.1
$
503.6
Effective tax rate:
As reported
19.8%
18.5%
20.5%
19.5%
As adjusted
21.0%
18.4%
20.9%
20.1%
Sum of adjustments to income taxes
$
(9.9)
$
0.1
$
(5.2)
$
45.1
Average number
 
of common
 
shares - diluted EPS
555.0
572.8
559.8
582.5
Impact of income tax adjustments
 
on adjusted diluted EPS
$
0.02
$
-
$
0.01
$
(0.08)
Note: Table may not foot due to rounding.
(a)
Earnings before income taxes and after-tax earnings from joint ventures.
 
For more information on the reconciling items, please see the Significant Items Impacting Comparability section above.
39
Glossary
AOCI
. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Adjusted diluted EPS.
 
Diluted EPS adjusted for certain items affecting year-to-year
 
comparability.
Adjusted operating profit.
 
Operating profit adjusted for certain items affecting year-to-year
 
comparability.
Adjusted operating profit
 
margin.
Operating profit adjusted
 
for certain items
 
affecting year-over-year
 
comparability,
 
divided by net
sales.
Constant currency.
 
Financial results
 
translated to
 
United States
 
dollars using
 
constant foreign
 
currency exchange
 
rates based
 
on the
rates
 
in
 
effect
 
for
 
the
 
comparable
 
prior-year
 
period.
 
To
 
present
 
this
 
information,
 
current
 
period
 
results
 
for
 
entities
 
reporting
 
in
currencies other
 
than United
 
States dollars
 
are translated
 
into United
 
States dollars
 
at the
 
average exchange
 
rates in
 
effect during
 
the
corresponding
 
period
 
of
 
the
 
prior
 
fiscal
 
year,
 
rather
 
than
 
the
 
actual
 
average
 
exchange
 
rates
 
in
 
effect
 
during
 
the
 
current
 
fiscal
 
year.
Therefore,
 
the
 
foreign
 
currency
 
impact
 
is
 
equal
 
to
 
current
 
year
 
results
 
in
 
local
 
currencies
 
multiplied
 
by
 
the
 
change
 
in
 
the
 
average
foreign currency exchange rate between the current fiscal period and the corresponding
 
period of the prior fiscal year.
 
Core working capital.
 
Accounts receivable plus inventories less accounts payable.
Derivatives.
Financial instruments such
 
as futures, swaps,
 
options, and forward
 
contracts that we
 
use to manage
 
our risk arising
 
from
changes in commodity prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and stock
 
prices.
Euribor.
 
Euro Interbank Offered Rate.
Fair value
 
hierarchy.
For purposes
 
of fair
 
value measurement,
 
we categorize
 
assets and
 
liabilities into
 
one of
 
three levels
 
based on
the assumptions
 
(inputs) used
 
in valuing
 
the asset or
 
liability.
 
Level 1 provides
 
the most reliable
 
measure of
 
fair value, while
 
Level 3
generally requires significant management judgment. The three levels are
 
defined as follows:
 
Level 1:
 
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:
 
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in
 
Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in
active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.
Level 3:
 
Unobservable inputs reflecting management’s
 
assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.
Free cash flow.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of land, buildings, and equipment.
Generally Accepted
 
Accounting Principles
 
(GAAP).
Guidelines, procedures,
 
and practices
 
that we
 
are required
 
to use in
 
recording
and reporting accounting information in our financial statements.
Goodwill.
The difference
 
between the purchase
 
price of acquired
 
companies plus the fair
 
value of any noncontrolling
 
and redeemable
interests and the related fair values of net assets acquired.
 
Gross margin.
 
Net sales less cost of sales.
Hedge accounting.
Accounting for qualifying
 
hedges that allows changes in
 
a hedging instrument’s
 
fair value to offset
 
corresponding
changes in
 
the hedged
 
item in
 
the same
 
reporting period.
 
