Snack maker Mondelez expects 2026 adjusted EPS growth of flat to 5%

Reuters
Feb 04
Snack maker Mondelez expects 2026 adjusted EPS growth of flat to 5%

Overview

  • Snack maker's Q4 2025 revenue rose 9.3%, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 2025 beat analyst expectations

  • Company returned $4.9 bln to shareholders via dividends and buybacks

Outlook

  • Mondelez expects 2026 Organic Net Revenue growth of flat to 2%

  • Company anticipates 2026 Adjusted EPS growth of flat to 5%

  • Mondelez forecasts 2026 Free Cash Flow of approximately $3 bln

Result Drivers

  • COCOA COSTS - Unprecedented cocoa cost headwinds negatively impacted Mondelez's profitability, as noted by CEO Dirk Van de Put

  • PRICING STRATEGY - Organic Net Revenue growth was driven by higher net pricing, partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix

  • COST MANAGEMENT - Productivity improvements and cost management helped offset higher input cost inflation

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Beat

$10.50 bln

$10.31 bln (16 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.72

$0.70 (18 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

$0.51

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$929 mln

$892.16 mln (12 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income

$665 mln

Q4 Gross Margin

28.20%

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 19 "strong buy" or "buy", 9 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the food processing peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Mondelez International Inc is $67.00, about 14.2% above its February 2 closing price of $58.69

  • The stock recently traded at 19 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 18 three months ago

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