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General Mills, Inc. (GIS) — Earnings Call X-Ray

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Calls Analyzed
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2015–2025
Avg Candor
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evasion 2.8/9
High CandorCritic AmmunitionPricing Under PressureMargins ContractingDemand SlowingQuestion Left HangingResults Worse Than Direction

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🔒 Q4 2025 earnings call 2025-06-26 NEWEST

Guidance: ■■■■■Demand: ■■■■■■ Margins: ■■■■Backlog: ■■■■ ■ analysts, ■■ questionsexpected move ±■■%
Candor /9
Specificity /9
Evasion /9
Stress /9

Management ■■■■■■ guidance against ■■■■■■■■ demand and ■■■■■■■ margins. The delivery was ■■■■■■■■ and ■■■■ in specifics, with ■■■ questions left hanging.

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D Q3 2025 earnings call 2025-03-19 move ±9.3%

Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: under pressure 10 analysts · 11 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 4/9
Complexity 3/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q2 2025 earnings call 2024-12-18 move ±6.4%

Management gave no formal guidance against accelerating demand.

Demand: accelerating
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 5/9
Specificity 4/9
Evasion 0/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 3/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q2 2025 earnings call 2024-12-18 move ±6.4%

Management lowered guidance against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: loweredDemand: stableMargins: contractingPricing: under pressure 8 analysts · 13 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

C Q1 2025 earnings call 2024-09-18 move ±5.9%

Management held guidance steady against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stablePricing: under pressure 9 analysts · 17 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

C Q4 2024 earnings call 2024-06-26 move ±7.6%

Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureCapex: flat 10 analysts · 18 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q3 2024 earnings call 2024-03-20 move ±6.8%

Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals. The delivery was unusually candid.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: stablePricing: stable 9 analysts · 17 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 5/9
Evasion 5/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

C Q2 2024 earnings call 2023-12-20 move ±7.1%

Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: under pressure 8 analysts · 15 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 4/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q1 2024 2023-09-20 C maintainedslowingcontracting 6/9 3/9
Q4 2023 2023-06-28 C+ maintainedslowingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q3 2023 2023-03-23 C maintainedstablecontracting 7/9 4/9
Q2 2023 2022-12-20 B+ raisedstableexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q1 2023 2022-09-21 C+ maintainedstableexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q4 2022 2022-06-29 C+ maintainedmixedcontracting 8/9 2/9
Q3 2022 2022-03-23 C+ raisedstablecontracting 7/9 3/9
Q2 2022 2021-12-21 C raisedstablecontracting 7/9 4/9
Sep 2021 2021-09-22 C+ raisedstablecontracting 7/9 4/9
Q4 2021 2021-06-30 C maintainedmixedcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q3 2021 2021-03-24 C maintainedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q2 2021 2020-12-17 B+ maintainedacceleratingstable 7/9 3/9
Q1 2021 2020-09-23 C+ noneacceleratingcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q4 2020 2020-07-01 C withdrawnacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q3 2020 2020-03-18 C+ raisedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q2 2020 2019-12-18 B+ raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q1 2020 2019-09-18 B maintainedmixedexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q4 2019 2019-06-26 B+ maintainedmixedstable 8/9 2/9
Q3 2019 2019-03-20 B+ raisedstableexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q2 2019 2018-12-19 C+ maintainedmixedexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q1 2019 2018-09-18 C maintainedmixedcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q4 2018 2018-06-27 C maintainedmixedcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q3 2018 2018-03-21 D loweredacceleratingcontracting 8/9 2/9
Q2 2018 2017-12-20 B+ raisedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q4 2017 2017-09-20 C+ maintainedmixedcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q4 2017 2017-06-28 C maintainedslowingexpanding 8/9 3/9
Q3 2017 2017-03-21 D maintainedslowingexpanding 7/9 4/9
Q2 2017 2016-12-20 C loweredslowingexpanding 8/9 2/9
Q1 2017 2016-09-21 D maintainedslowingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q4 2016 2016-06-29 B+ raisedmixedexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q3 2016 2016-03-23 C+ maintainedmixedexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q2 2016 2015-12-17 C loweredstableexpanding 7/9 2/9

Research question bank — earlier calls

During our 1,600-question research program, batches of experimental hypotheses were tested directly against some of GIS's earlier calls. The YES answers — the rare hits — are shown; click any question to see every company that matched it. Full list: the question bank.

B+ Q4 2016 earnings call 2016-06-29

313 more research questions answered NO

C+ Q3 2016 earnings call 2016-03-23

1 more research questions answered NO

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