General Mills Inc (GIS) Monthly Backtest Results

The data points on this monthly chart show the results of using the 10 Month SMA Double Cross strategy on this stock. Read about this strategy here. This is a long term investment strategy designed to catch major bull runs in stocks and indices then exit before the worst of a serious drawdown. It tends to work better with securites that are prone to forming valuation bubbles. To view shorter term swing trading entry signals for this stock then go here.

Key: change_history : trade entry change_history : profitable trade exit change_history : breakeven trade exit (5% loss to 5% profit) change_history : losing trade (greater than 5% loss) show_chart : 10 month simple moving average (SMA)
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*Transaction costs, taxes and dividends are excluded from these calculations. Past performance may not necessarily be a reliable guide to future performance.

 

Backtest Summary

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each monthly entry signal. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) shows the profitability of the trade on an annualised basis.

Entry Date Exit Date Profit or Loss CAGR
03 September 2024 02 December 2024 -8.06% -29.15%
01 May 2024 01 July 2024 -9.68% -45.62%
01 November 2021 03 July 2023 21.50% 12.38%
03 May 2021 02 August 2021 -3.47% -13.21%
01 May 2020 04 January 2021 -1.23% -1.82%
01 March 2019 02 March 2020 10.66% 10.6%
02 January 2018 01 March 2018 -13.90% -61%
02 May 2016 03 October 2016 3.78% 9.19%
Total Return -0.40%

 

The monthly data for General Mills Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: GIS) was last updated 04 Mar 2026 07:39. Data for this stock is available from 01 Feb 2016 - 03 Mar 2026.