Key Points General Mills is not a Dividend King -- its dividend streak is just five years long. The company is a consumer-staples giant, with a portfolio of important and well-known brands. General Mills has a 4.8% yield today, and a long history of returning value to shareholders. 10 stocks we like better than General Mills › General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has an unusual dividend story. It has a less-than-inspiring dividend streak of just five annual increases, but at the same time, it has paid divide ...