General Mills Q1 sales, profit beat estimates; reaffirms 2027 outlook

By Reuters News


Overview

  • U.S. packaged foods maker's fiscal Q1 sales declined 3%, but beat analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for fiscal Q1 beat analyst expectations, despite falling 13% in constant currency

  • Company reaffirmed full-year fiscal 2027 outlook


Outlook

  • General Mills reaffirms fiscal 2027 organic net sales outlook of down 1.5% to up 0.5%

  • Company expects fiscal 2027 adjusted operating profit down 13% to down 8% in constant currency

  • General Mills sees fiscal 2027 adjusted diluted EPS between $3.00 and $3.20


Result Drivers

  • DIVESTITURE IMPACT - Co said U.S. yogurt divestiture drove reported net sales decline

  • HIGHER INPUT COSTS - Co attributed declines in adjusted operating profit and segment profits to higher input costs

  • LOWER VOLUME - Co said lower volume contributed to profit declines in North America Retail and Pet segments


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Sales

Beat

$4.39 bln

$4.33 bln (14 Analysts)

Q1 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.75

$0.72 (15 Analysts)

Q1 EPS

$0.74

Q1 Gross Margin

33.90%

Q1 Adjusted Gross Margin

33.30%

Q1 Operating profit

$633.60 mln


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