Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for MDLZ Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Mondelez International from $0.77 to $0.79, indicating a positive outlook for the company.
• The company plans to increase its quarterly dividend to $0.50 per share, with a yield of 3.2%, reflecting confidence in its financial performance.
• Mondelez currently has a market cap of $81.74 billion and received mostly positive ratings from analysts, with an average price target of $72.00.

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Mondelez International in a report issued on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.77. The consensus estimate for Mondelez International's current full-year earnings is $2.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mondelez International's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $69.00 target price on shares of Mondelez International in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $79.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Mondelez International from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $68.00 to $78.00 in a report on Friday, June 20th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Mondelez International from $66.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised Mondelez International from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $66.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Mondelez International currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $72.00.

Mondelez International Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of MDLZ stock traded up $0.47 during trading on Thursday, hitting $63.41. 6,390,624 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,314,123. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $66.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $65.81. Mondelez International has a twelve month low of $53.95 and a twelve month high of $76.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.23, a P/E/G ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.64.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $8.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.82 billion. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 15.35% and a net margin of 9.84%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.86 EPS. Mondelez International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.100-3.100 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mondelez International

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Mondelez International by 92.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 14,631 shares of the company's stock worth $874,000 after acquiring an additional 7,025 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its position in shares of Mondelez International by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 334,994 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,009,000 after purchasing an additional 3,706 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Mondelez International in the fourth quarter valued at about $352,000. Transce3nd LLC bought a new position in shares of Mondelez International in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,276,951 shares of the company's stock worth $76,274,000 after purchasing an additional 132,749 shares during the last quarter. 78.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Mondelez International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Mondelez International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. Mondelez International's dividend payout ratio is currently 68.86%.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products.