COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
GIS vs JBS
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. GIS scored 22.1, JBS scored 71.3 — JBS leads.
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Different reporting periods. GIS's fundamentals are as of May 2026, but JBS's are as of December 2025 — a 5-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
GIS
General Mills, Inc.
22.1
$40.92 · $21.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
49.2
JBS leads
JBS
JBS N.V.
71.3
$13.88 · $14.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthJBS+11.7%
- Strongest balance sheetGIS2.18
- Highest qualityJBS69 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueJBS-24%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
GIS
stronger →← stronger
JBS
46
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
69
14
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
69
17
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
76
JBS is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
GIS
JBS
$1.6bC+
FCF
$833mC+
-5.4%D
Rev
+11.7%B
2.18C
D/E
2.83D
1.2xB
P/S
—
11.74D
PEG
0.45A
—
P/E
13.0xA-
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
JBS
11% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
24% below
~1%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~8%/yr
+11%
1-yr DCF upside
+0%
+13%
5-yr DCF upside
+32%
+15%
10-yr DCF upside
+97%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
GIS
No notable signals flagged.
JBS
Why this score
- Short track record
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.
JBSJBS N.V.
Why now
Packaged Foods · market cap $14.9b. Down 26% from 52-week high of $18.65 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.45 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $18.14 (implying +31% upside).
Moat
ROE 23% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
D/E 2.83 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Dividend payout 93% of earnings on a 9.7% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Net margin 2.6% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where GIS and JBS diverge
On the headline score the gap is 49.2 points in favor of JBS. The widest single difference is Value, where JBS leads by 58.6 points.
- ValueGIS 17.2 · JBS 75.8JBS +58.6
- GrowthGIS 13.8 · JBS 69.0JBS +55.2
- QualityGIS 45.7 · JBS 69.4JBS +23.7
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.