Hedge accounting
 
is permitted
 
for certain
 
hedging instruments
 
and hedged
items
 
only
 
if
 
the
 
hedging
 
relationship
 
is
 
highly
 
effective,
 
and
 
only
 
prospectively
 
from
 
the
 
date
 
a
 
hedging
 
relationship
 
is
 
formally
documented.
Holistic Margin Management
 
(HMM).
 
Company-wide initiative to
 
use productivity savings, mix
 
management, and price realization
to offset input cost inflation, protect margins,
 
and generate funds to reinvest in sales-generating activities.
Interest
 
bearing
 
instruments.
Notes
 
payable,
 
long-term
 
debt,
 
including
 
current
 
portion,
 
cash
 
and
 
cash
 
equivalents,
 
and
 
certain
interest bearing investments classified within prepaid expenses and other
 
current assets and other assets.
 
Mark-to-market.
The act of determining a value for
 
financial instruments, commodity contracts, and
 
related assets or liabilities based
on the current market price for that item.
 
 
40
Net
 
mark-to-market
 
valuation of
 
certain
 
commodity
 
positions.
Realized
 
and
 
unrealized
 
gains
 
and
 
losses on
 
derivative
 
contracts
that will be allocated to segment operating profit when the exposure we are hedging
 
affects earnings.
Net price realization.
The impact of list and promoted price changes, net of trade and other price
 
promotion costs.
Net realizable
 
value.
The estimated
 
selling price
 
in the
 
ordinary course
 
of business,
 
less reasonably
 
predictable costs
 
of completion,
disposal, and transportation.
 
Noncontrolling interests.
Interests of subsidiaries held by third parties.
 
Notional
 
amount.
The
 
amount
 
of
 
a
 
position
 
or
 
an
 
agreed
 
upon
 
amount
 
in
 
a
 
derivative
 
contract
 
on
 
which
 
the
 
value
 
of
 
financial
instruments are calculated.
OCI.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).
 
Organic net sales growth
. Net sales growth adjusted
 
for foreign currency translation,
 
acquisitions, divestitures and a
 
53
rd
 
fiscal week,
when applicable.
Project-related costs.
Costs incurred related to our restructuring initiatives not included in restructuring
 
charges.
Reporting unit
. An operating segment or a business one level below an operating
 
segment.
SOFR.
 
Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
Strategic
 
Revenue
 
Management
 
(SRM).
 
A
 
company-wide
 
capability
 
focused
 
on
 
generating
 
sustainable
 
benefits
 
from
 
net
 
price
realization
 
and
 
mix
 
by
 
identifying
 
and
 
executing
 
against
 
specific
 
opportunities
 
to
 
apply
 
tools
 
including
 
pricing,
 
sizing,
 
mix
management, and promotion optimization across each of our businesses.
Supply chain
 
input costs.
 
Costs incurred
 
to produce
 
and deliver
 
product,
 
including costs
 
for
 
ingredients
 
and
 
conversion, inventory
management, logistics, and warehousing.
Translation
 
adjustments.
The impact
 
of the conversion
 
of our foreign
 
affiliates’ financial
 
statements to United
 
States dollars
 
for the
purpose of consolidating our financial statements.
Working capital
. Current assets and current liabilities, all as of the last day of our fiscal year.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
41
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
 
RELEVANT
 
TO FORWARD
 
-LOOKING INFORMATION
 
FOR THE PURPOSE OF “SAFE
HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE
 
SECURITIES LITIGATION
 
REFORM ACT OF 1995
This report
 
contains or
 
incorporates by
 
reference
 
forward-looking
 
statements within
 
the meaning
 
of the
 
Private Securities
 
Litigation
Reform Act
 
of 1995
 
that are
 
based on
 
our current
 
expectations and
 
assumptions. We
 
also may
 
make written
 
or oral
 
forward-looking
statements,
 
including
 
statements
 
contained
 
in
 
our
 
filings
 
with
 
the
 
Securities
 
and
 
Exchange
 
Commission
 
and
 
in
 
our
 
reports
 
to
stockholders.
The words or
 
phrases “will likely
 
result,” “are expected
 
to,” “will continue,”
 
“is anticipated,” “estimate,”
 
“plan,” “project,” or
 
similar
expressions identify
 
“forward-looking statements”
 
within the
 
meaning of
 
the Private
 
Securities Litigation
 
Reform Act
 
of 1995.
 
