General Mills (GIS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 173 recorded GIS dividend payments, running from July 1, 1983 to October 13, 2026 — 44 calendar years. Together those payments total $43.07 per share. GIS has most often paid quarterly.
GIS has increased its payment rate for 5 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the GIS payment rate compounded at +4.3% a year, and +3.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
GIS's payment rate fell in 2005. The steepest drop was -18.8%.
GIS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.42 | 4 | $0.605 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | $2.38 | 4 | $0.595 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | $2.26 | 4 | $0.565 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | $2.10 | 4 | $0.525 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | $2.04 | 4 | $0.510 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | $1.98 | 4 | $0.490 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | $1.94 | 4 | $0.485 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | $1.86 | 4 | $0.470 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | $1.73 | 4 | $0.440 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | $1.61 | 4 | $0.410 | +15.5% |
| 2013 | $1.42 | 4 | $0.355 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | $1.27 | 4 | $0.318 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | $1.17 | 4 | $0.292 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.263 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | $0.900 | 4 | $0.225 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | $0.825 | 4 | $0.208 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | $0.760 | 4 | $0.190 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | $0.690 | 4 | $0.172 | +45.3% |
| 2005 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.119 | -18.8% |
| 2004 | $0.585 | 4 | $0.146 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.138 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.138 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.138 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.138 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | $0.530 | 4 | $0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | $0.522 | 4 | $0.133 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | $0.492 | 4 | $0.125 | +16.5% |
| 1995 | $0.429 | 4 | $0.107 | +10.5% |
| 1994 | $0.388 | 4 | $0.0971 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | $0.368 | 4 | $0.0919 | +12.7% |
| 1992 | $0.326 | 4 | $0.0816 | +14.5% |
| 1991 | $0.285 | 4 | $0.0713 | +16.0% |
| 1990 | $0.246 | 4 | $0.0615 | +16.7% |
| 1989 | $0.211 | 4 | $0.0527 | +17.2% |
| 1988 | $0.180 | 4 | $0.0449 | — |
| 1987 | $0.107 | 3 (timing) | $0.0331 | — |
| 1986 | $0.122 | 4 | $0.0300 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0289 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | $0.111 | 4 | $0.0276 | — |
| 1983 | $0.0527 | 2 (timing) | $0.0263 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than GIS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent GIS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| October 13, 2026 | $0.610 |
| July 10, 2026 | $0.610 |
| April 10, 2026 | $0.610 |
| January 9, 2026 | $0.610 |
| October 10, 2025 | $0.610 |
| July 10, 2025 | $0.610 |
| April 10, 2025 | $0.600 |
| January 10, 2025 | $0.600 |
| October 10, 2024 | $0.600 |
| July 10, 2024 | $0.600 |
| April 9, 2024 | $0.590 |
| January 9, 2024 | $0.590 |
| October 6, 2023 | $0.590 |
| July 7, 2023 | $0.590 |
| April 6, 2023 | $0.540 |
| January 9, 2023 | $0.540 |
| October 6, 2022 | $0.540 |
| July 7, 2022 | $0.540 |
| April 7, 2022 | $0.510 |
| January 7, 2022 | $0.510 |
| October 7, 2021 | $0.510 |
| July 8, 2021 | $0.510 |
| April 8, 2021 | $0.510 |
| January 7, 2021 | $0.510 |
| October 8, 2020 | $0.510 |
| July 9, 2020 | $0.490 |
| April 8, 2020 | $0.490 |
| January 9, 2020 | $0.490 |
| October 9, 2019 | $0.490 |
| July 9, 2019 | $0.490 |
| April 9, 2019 | $0.490 |
| January 9, 2019 | $0.490 |
| October 9, 2018 | $0.490 |
| July 9, 2018 | $0.490 |
| April 9, 2018 | $0.490 |
| January 9, 2018 | $0.490 |
| October 6, 2017 | $0.490 |
| July 6, 2017 | $0.490 |
| April 6, 2017 | $0.480 |
| January 6, 2017 | $0.480 |
| October 5, 2016 | $0.480 |
| July 7, 2016 | $0.480 |
| April 7, 2016 | $0.460 |
| January 7, 2016 | $0.440 |
| October 7, 2015 | $0.440 |
| July 8, 2015 | $0.440 |
| April 8, 2015 | $0.440 |
| January 8, 2015 | $0.410 |
| October 8, 2014 | $0.410 |
| July 8, 2014 | $0.410 |
| April 8, 2014 | $0.410 |
| January 8, 2014 | $0.380 |
| October 8, 2013 | $0.380 |
| July 8, 2013 | $0.380 |
| April 8, 2013 | $0.330 |
| January 8, 2013 | $0.330 |
| October 5, 2012 | $0.330 |
| July 6, 2012 | $0.330 |
| April 5, 2012 | $0.305 |
| January 6, 2012 | $0.305 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 173 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
GIS dividend history questions
How many dividends has GIS paid?
DivTrkr has 173 recorded GIS dividend payments between July 1, 1983 and October 13, 2026, totalling $43.07 per share across 44 calendar years.
Has GIS ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The GIS per-payment rate fell in 2005, the steepest being -18.8%.
How fast is the GIS dividend growing?
The GIS payment rate compounded at +4.3% a year over the last five complete years and +3.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does GIS pay a dividend?
GIS has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current GIS dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track GIS free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.