General Mills Highlights Five Years of Progress Against Accelerate Strategy
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) presented its five-year progress on the Accelerate strategy at the CAGNY 2025 Conference, highlighting sustainable growth and shareholder returns. The company has reshaped 30% of its portfolio and increased media investment by nearly 40% from FY2019 to FY2024.
The strategy focuses on four pillars: Boldly Building Brands (with nine billion-dollar brands), Relentlessly Innovating, Unleashing Scale (doubling Digital, Data, and Technology investment since 2019), and Standing for Good (advancing regenerative agriculture on 600,000 acres towards 1 million by 2030).
Since fiscal 2019, General Mills has returned over $11 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases, demonstrating strong margin growth and cash flow conversion.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) ha presentato i suoi progressi quinquennali sulla strategia Accelerate durante la conferenza CAGNY 2025, evidenziando la crescita sostenibile e i ritorni per gli azionisti. L'azienda ha ristrutturato il 30% del suo portafoglio e ha aumentato gli investimenti in media di quasi il 40% dal FY2019 al FY2024.
La strategia si concentra su quattro pilastri: Costruire Brand con Audacia (con nove brand da un miliardo di dollari), Innovare Senza Sosta, Scatenare la Scala (raddoppiando gli investimenti in Digitale, Dati e Tecnologia dal 2019), e Essere per il Bene (promuovendo l'agricoltura rigenerativa su 600.000 acri verso 1 milione entro il 2030).
Dal 2019 fiscale, General Mills ha restituito oltre 11 miliardi di dollari agli azionisti attraverso dividendi e riacquisti di azioni, dimostrando una forte crescita dei margini e una conversione del flusso di cassa.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) presentó su progreso de cinco años en la estrategia Accelerate en la conferencia CAGNY 2025, destacando el crecimiento sostenible y los retornos para los accionistas. La compañía ha reestructurado el 30% de su cartera y ha aumentado la inversión en medios en casi un 40% desde el FY2019 hasta el FY2024.
La estrategia se centra en cuatro pilares: Construyendo Marcas con Audacia (con nueve marcas de mil millones de dólares), Innovando sin Descanso, Desatando la Escala (duplicando la inversión en Digital, Datos y Tecnología desde 2019), y Defendiendo el Bien (avanzando en la agricultura regenerativa en 600,000 acres hacia 1 millón para 2030).
Desde el año fiscal 2019, General Mills ha devuelto más de 11 mil millones de dólares a los accionistas a través de dividendos y recompra de acciones, demostrando un fuerte crecimiento de márgenes y conversión de flujo de caja.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS)는 CAGNY 2025 컨퍼런스에서 Accelerate 전략의 5년간 진행 상황을 발표하며 지속 가능한 성장과 주주 수익을 강조했습니다. 회사는 포트폴리오의 30%를 재구성하고 FY2019에서 FY2024까지 미디어 투자에 거의 40%를 증가시켰습니다.
이 전략은 네 가지 기둥에 초점을 맞추고 있습니다: 대담하게 브랜드 구축하기 (90억 달러 규모의 브랜드 9개), 끊임없이 혁신하기, 규모 확대하기 (2019년 이후 디지털, 데이터 및 기술 투자 두 배 증가), 그리고 선한 일을 위해 서기 (2030년까지 100만 에이커로 확대하는 60만 에이커의 재생 농업 추진).
2019 회계연도 이후 General Mills는 배당금과 자사주 매입을 통해 주주에게 110억 달러 이상을 반환하며 강력한 마진 성장과 현금 흐름 전환을 보여주었습니다.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) a présenté ses progrès sur cinq ans concernant la stratégie Accelerate lors de la conférence CAGNY 2025, mettant en avant une croissance durable et des retours sur investissement pour les actionnaires. L'entreprise a remodelé 30 % de son portefeuille et a augmenté ses investissements médiatiques de près de 40 % entre l'exercice 2019 et l'exercice 2024.
La stratégie repose sur quatre piliers : Construire des Marques avec Audace (avec neuf marques d'un milliard de dollars), Innover sans Relâche, Déchaîner l'Échelle (en doublant les investissements dans le numérique, les données et la technologie depuis 2019) et Agir pour le Bien (en faisant progresser l'agriculture régénérative sur 600 000 acres vers 1 million d'ici 2030).