Such
statements are
 
subject to
 
certain risks
 
and uncertainties
 
that could
 
cause actual
 
results to
 
differ
 
materially from
 
historical results
 
and
those currently anticipated or projected. We
 
caution you not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.
In connection
 
with the “safe
 
harbor” provisions
 
of the Private
 
Securities Litigation
 
Reform Act of
 
1995, we are
 
identifying important
factors
 
that could
 
affect
 
our financial
 
performance
 
and could
 
cause our
 
actual results
 
in future
 
periods
 
to differ
 
materially
 
from any
current opinions or statements.
Our future results could
 
be affected by a
 
variety of factors, such
 
as: imposed and threatened
 
tariffs by the United
 
States and its trading
partners; disruptions
 
or inefficiencies
 
in the
 
supply chain;
 
competitive
 
dynamics in
 
the consumer
 
foods industry
 
and the
 
markets for
our
 
products,
 
including
 
new
 
product
 
introductions,
 
advertising
 
activities,
 
pricing
 
actions,
 
and
 
promotional
 
activities
 
of
 
our
competitors;
 
economic
 
conditions,
 
including
 
changes
 
in
 
inflation
 
rates,
 
interest
 
rates,
 
tax
 
rates,
 
tariffs,
 
or
 
the
 
availability
 
of
 
capital;
product development
 
and innovation;
 
consumer acceptance
 
of new products
 
and product improvements;
 
consumer reaction
 
to pricing
actions and
 
changes in
 
promotion levels;
 
acquisitions or
 
dispositions of
 
businesses or
 
assets; changes
 
in capital
 
structure; changes
 
in
the
 
legal
 
and
 
regulatory
 
environment,
 
including
 
tax
 
legislation,
 
imposition
 
of
 
tariffs,
 
labeling
 
and
 
advertising
 
regulations,
 
and
litigation;
 
impairments
 
in the
 
carrying
 
value of
 
goodwill, other
 
intangible
 
assets, or
 
other long-lived
 
assets, or
 
changes in
 
the useful
lives of
 
other intangible
 
assets; changes
 
in accounting
 
standards and
 
the impact
 
of critical
 
accounting
 
estimates; product
 
quality and
safety
 
issues,
 
including
 
recalls
 
and
 
product
 
liability;
 
changes
 
in
 
consumer
 
demand
 
for
 
our
 
products;
 
effectiveness
 
of
 
advertising,
marketing, and promotional
 
programs; changes in consumer
 
behavior, trends,
 
and preferences, including
 
weight loss trends; consumer
perception
 
of
 
health-related
 
issues, including
 
obesity;
 
consolidation
 
in
 
the
 
retail
 
environment;
 
changes
 
in
 
purchasing
 
and
 
inventory
levels of significant
 
customers; fluctuations in
 
the cost and availability
 
of supply chain
 
resources, including raw
 
materials, packaging,
energy,
 
and transportation;
 
effectiveness of
 
restructuring and
 
cost saving
 
initiatives; volatility
 
in the
 
market value
 
of derivatives
 
used
to
 
manage
 
price
 
risk
 
for
 
certain
 
commodities;
 
benefit
 
plan
 
expenses
 
due
 
to
 
changes
 
in
 
plan
 
asset
 
values
 
and
 
discount
 
rates
 
used
 
to
determine
 
plan liabilities;
 
failure or
 
breach
 
of our
 
information
 
technology
 
systems; foreign
 
economic conditions,
 
including currency
rate fluctuations and tariffs; and political unrest in foreign
 
