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Mondelez International, Inc.

$MDLZ·$80B·Food Confectioners·Consumer Defensive
$62.36-0.1%YTD+15.1%1Y+1.8%
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MDMDLZ
$MDLZMondelez International, Inc.
$62.36-0.11%54 posts+6%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $MDLZ, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Mondelez raised full-year organic growth to 2%+ after Q2 beat — CEO Van de Put $8.56M S-Sale at highs is the counterweight.

Mondelez International is the $80B global snack/confectionery major (Oreo, Cadbury, Milka). Real-business defensive with a fresh Q2 beat plus raised guide.

How it reads:

  • Growth is steady: Q1 revenue +8.2% YoY to $10.1B, Q4 was +7.7% — mid-single-digit compounding at snack scale.
  • Margins are OK: 9.6% operating margin (cocoa-cost drag), 3.2% FCF yield — the cocoa noise is the specific overhang.
  • Valuation is full: 30.7x PE, 2x sales, 19.4x EV/EBITDA on 5.6% ROIC — priced as a defensive compounder despite the cocoa hit.
  • Position is neutral: 72nd percentile 52w, flat vs 50-day, 5.7% above 200-day on baseline volume — quiet accumulation.
  • The Q2 beat (revenue $9.36B vs $9.20B est, adj EPS $0.73 vs $0.68) plus raised FY organic-growth guide to 2%+ is the specific catalyst.
  • Insider signal is loud CEO distribution: Van de Put $8.56M S-Sale plus $11.25M M-Exempt on the same day — CEO monetizing at highs, worth flagging.
  • Oreo x KFC 11-herbs-and-spices launch in China is a small brand-momentum tell.

The Oct 27 print is the follow-through — reiterated 2%+ organic-growth guide plus specific commentary on cocoa-cost trajectory keeps the setup; a cocoa-cost surprise plus another emerging-markets miss narrows the premium to $58 support.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree — the bullish anchors (revenue $9.36B beat $9.20B, adj EPS $0.73 topped $0.68, raised full-year organic growth to at least 2%, CPG cohort crushing broader indices, TD updated multiples showing MDLZ among historically cheap winners, Oreo x KFC launch in China) map to real signals; the honest add is Van de Put's $8.56M S-Sale (plus $11.25M M-Exempt same day) is CEO-level monetization at highs.

What to watch: Oct 27 earnings — reiterated 2%+ organic-growth guide plus specific commentary on cocoa-cost trajectory keeps the setup; a cocoa-cost surprise plus another emerging-markets miss narrows the premium to $58 support.

On the calendar: 2026-10-27 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-05

Mondelez is bullish after Q2 — revenue $9.36B beat $9.20B, adjusted EPS $0.73 topped $0.68, and the company raised its full-year organic revenue growth forecast to at least 2%. Posters flag the CPG cohort crushing broader indices, TD updated multiples showing MDLZ and KHC among historically cheap winners, and the Oreo x KFC 11-herbs-and-spices launch in China as brand momentum. The minor grumble is that the dividend hike was the smallest since separation.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes and distributes Oreo, Cadbury, and Triscuit snack brands globally through retail distribution channels.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Food Confectioners sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MDLZ.

Food Confectioners · Consumer Defensive

No material change from last week — falling cocoa prices after months of price inflation allow Mondelez to expand gross margins on Oreo and Cadbury.

What this means for $MDLZ

Partial — Makes and distributes Oreo, Cadbury, and Triscuit snack brands globally through retail distribution channels; partial earnings exposure to food confectioners demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
30.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
5.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
9.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
28.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$0.73$0.68+7.4%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$0.67$0.61+10.2%
Q4 2025Feb 3, 2026$0.72$0.70+3.4%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$0.73$0.72+0.8%
Next earningsTue, Oct 27·consensus EPS $0.72

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$10.1B+8.2%27.8%8.5%$0.43$155.0M
Q4 FY25$10.5B+9.3%28.2%9.3%$0.52$2.0B
Q3 FY25$9.7B+5.9%26.8%7.6%$0.57$418.0M
Q2 FY25$9.0B+7.7%32.7%13.0%$0.50$3.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 17 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$40.2B$39.1B – $40.6B$3.05$3.01 – $3.0717
FY27$41.3B$40.7B – $42.4B$3.35$3.29 – $3.3817
FY28$42.7B$42.0B – $44.9B$3.61$2.93 – $4.0015
FY29$43.4B$42.4B – $44.7B$3.83$3.72 – $3.9811
FY30$44.8B$43.7B – $46.1B$4.22$4.09 – $4.387

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.72%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+5.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.3B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.405-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 19Van De Put DirkCEO133.6K sh$8.6MSellMay 1Brian StevensSVP, CTR & Chief Accoun Off1 sh$62SellApr 30Brian StevensSVP, CTR & Chief Accoun Off63 sh$4K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 23
AI summary

Amit Banati, EVP and CFO of Mondelez International, filed a Form 3 initial beneficial ownership statement as of July 1, 2026. Administrative disclosure.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 188-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Mondelez International (MDLZ) filed an 8-K on June 15, 2026 under Item 5.02, reporting an officer or director change. The body excerpt was truncated before the substantive disclosure; specific names and roles were not available in the excerpt.

8-KShareholder voteMay 268-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

MDLZ (MDLZ) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on multiple proposals. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Mondelēz International Continues to Expand Sports Footprint with Sponsorships Across Five Powerhouse College Athletics Programsgurufocus.com·3d agoWhy Is Mondelez (MDLZ) Down 3.1% Since Last Earnings Report?zacks.com·3d ago2 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold for Long-Term Safety and Incomefool.com·4d agoMondelez: Quality At A Reasonable Price, Regardless Of Cocoa Noiseseekingalpha.com·4d agoMondelēz International to Participate in Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on September 9, 2026globenewswire.com·5d ago

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