General Mills (GIS) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in General Mills (GIS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $8,162 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -2.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $23,327 reinvested (4.6% a year), or $23,920 taking the dividends as cash, $11,888 of it paid out along the way.
GIS became
$23,327
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
4.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$17,096
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Worst drop
-58.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GIS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −21.2% | $1,643 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −23.7% | $1,474 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +1.4% | $1,452 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −20.0% | $1,305 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +28.1% | $1,212 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +18.5% | $1,110 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +13.6% | $1,057 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +43.1% | $1,008 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −31.6% | $956 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −0.7% | $915 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +10.3% | $852 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +11.5% | $780 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +10.3% | $692 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +27.3% | $618 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +3.3% | $512 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +17.2% | $464 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +3.5% | $404 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +20.2% | $340 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +9.5% | $303 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GIS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in General Mills (GIS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $23,327 at the end of Oct 2026: 4.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GIS turned $10,000 into $8,162 with dividends reinvested, -2.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GIS returned -7.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GIS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $23,920, including $11,888 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- GIS's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (43.1%) and its worst 2018 (-31.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "General Mills (GIS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GIS/total-return
GIS total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in GIS 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $8,162 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -2.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,532 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is GIS's total return since Dec 2007?
133% in total, or 4.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 20%.
How much of GIS's return came from dividends?
About 79% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GIS's worst year?
2018, at -31.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -58.0%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.