markets and economic uncertainty due to terrorism or war.
You
 
should also
 
consider the risk
 
factors that we
 
identify in Item
 
1A of Part
 
I of our
 
Annual Report on
 
Form 10-K for
 
the fiscal year
ended May 26, 2024, which could also affect our future results.
We undertake
 
no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking
 
statements to reflect events or circumstances
 
after the date of those
statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
Item 3.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
The
 
estimated
 
maximum
 
potential
 
value-at-risk
 
arising
 
from
 
a
 
one-day
 
loss
 
in
 
fair
 
value
 
for
 
our
 
interest
 
rate,
 
foreign
 
exchange,
commodity, and equity
 
market-risk-sensitive instruments outstanding as of February 23, 2025,
 
was as follows:
 
In Millions
One-day Risk
of Loss
Change During
Nine-Month
Period Ended
Feb. 23, 2025
Analysis of Change
Interest rate instruments
$
43
$
(11)
Decrease in interest rates
Foreign currency instruments
39
9
Increase in portfolio basis
Commodity instruments
4
(1)
Immaterial
Equity instruments
2
-
Immaterial
For additional information, see Item 7A of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K
 
for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2024.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
42
Item 4.
 
Controls and Procedures.
 
We,
 
under the
 
supervision and
 
with the
 
participation of
 
our management,
 
including our
 
Chief Executive
 
Officer and
 
Chief Financial
Officer,
 
have
 
evaluated
 
the
 
effectiveness
 
of
 
the design
 
and
 
operation
 
of
 
our
 
disclosure
 
controls
 
and
 
procedures
 
(as
 
defined
 
in
 
Rule
13a-15(e)
 
under
 
the
 
Securities
 
Exchange
 
Act
 
of
 
1934).
 
Based
 
on
 
our
 
evaluation,
 
our
 
Chief
 
Executive
 
Officer
 
and
 
Chief
 
Financial
Officer have concluded
 
that, as of February
 
23, 2025, our disclosure
 
controls and procedures were
 
effective to ensure
 
that information
required to
 
be disclosed
 
by us
 
in reports
 
that we file
 
or submit
 
under the
 
Securities Exchange
 
Act of
 
1934 is (1)
 
recorded, processed,
summarized,
 
and
 
reported
 
within
 
the
 
time
 
periods
 
specified
 
in
 
Securities
 
and
 
Exchange
 
Commission
 
rules
 
and
 
forms,
 
and
 
(2)
accumulated and
 
communicated to
 
our management,
 
including our
 
Chief Executive
 
Officer and
 
Chief Financial
 
Officer,
 
in a
 
manner
that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There were no changes in our internal
 
control over financial reporting (as defined
 
in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange
 
Act
of 1934) during the quarter
 
ended February 23, 2025, that
 
materially affected, or are
 
reasonably likely to materially
 
affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
PART
 
II.
 
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2.
 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
The
 
following
 
table
 
sets forth
 
information
 
with
 
respect
 
to
 
shares
 
of
 
our
 
common
 
stock
 
that we
 
purchased
 
during
 
the quarter
 
ended
February 23, 2025:
Period
Total
 
Number
 
of Shares
Purchased (a)
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
Total
 
Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of a Publicly
Announced Program (b)
Maximum Number of Shares
that may yet be Purchased
Under the Program (b)
November 25, 2024 -
December 29, 2024
1,910,552
$
66.25
1,910,552
45,034,753
December 30, 2024 -
January 26, 2025
2,254,605
61.24
2,254,605
42,780,148
January 27, 2025 -
 
February 23, 2025
644,987
61.64
644,987
42,135,161
Total
4,810,144
$
63.28
4,810,144
42,135,161
(a)
 
The total number
 
of shares purchased
 
includes shares of
 
common stock withheld
 
for the payment
 
of withholding taxes
 
upon the distribution
 
of
deferred option units.
(b)
 
On June
 
27, 2022,
 
our Board
 
of Directors approved
 
an authorization
 
for the
 
repurchase of
 
up to
 
100,000,000 shares of
 
our common stock
 
and
terminated the
 
prior authorization.
 
