COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
GIS vs HSY
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. GIS scored 22.1, HSY scored 66.2 — HSY leads.
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GIS
General Mills, Inc.
22.1
$40.92 · $21.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
44.1
HSY leads
HSY
The Hershey Company
66.2
$189.94 · $38.2B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthHSY+7.7%
- Strongest balance sheetHSY1.30
- Highest qualityHSY82 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueHSY-13%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
GIS
stronger →← stronger
HSY
46
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
82
14
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
76
17
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
47
HSY is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
GIS
HSY
$1.6bC+
FCF
$2.2bB
-5.4%D
Rev
+7.7%B
2.18C
D/E
1.30C+
1.2xB
P/S
—
11.74D
PEG
1.06B+
—
P/E
25.9xC+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
GIS
HSY
11% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
13% below
~1%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~7%/yr
+11%
1-yr DCF upside
-3%
+13%
5-yr DCF upside
+15%
+15%
10-yr DCF upside
+46%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
The companies
GISGeneral Mills, Inc.
Why now
Packaged Foods · market cap $21.9b. Down 20% from 52-week high of $51.33 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -5% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $37.56 (implying -8% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
D/E 2.18 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Revenue contracting -5% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Currently unprofitable (margin -0.5%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk.
HSYThe Hershey Company
Why now
Confectioners · market cap $38.2b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $239.48 — deep drawdown territory. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $205.52 (implying +8% upside).
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 33% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 150% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where GIS and HSY diverge
On the headline score the gap is 44.1 points in favor of HSY. The widest single difference is Growth, where HSY leads by 62.1 points.
- GrowthGIS 13.8 · HSY 75.9HSY +62.1
- QualityGIS 45.7 · HSY 81.7HSY +36.0
- ValueGIS 17.2 · HSY 46.9HSY +29.7
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.