General Mills (WBO:GIS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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WBO:GIS General Mills Inc WBO:GIS
49 GF Score
Price €31.39
GF Value €52.11
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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General Mills  (WBO:GIS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

General Mills Annual Data
Trend May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25 May26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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General Mills Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
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WBO:GIS vs MKC, JBS, SJM: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, General Mills's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in May. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of May. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2026)
=11.851/335.1230*335.1230
=11.851

Current CPI (May. 2026) = 335.1230.

General Mills Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201608 9.256 240.849 12.879
201611 8.656 241.353 12.019
201702 8.613 243.603 11.849
201705 8.627 244.733 11.813
201708 7.772 245.519 10.608
201711 7.940 246.669 10.787
201802 8.848 248.991 11.909
201805 10.499 251.588 13.985
201808 10.594 252.146 14.080
201811 11.141 252.038 14.814
201902 11.441 252.776 15.168
201905 11.807 256.092 15.451
201908 12.391 256.558 16.185
201911 12.849 257.208 16.741
202002 12.621 258.678 16.351
202005 13.112 256.394 17.138
202008 12.779 259.918 16.476
202011 12.908 260.229 16.623
202102 13.175 263.014 16.787
202105 13.968 269.195 17.389
202108 14.768 273.567 18.091
202111 15.268 277.948 18.409
202202 14.896 283.716 17.595
202205 16.815 292.296 19.279
202208 18.115 296.171 20.497
202211 17.068 297.711 19.213
202302 16.801 300.840 18.716
202305 17.110 304.127 18.854
202308 16.670 307.026 18.196
202311 15.517 307.051 16.936
202402 15.865 310.326 17.133
202405 15.896 314.069 16.962
202408 15.485 314.796 16.485
202411 16.201 315.493 17.209
202502 16.706 319.082 17.546
202505 14.959 321.465 15.595
202508 15.209 323.976 15.732
202511 15.064 324.122 15.575
202602 14.849 326.785 15.228
202605 11.851 335.123 11.851

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is General Mills (WBO:GIS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, General Mills stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €31.39 is trading 39.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €52.11. GuruFocus considers General Mills to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:GIS:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €52.11 vs. price of €31.39 (39.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 49/100 with 5 warning signs

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General Mills Business Description

Address Number One General Mills Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55426
General Mills is a global packaged-food company that produces snacks, cereal, convenient meals, dough, baking mixes and ingredients, pet food, and superpremium ice cream. Its largest brands are Nature Valley, Cheerios, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Blue Buffalo, and Haagen-Dazs. In fiscal 2025, 81% of its revenue was derived from the United States, although the company also operates in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Latin America. Although most of General Mills' products are sold through retail stores to consumers, the company also sells products to the foodservice channel and the commercial baking industry.
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