Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.07, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $9.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.98 billion. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 14.07% and a net margin of 8.86%.

Here are the key takeaways from Mondelez International’s conference call:

• Positive Sentiment: Mondelēz maintained its 2026 sales and EPS outlook and expressed confidence in delivering strong EPS growth in 2027, supported by volume-led growth, productivity savings, emerging-market strength, stabilizing Europe, and continued North American momentum.
• Positive Sentiment: The company reported solid execution in North America and Europe, including share gains, positive volume mix in Europe, improved promotional effectiveness, and successful innovations such as Biscoff, Sour Patch Kids, Oreo Zero, Ritz Minis, and Clif High Protein.
• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter gross profit benefited from operating leverage, supply-chain and procurement productivity, and favorable cacao timing, allowing the company to reinvest in advertising and brand support while still delivering an EPS beat.
• Neutral Sentiment: Emerging markets remain a major growth opportunity, with continued distribution expansion in India, Brazil, and China and roughly 25% additional numeric-distribution runway cited in key markets; however, China is softer and inflation remains a consumer concern in some regions.
• Negative Sentiment: Management expects inflation in dairy, oil, packaging, freight, and fuel, while European pricing is likely to remain negative for the next couple of quarters as the company laps prior chocolate price increases. The company plans to use selective pricing and productivity measures to protect volume and share.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

Shares of MDLZ traded up $0.66 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $62.53. The stock had a trading volume of 7,792,455 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,134,296. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $61.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.99, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.38. Mondelez International has a fifty-two week low of $51.20 and a fifty-two week high of $66.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.60.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on MDLZ. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $73.00 target price (up from $70.00) on shares of Mondelez International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on Mondelez International from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Mondelez International from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.91.

Insider Transactions at Mondelez International

In other Mondelez International news, CEO Dirk Van de Put sold 133,580 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.08, for a total value of $8,559,806.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,326,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,001,351.04. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Mondelez International Company Profile

Mondelez International, Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snack-food company that develops, manufactures, markets and sells branded products in categories including biscuits, chocolate, baked snacks, cheese and grocery items. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Oreo, Ritz, Chips Ahoy!, belVita, CLIF, Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone and Trident.

The company sells its products through retailers, wholesalers, e-commerce channels and other distribution networks. Mondelez serves consumers in more than 150 countries, with operations and brands tailored to markets across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Mondelez was formed in 2012 when Kraft Foods separated its global snack-food business from its North American grocery operations.