General Mills (GIS): Valuation Check After Marty Supreme Wheaties and Reese’s Puffs Dark Chocolate Launches
General Mills (GIS) just jumped into the Marty Supreme hype, rolling out a limited edition Wheaties box featuring Timothée Chalamet, while also debuting a new Reese's Puffs Dark Chocolate flavor that refreshes a decades old cereal franchise.
See our latest analysis for General Mills.
Despite the pop culture buzz around Marty Supreme Wheaties and Reese's Puffs Dark Chocolate, General Mills' 1 year total shareholder return of negative 27.13% and 3 year total shareholder return of negative 41.65% signal fading momentum rather than a clear turnaround story so far.
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With earnings under pressure but the stock trading at a steep discount to some valuation models, is General Mills quietly setting up a value play here, or is the market already factoring in whatever growth comes next?
Most Popular Narrative: 15.3% Undervalued
With General Mills last closing at $45.64 against a narrative fair value just under $54, the story leans toward mispricing rather than a value trap.
General Mills plans a sizable step-up in investment for fiscal '26, including at least 5% through Holistic Margin Management (HMM) savings and $100 million in additional cost savings. However, reinvestment of these savings into pricing, innovation, in-store activity, and media could delay improvements in net margins and overall earnings in the short term.
Curious how shrinking margins, slower top line, and a richer earnings multiple can still support a higher fair value than today’s price? The narrative’s assumptions about future profitability, sales trajectory, and capital returns fit together in a way the market clearly is not fully pricing in. Want to see exactly how those moving parts combine into that undervaluation call?
Result: Fair Value of $53.89 (UNDERVALUED)
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However, renewed momentum in core brands and successful high impact innovation could lift volumes and margins faster than expected, which could undermine the undervaluation narrative.
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