Purchases can
 
be made
 
in the
 
open market
 
or in
 
privately negotiated
 
transactions, including
 
the use
 
of call
options
 
and
 
other
 
derivative
 
instruments,
 
Rule
 
10b5-1
 
trading
 
plans,
 
and
 
accelerated
 
repurchase
 
programs.
 
The
 
Board
 
did
 
not
 
specify
 
an
expiration date for the authorization.
Item 5.
 
Other Information.
 
During
 
the
 
fiscal
 
quarter
 
ended
 
February
 
23,
 
2025,
 
no
 
director
 
or
 
officer
 
of
 
the
 
Company
adopted
 
or
terminated
 
a
 
“Rule
 
10b5-1
trading arrangement” or “
non-Rule
10b5-1
 
trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
 
43
PART
 
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6.
Exhibits.
 
31.1
 
31.2
 
32.1
 
32.2
 
101
Financial Statements
 
from the
 
Quarterly Report
 
on Form
 
10-Q of
 
the Company
 
for the
 
quarter ended
 
February 23,
2025,
 
formatted
 
in
 
Inline
 
Extensible
 
Business
 
Reporting
 
Language:
 
(i)
 
Consolidated
 
Statements
 
of
 
Earnings;
 
(ii)
Consolidated
 
Statements
 
of
 
Comprehensive
 
Income,
 
(iii)
 
Consolidated
 
Balance
 
Sheets;
 
(iv)
 
Consolidated
Statements of
 
Total
 
Equity; (v)
 
Consolidated Statements
 
of Cash
 
Flows; and
 
(vi) Notes
 
to Consolidated
 
Financial
Statements.
 
104
Cover Page, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language
 
and contained in Exhibit 101.
 
 
44
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
 
to
 
the
 
requirements
 
of
 
the
 
Securities
 
Exchange
 
Act
 
of
 
1934,
 
the
 
registrant
 
has
 
duly
 
caused
 
this
 
report
 
to
 
be
 
signed
 
on
 
its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: March 19, 2025
/s/ Mark A. Pallot
Mark A. Pallot
Vice President, Chief Accounting
 
Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized
 
Officer)
EX-31.1 2 d899819dex311.htm EX-31.1 EX-31.1
 
1
Exhibit 31.1
I, Jeffrey L. Harmening, certify that:
 
1.
 
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Mills, Inc.;
2.
 
Based
 
on
 
my
 
knowledge,
 
this
 
report
 
does
 
not
 
contain
 
any
 
untrue
 
statement
 
of
 
a
 
material
 
fact
 
or
 
omit
 
to
 
state
 
a
 
material
 
fact
necessary
 
to make
 
the statements
 
made,
 
in light
 
of the
 
circumstances under
 
which such
 
statements were
 
made,
 
not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
 
Based
 
on
 
my
 
knowledge,
 
the
 
financial
 
statements,
 
and
 
other
 
financial
 
information
 
included
 
in
 
this
 
report,
 
fairly
 
present
 
in
 
all
material
 
respects
 
the
 
financial
 
condition,
 
results
 
of
 
operations
 
and
 
cash
 
flows
 
of
 
the
 
registrant
 
as
 
of,
 
and
 
for,
 
the
 
periods
presented in this report;
4.
 
The registrant’s
 
other certifying officer
 
and I are responsible
 
for establishing and
 
maintaining disclosure controls
 
and procedures
(as
 
defined
 
in
 
Exchange
 
Act
 
Rules
 
13a-15(e)
 
and
 
15d-15(e))
 
