Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) AI Stock Analysis

Mondelez International, Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells snack foods and beverages worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company operates across Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Its portfolio includes biscuits and baked snacks featuring brands such as Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop. The company also produces chocolates including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone, alongside gums, candies, snack bars, salted snacks, cakes, pastries, cheese, grocery products, and powdered beverages. It distributes products through supermarket chains, wholesalers, convenience stores, and specialty retailers.

Mondelez delivered annual revenue growth from $28.72B in FY2021 to $38.54B in FY2025, reflecting a 5-year revenue CAGR of 7.7%. Revenue rose 9.7% in FY2022, 14.4% in FY2023, 1.2% in FY2024, and 5.8% in FY2025. Annual net income moved from $4.30B in FY2021 to $2.45B in FY2025, while gross margin compressed from 39.2% to 28.4% and operating margin dropped from 16.2% to 9.2%. For the latest quarter ended June 30, 2026, quarterly revenue grew 4.1% year-over-year, while quarterly earnings grew 144.9%. TTM revenue stood at $39.67B with a 22.0% operating margin and an 8.9% profit margin.

As of June 30, 2026, Mondelez held $1.72B in cash and short-term investments against total debt of $22.06B, resulting in net debt of $20.34B. The current ratio stood at 0.60, and the debt-to-equity ratio was 0.83 against $26.64B in shareholders' equity. In FY2025, operating cash flow reached $4.51B and free cash flow was $3.23B. Cash deployment in FY2025 included $1.28B for capital expenditures, $2.49B in dividends paid, and $2.38B in share buybacks, which helped reduce the 5-year share count by 8.0%.

At $63.91, Mondelez holds a market cap of $81.57B and an enterprise value of $98.30B. Its trailing P/E of 23.5x and forward P/E of 18.2x trade below the median of its Nasdaq-100 Consumer Defensive peers at 38.7x and 26.0x, respectively. The stock trades at an EV/EBITDA of 15.7x, compared to the peer median of 18.4x, and matches the peer price-to-sales ratio at 2.1x. Over the past year, MDLZ generated a 7.4% return compared to 16.8% for the S&P 500, and its 5-year return of 21.7% lagged the index return of 83.0%.

Mondelez pays a quarterly dividend with a forward annual dividend of $2.08 per share, representing a dividend yield of 3.25%. The payout ratio is 70.9%. The company has paid dividends for 26 consecutive years and achieved a 5-year annualized dividend growth rate of 10.1%. Its last ex-dividend date was September 30, 2026.

Mondelez is covered by Wall Street analysts with 11 Strong Buy, 4 Buy, and 8 Hold ratings, with zero Sell or Strong Sell recommendations. The mean price target is $69.05, representing an upside of 8.0% from the last close of $63.91. For the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, consensus estimates project revenue of $40.10B and EPS of $3.05. The company beat EPS estimates in each of the last 4 quarters. The next earnings date is October 29, 2026.

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