General Mills (NYSE:GIS) reported quarterly earnings of $0.64 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.73 by 11.85 percent. This is a 36 percent decrease over earnings of $1.00 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.437 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.417 billion by 0.45 percent. This is a 8.36 percent decrease over sales of $4.842 billion the same period last year.