and
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting
 
(as
 
defined
 
in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
 
designed such
 
disclosure controls
 
and procedures,
 
or caused
 
such disclosure
 
controls and
 
procedures to
 
be designed
 
under
our
 
supervision,
 
to
 
ensure
 
that
 
material
 
information
 
relating
 
to
 
the
 
registrant,
 
including
 
its
 
consolidated
 
subsidiaries,
 
is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
 
designed
 
such
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting,
 
or
 
caused
 
such
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting
 
to
 
be
designed
 
under
 
our
 
supervision,
 
to
 
provide
 
reasonable
 
assurance
 
regarding
 
the
 
reliability
 
of
 
financial
 
reporting
 
and
 
the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
 
with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
 
evaluated
 
the
 
effectiveness
 
of
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
disclosure
 
controls
 
and
 
procedures
 
and
 
presented
 
in
 
this
 
report
 
our
conclusions
 
about the
 
effectiveness
 
of the
 
disclosure
 
controls and
 
procedures,
 
as of
 
the end
 
of the
 
period covered
 
by this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
 
disclosed
 
in
 
this
 
report
 
any
 
change
 
in
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting
 
that
 
occurred
 
during
 
the
registrant’s
 
most
 
recent
 
fiscal
 
quarter
 
(the
 
registrant’s
 
fourth
 
fiscal
 
quarter
 
in
 
the
 
case
 
of
 
an
 
annual
 
report)
 
that
 
has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
 
the registrant’s internal control over
 
financial reporting; and
5.
 
The
 
registrant’s
 
other
 
certifying
 
officer
 
and
 
I
 
have
 
disclosed,
 
based
 
on
 
our
 
most
 
recent
 
evaluation
 
of
 
internal
 
control
 
over
financial
 
reporting,
 
to
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
auditors
 
and
 
the
 
audit
 
committee
 
of
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
board
 
of
 
directors
 
(or
 
persons
performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
 
all significant
 
deficiencies
 
and
 
material
 
weaknesses in
 
the
 
design
 
or operation
 
of internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial reporting
which
 
are
 
reasonably
 
likely
 
to
 
adversely
 
affect
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
ability
 
to
 
record,
 
process,
 
summarize
 
and
 
report
 
financial
information; and
(b)
 
any
 
fraud,
 
whether
 
or
 
not
 
material,
 
that
 
involves
 
management
 
or
 
other
 
employees
 
who
 
have
 
a
 
significant
 
role
 
in
 
the
registrant’s internal control
 
over financial reporting.
Date: March 19, 2025
/s/ Jeffrey L. Harmening
 
Jeffrey L. Harmening
Chief Executive Officer
 
EX-31.2 3 d899819dex312.htm EX-31.2 EX-31.2
 
1
Exhibit 31.2
I, Kofi A. Bruce, certify that:
 
1.
 
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Mills, Inc.;
2.
 
Based
 
on
 
my
 
knowledge,
 
this
 
report
 
does
 
not
 
contain
 
any
 
untrue
 
statement
 
of
 
a
 
material
 
fact
 
or
 
omit
 
to
 
state
 
a
 
material
 
fact
necessary
 
to make
 
the statements
 
made,
 
in light
 
of the
 
circumstances under
 
which such
 
statements were
 
made,
 
not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
 
Based
 
on
 
my
 
knowledge,
 
the
 
financial
 
statements,
 
and
 
other
 
financial
 
information
 
included
 
in
 
this
 
report,
 
fairly
 
present
 
in
 
all
material
 
respects
 
the
 
financial
 
condition,
 
results
 
of
 
operations
 
and
 
cash
 
flows
 
of
 
the
 
registrant
 
as
 
of,
 
and
 
for,
 
the
 
periods
presented in this report;
4.
 
The registrant’s
 
other certifying officer
 
and I are responsible
 
for establishing and
 
maintaining disclosure controls
 
and procedures
(as
 
defined
 
in
 
Exchange
 
Act
 
Rules
 
13a-15(e)
 
and
 
15d-15(e))
 
