MDLZ vs HSY vs TR Stock Comparison

Mondelez International, Hershey and Tootsie Roll Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSY Hershey Co
$169.63 +0.7% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.68B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
6 wins
TR Tootsie Roll Industries Inc
$34.78 -8.3% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$734.74M
Div. yield
0.01%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hershey leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hershey 6, Mondelez International 3, Tootsie Roll Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLZHSYTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.53B $33.68B $2.56B MDLZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 22.6x 26.9x HSY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 19.0x — HSY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +7.7% +1.6% HSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 12.2% 13.0% TR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.2% 16.5% 6.7% HSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x -1.2x TR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.01% HSY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.6% -6.6% -9.6% MDLZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr -1.4%/yr +5.1%/yr TR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 27.8% 26.4% MDLZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 64/100 64/100 HSY

Percentile Scorecard

MDLZHSYTR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMDLZHSYTR
Valuation 32 #31 of 45 41 #27 of 45 30 #32 of 45
Growth 51 #21 of 42 61 #17 of 42 56 #19 of 42
Profitability 85 #7 of 40 100 #1 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 44 #27 of 47 59 #20 of 47 96 #3 of 47
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 62 #12 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Overall 46 64 64
  • MDLZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • HSY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • TR ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMDLZHSYTRSPY
1 month +3.8%+0.7%-8.3% -1.0%
3 months +5.4%-2.7%-7.2% +2.9%
6 months +10.7%-11.4%-16.9% +6.4%
Year to date +18.5%-6.8%-2.2% +11.4%
1 year +4.6%-6.6%-9.6% +13.1%
3 years -2.7%-10.9%+29.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%-3.8%+9.1% +21.5%
5 years +5.4%-6.8%+27.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.1%-1.4%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +51.1%+77.9%+27.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.2%+5.9%+2.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMDLZHSYTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%27.8%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%27.0%28.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.20-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.24-0.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.3%-47.6%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-28.2%-22.4% -2.5%
52-week high $65.19$236.28$44.81 $779.14
52-week low $51.51$157.59$33.91 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMDLZHSYTR
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 20.7x 23.0xmedian 20.7x 27.3xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.7x 2.8xmedian 0.7x 3.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 12.4x 14.5xmedian 12.4x 23.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 14.0x 15.4xmedian 14.0x 32.6xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.5x 7.5xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -7.10median 0.42 -4.18median 0.42 —median 0.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMDLZHSYTR
Revenue $39.68B $12.16B $734.74M
Gross profit $12.36B $4.67B $253.43M
Operating income $4.45B $2.16B $87.35M
Net income $3.53B $1.49B $95.36M
Free cash flow $3.06B $2.23B $80.16M
EPS (diluted) $2.73 $5.79 –
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $791.21M $62.08M
Total debt $84.68B $5.61B $11.29M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 257.36M –
Enterprise value $73.79B $29.93B $1.96B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMDLZHSYTR
P/E 23.3x 23.0x 27.3x
P/FCF 26.6x 15.4x 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 12.9x 20.9x
P/S 2.1x 2.8x 3.6x
P/B 3.1x 7.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 16.0x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 14.5x 23.2x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 18.1x 28.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF 33.0x 17.6x 30.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 14.7x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.10 -4.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLZHSYTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 7.7% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.9% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.3% 3.0% -3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -0.7% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.6% 2.3% -20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -4.0% -1.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.4% -2.7% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -5.9% 6.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.5% -2.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -5.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.5% 23.8% -0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 5.5% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 34.8% -23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 10.4% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLZHSYTR
Gross margin 31.1% 38.4% 34.5%
EBITDA margin 14.7% 22.1% 14.6%
Operating margin 11.2% 17.8% 11.9%
Pretax margin 10.8% 15.8% 17.7%
Net margin 8.9% 12.2% 13.0%
FCF margin 7.7% 18.3% 10.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 21.8% 17.0%
Return on equity 13.5% 32.0% 10.0%
Return on assets 5.0% 10.7% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 7.2% 16.5% 6.7%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 20.5% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLZHSYTR
Debt / assets 30.1% 40.2% 0.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 7.0x 2.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.5% 67.3% 25.0%
Equity / assets 37.5% 32.7% 75.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.2x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.45 4.20 5.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLZHSYTR
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.3% 4.6% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 75.0% 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 50.1% 33.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 2.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMDLZHSYTR
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $8.94FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +41.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +17.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.90BFY2026 $12.55BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +6.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLZHSYTR
Held by institutions 86.4% 64.3% 17.1%
Institutions holding 1,901 1,413 230
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +4.5% -4.3%
Institutions buying 850 662 134
Institutions selling 756 506 68
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.31 1.97

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MDLZHSYTR
MDLZ 1.00 0.56 0.39
HSY 0.56 1.00 0.40
TR 0.39 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLZ, HSY and TR?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mondelez International (MDLZ) $80.53B, Hershey (HSY) $33.68B, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) $2.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDLZ, HSY and TR?

Hershey (HSY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 22.9x, Hershey (HSY) 22.6x, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hershey (HSY) is cheapest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.9x, Hershey (HSY) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hershey (HSY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.9%, Hershey (HSY) +7.7%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) has the highest net margin (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.9%, Hershey (HSY) 12.2%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Hershey (HSY) leads (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 7.2%, Hershey (HSY) 16.5%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mondelez International (MDLZ) returned the most: Mondelez International (MDLZ) +4.6%, Hershey (HSY) -6.6%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) -9.6%. Over five years, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) compounded fastest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.1%/yr, Hershey (HSY) -1.4%/yr, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hershey (HSY) has the highest dividend yield: Mondelez International (MDLZ) 0.00%, Hershey (HSY) 0.03%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 0.01%. Mondelez International (MDLZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mondelez International (MDLZ) has been the steadiest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.0%, Hershey (HSY) 27.8%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDLZ, HSY and TR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hershey (HSY) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.