A company still losing money with steady sales. Institutions are adding.
Going well
Raised its dividend (7.2% yield)
Buying back shares: share count down 11% in 3 years
Watch out for
Losing money
Debt above equity: 1.52x
Bills due within a year exceed short-term assets
Money moves
Insiders sold $197K in the last 30 days
Institutions added 4% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (697 bought, 565 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
What the price means
Price as of Oct 26
$33.69-2.0% that day
Company value
$18.0B
Share price times all shares
Price vs sales
0.98x
No profit over the last year, so this compares value with sales instead
Dividend yield
7.2%
Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value
2%
Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value
79%
Debt as a share of company value
From GIS's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.
The business over time
Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings
Sales, Aug '26
$4.4B-2.8% vs a year earlier
Nov '23Tap a barAug '26
Last 12 months: $18.3B, down 4.5% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 0.3% a year.
What the price assumes
Your guesses, our math
Move the sliders to your own view of GIS. Starting points are the company's recent numbers (it isn't profitable yet, so the margin starts at a 10% guess).
Sales in 5 years$14.9B
Profit in 5 years$1.5B
Price these guesses point to$51.33+52% vs $33.69 todayAbout +8.8% a year, before dividends
What today's price needs: with a 10% margin and a 15x P/E, sales could shrink about 12% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.
Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
2/6Weak
MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.-0.9%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.52x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.-0.5%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.6B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-10.6% in 3 years
Revenue
$18.4B
-5.4% vs prior year
5-year growth
+0.3%/yr
revenue, per year
Total debt
$14.2B
1.52x equity
Current ratio
0.66x
short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Aug 30, 2026
Reported Sep 23
Revenue
$4.4B
-2.8% YoY
EPS
$0.74
vs $2.22
Op. margin
14.4%
-23.8 pts
Gross margin
33.9%
0.0 pts
Free cash flow
$207.3M
Share count
-0.8%
vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
37Selling
1 insider sold $197K (not pre-planned)
50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.
Weekly insider trend
13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
This week
0
Normal week
2.2
vs normal
0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
▲Accumulating+4.0%
Institutions added 4.0% to their holdings. 697 bought, 565 sold. 3 quarters of net buying in a row.
Shares held by institutions469.6M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-2.7%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
1.7x · $12.4B debt
Shares outstandingLatest reported
535M
Why moderate risk
Losing money
Debt above equity: 1.66x
Bills due within a year exceed short-term assets
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportAround Dec 16 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedSep 23
Results filedJul 1
Results filedMar 18
Results filedDec 17, 2025
Results filedSep 17, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days
No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.