Depuis l'exercice 2019, General Mills a retourné plus de 11 milliards de dollars aux actionnaires par le biais de dividendes et de rachats d'actions, démontrant une forte croissance des marges et une conversion du flux de trésorerie.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) stellte auf der CAGNY 2025-Konferenz seinen fünfjährigen Fortschritt der Accelerate-Strategie vor und hob nachhaltiges Wachstum sowie die Rendite für die Aktionäre hervor. Das Unternehmen hat 30% seines Portfolios umgestaltet und die Medieninvestitionen von FY2019 bis FY2024 um fast 40% erhöht.
Die Strategie konzentriert sich auf vier Säulen: Mutig Marken aufbauen (mit neun Marken im Wert von jeweils einer Milliarde Dollar), Unermüdlich innovieren, Skalierung entfesseln (Verdopplung der Investitionen in digitale Technologien, Daten und Technologie seit 2019) und Für das Gute eintreten (Förderung regenerativer Landwirtschaft auf 600.000 Acres mit dem Ziel, bis 2030 eine Million Acres zu erreichen).
Seit dem Geschäftsjahr 2019 hat General Mills über 11 Milliarden Dollar an Aktionäre durch Dividenden und Aktienrückkäufe zurückgegeben und somit ein starkes Margenwachstum und eine positive Cashflow-Umwandlung demonstriert.
- Returned over $11 billion to shareholders since FY2019 through dividends and share repurchases
- 40% increase in media investment from FY2019 to FY2024
- Portfolio includes nine brands generating over $1 billion each in retail sales
- Doubled investment in Digital, Data, and Technology since 2019
- Strong margin growth and cash flow conversion performance
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Accelerate Strategy Has Delivered Strong Financial Results
Over the past five years since the formal launch of its Accelerate strategy, General Mills has invested in its brands, reshaped nearly 30 percent of its portfolio, built a competitively advantaged digital infrastructure, and advanced its people and planetary commitments, all while delivering financial results that met or exceeded its long-term goals.
“We continue to execute on the key pillars of our Accelerate strategy and deploy our Remarkable Experiences Framework to deliver on consumers’ evolving needs,” said Jeff Harmening, chairman and CEO, General Mills. “While the current environment brings opportunities and challenges, I am confident our leading brands, differentiated capabilities, and world-class talent put General Mills in a strong position to deliver sustainable growth and attractive returns for our shareholders over the long term.”
Driving Long-term Sustainable Growth
General Mills is focused on driving sustainable growth through its four strategic pillars:
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Boldly Building Brands: General Mills is continuing to invest behind its portfolio of iconic brands, which includes nine brands that each generate more than
$1 billion - Relentlessly Innovating: General Mills is continuing to innovate to deliver on evolving consumer needs. The company has increased its contributions from innovation in recent years and has a robust pipeline of planned innovation, including several new launches that have potential to be significant growth contributors in fiscal 2026.
- Unleashing Our Scale: Over the past five years, General Mills has made significant investments to build a world-class digital infrastructure that positions the company to unleash its scale for growth and profitability, including doubling its investment in Digital, Data, and Technology since 2019 to transform its enterprise foundations and capabilities. This investment has unlocked significant opportunities in areas such as data-driven marketing, strategic revenue management, and supply chain digitalization.
- Standing for Good: General Mills is committed to standing for good, with a focus on advancing its Global Impact commitments to drive resilience for planet, people, and its business. The company has committed to advancing regenerative agricultural practices on one million acres of land by 2030, with 600,000 acres already engaged in its programs today.
Delivering Top-tier Shareholder Returns
General Mills is creating shareholder value through a consistent balance of net sales growth, margin expansion, cash conversion and cash returns to shareholders. The company has delivered strong performance growing its margins and converting earnings into free cash flow in recent years, enabling it to return more than
A webcast of the company’s CAGNY 2025 presentation featuring Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Harmening and Chief Financial Officer Kofi Bruce will begin today at 7 a.m. CT. A replay of the presentation and related materials will be made available on the General Mills’ Investor Relations website at www.generalmills.com/investors.
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About General Mills
General Mills makes food the world loves. The company is guided by its Accelerate strategy to boldly build its brands, relentlessly innovate, unleash its scale and stand for good. Its portfolio of beloved brands includes household names like Cheerios, Nature Valley, Blue Buffalo, Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Totino’s, Annie’s, Wanchai Ferry, Yoki and more. General Mills generated fiscal 2024 net sales of
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