and
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting
 
(as
 
defined
 
in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
 
designed such
 
disclosure controls
 
and procedures,
 
or caused
 
such disclosure
 
controls and
 
procedures to
 
be designed
 
under
our
 
supervision,
 
to
 
ensure
 
that
 
material
 
information
 
relating
 
to
 
the
 
registrant,
 
including
 
its
 
consolidated
 
subsidiaries,
 
is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
 
designed
 
such
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting,
 
or
 
caused
 
such
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting
 
to
 
be
designed
 
under
 
our
 
supervision,
 
to
 
provide
 
reasonable
 
assurance
 
regarding
 
the
 
reliability
 
of
 
financial
 
reporting
 
and
 
the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
 
with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
 
evaluated
 
the
 
effectiveness
 
of
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
disclosure
 
controls
 
and
 
procedures
 
and
 
presented
 
in
 
this
 
report
 
our
conclusions
 
about the
 
effectiveness
 
of the
 
disclosure
 
controls and
 
procedures,
 
as of
 
the end
 
of the
 
period covered
 
by this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
 
disclosed
 
in
 
this
 
report
 
any
 
change
 
in
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting
 
that
 
occurred
 
during
 
the
registrant’s
 
most
 
recent
 
fiscal
 
quarter
 
(the
 
registrant’s
 
fourth
 
fiscal
 
quarter
 
in
 
the
 
case
 
of
 
an
 
annual
 
report)
 
that
 
has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
 
the registrant’s internal control over
 
financial reporting; and
5.
 
The
 
registrant’s
 
other
 
certifying
 
officer
 
and
 
I
 
have
 
disclosed,
 
based
 
on
 
our
 
most
 
recent
 
evaluation
 
of
 
internal
 
control
 
over
financial
 
reporting,
 
to
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
auditors
 
and
 
the
 
audit
 
committee
 
of
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
board
 
of
 
directors
 
(or
 
persons
performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
 
all significant
 
deficiencies
 
and
 
material
 
weaknesses in
 
the
 
design
 
or operation
 
of internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial reporting
which
 
are
 
reasonably
 
likely
 
to
 
adversely
 
affect
 
the
 
registrant’s
 
ability
 
to
 
record,
 
process,
 
summarize
 
and
 
report
 
financial
information; and
(b)
 
any
 
fraud,
 
whether
 
or
 
not
 
material,
 
that
 
involves
 
management
 
or
 
other
 
employees
 
who
 
have
 
a
 
significant
 
role
 
in
 
the
registrant’s internal control
 
over financial reporting.
Date: March 19, 2025
/s/ Kofi A. Bruce
 
Kofi A. Bruce
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
EX-32.1 4 d899819dex321.htm EX-32.1 EX-32.1
 
1
Exhibit 32.1
I,
 
Jeffrey
 
L.
 
Harmening,
 
Chief
 
Executive
 
Officer
 
of
 
General
 
Mills,
 
Inc.
 
(the
 
“Company”),
 
certify,
 
pursuant
 
to
 
Section
 
906
 
of
 
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1)
 
the Quarterly Report on
 
Form 10-Q of the Company
 
for the fiscal quarter ended
 
February 23, 2025 (the “Report”)
 
fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
 
and
(2)
 
the information
 
contained in
 
the Report
 
fairly presents,
 
in all
 
material respects,
 
the financial
 
condition and
 
results of
 
operations
of the Company.
Dated: March 19, 2025
/s/ Jeffrey L. Harmening
 
Jeffrey L. Harmening
Chief Executive Officer
 
EX-32.2 5 d899819dex322.htm EX-32.2 EX-32.2
 
1
Exhibit 32.2
I, Kofi
 
A. Bruce,
 
Chief Financial
 
Officer
 
of General
 
Mills, Inc.
 
(the “Company”),
 
certify,
 
pursuant
 
to Section
 
906 of
 
the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1)
 
the Quarterly Report on
 
Form 10-Q of the Company
 
for the fiscal quarter ended
 
February 23, 2025 (the “Report”)
 
fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
 
and
(2)
 
the information
 
contained in
 
the Report
 
fairly presents,
 
in all
 
material respects,
 
the financial
 
condition and
 
results of
 
operations
of the Company.
Dated: March 19, 2025
/s/ Kofi A. Bruce
 
Kofi A. Bruce
Chief Financial Officer