Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Announces Dividend Increase – $0.52 Per Share

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share on Wednesday, October 14th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. This is a 4.0% increase from Mondelez International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50.

Mondelez International has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 13 years. Mondelez International has a payout ratio of 62.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Mondelez International to earn $3.38 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.08 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 61.5%.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

Shares of MDLZ opened at $60.25 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $76.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.60. Mondelez International has a fifty-two week low of $51.20 and a fifty-two week high of $66.65. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $62.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $60.44.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $9.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.21 billion. Mondelez International had a net margin of 8.86% and a return on equity of 14.07%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.970-3.120 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Mondelez International will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc is a global snack-food company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company develops, manufactures, markets and distributes branded snacks, including biscuits, cookies, crackers, chocolate, candy, baked snacks and powdered beverages.

Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Oreo, Ritz, Chips Ahoy!, belVita, Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone, Sour Patch Kids, Trident and Clif Bar. Mondelez sells its products through grocery stores, convenience stores, mass merchandisers, e-commerce platforms and other retail channels.

Mondelez was established in 2012 following the separation of Kraft Foods’ global snacks business from its North American grocery operations.