Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Food Confectioners
Mondelez International, Inc. MDLZ
$58.49 +0.52% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $74.27B
Low risk
Next earnings report: Oct 27, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +5.5%).
- Net debt is 3.3× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $39.67B, up 6.9% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 33%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 49%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 50%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 30%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 33%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 49%
- Gross marginBottom 45%
- Operating marginTop 31%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 23%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 14%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 29%
- Interest coverTop 45%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 39%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 32%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 37%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 20%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 33%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 43%
- 6-month returnTop 37%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 44%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 16%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 45%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 42%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 18%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 17%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 43%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 11%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 21%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 9%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 29%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.8% | 6.9% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -25.7% | -0.7% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 32.5% | 31.1% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 11.4% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 7.8% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 6.9% | 7.8% | ↓ | Top 33% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -0.7% | -25.7% | ↑ | Top 49% |
| Gross margin | 31.1% | 32.5% | ↓ | Bottom 45% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 12.4% | ↓ | Top 31% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 9.8% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 7.8% | 7.7% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 6.5% | — | Bottom 49% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 7.0% | — | Top 30% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.26×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -1.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +1.2 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.29×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 7.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 3.42%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.27%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.69%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -2.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 28, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +5.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $70.29
- Target vs current price
- +20.2%
- Analysts with a rating
- 42
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 76%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | +7.4% | +3.0% | +1.7% | +6.6% | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +10.2% | +2.0% | +6.9% | +6.7% | +4.6% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | +3.4% | +1.3% | +3.5% | +0.1% | +4.0% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | +0.8% | -2.4% | -8.1% | -8.9% | -5.3% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | +7.8% | +0.2% | -8.7% | -11.0% | -11.3% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | +13.1% | +0.8% | +4.1% | +2.8% | +7.8% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | -1.2% | -2.2% | +2.0% | +13.7% | +18.7% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | +16.5% | -0.6% | -1.7% | -6.6% | -16.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $0.73 | $0.68 | +7.4% | $9.36B |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.67 | $0.61 | +10.2% | $10.08B |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $0.72 | $0.70 | +3.4% | $10.49B |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.72 | +0.8% | $9.74B |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.68 | +7.8% | $8.98B |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.74 | $0.65 | +13.1% | $9.31B |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $0.65 | $0.66 | -1.2% | $9.60B |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $0.99 | $0.85 | +16.5% | $9.20B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 21.6× | 23.0× | 24th | Top 39% |
| P/E (forward) | 19.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.3× | — | — | Bottom 37% |
| EV / Sales | 2.38× | — | — | Bottom 20% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.15% | — | — | Bottom 32% |
| Earnings yield | 4.63% | — | — | Top 39% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 16.8× – 33.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -5.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -0.7%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -9.7%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.9%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -1.9%
- RSI (14)
- 35.1
- Relative volume
- 0.86×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 23.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 79th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.06
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.04
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -10.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -33.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | Jan 7, 2026 | -34.3% | 666 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | -19.8% | 174 days | 120 days (Mar 24, 2023) |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Oct 4, 2021 | -11.0% | 48 days | 52 days (Dec 16, 2021) |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Mar 3, 2021 | -10.3% | 59 days | 17 days (Mar 26, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $74.27B
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.6
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.71
- Revenue (TTM)
- $39.67B
- Dividend yield
- 3.45%
- 52-week range
- $51.20 – $66.65
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $28.72B | $31.50B | $36.02B | $36.44B | $38.54B |
| Gross profit | $11.25B | $11.31B | $13.76B | $14.26B | $10.94B |
| Operating income | $4.65B | $3.53B | $5.50B | $6.34B | $3.62B |
| Net income | $4.30B | $2.72B | $4.96B | $4.61B | $2.45B |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.04 | $1.96 | $3.62 | $3.42 | $1.89 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.20B | $9.60B | $9.31B | $8.98B | $9.74B | $10.50B | $10.08B | $9.36B |
| Net income | $853.0M | $1.75B | $402.0M | $641.0M | $743.0M | $665.0M | $560.0M | $1.55B |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.63 | $1.30 | $0.31 | $0.49 | $0.57 | $0.51 | $0.43 | $1.20 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.14B | $3.91B | $4.71B | $4.91B | $4.51B |
| Capital expenditure | -$965.0M | -$906.0M | -$1.11B | -$1.39B | -$1.28B |
| Free cash flow | $3.18B | $3.00B | $3.60B | $3.52B | $3.23B |
| Dividends paid | -$1.83B | -$1.99B | -$2.16B | -$2.35B | -$2.49B |
| Net share buybacks | -$2.11B | -$2.02B | -$1.55B | -$2.33B | -$2.38B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.72B
- Total assets
- $71.25B
- Total liabilities
- $44.55B
- Total debt
- $22.06B
- Net debt
- $20.34B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $26.64B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 28, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.52 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $0.50 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $0.50 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $0.50 | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $0.50 | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.47 | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.47 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.47 | Jan 14, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 27,856,688
- Days to cover
- 3.86
- Change vs previous report
- -13.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.