MDLZ vs PEP vs GIS Stock Comparison

Mondelez International, Pepsico and General Mills Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.77 +4.3% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$184.65B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins
GIS General Mills Inc
$34.36 -4.1% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Mondelez International 3, General Mills 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLZPEPGISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.87B $184.65B $18.09B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 16.9x -20.2x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 15.8x 10.8x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +6.4% -4.5% MDLZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 11.1% -4.9% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.2% 16.1% -1.0% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.2x 37.7x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.6% -10.4% -28.3% MDLZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr -3.2%/yr -11.3%/yr MDLZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 21.4% 30.2% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 64/100 31/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

MDLZPEPGIS

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

AxisMDLZPEPGIS
Valuation 32 #31 of 45 62 #15 of 38 39 #28 of 45
Growth 51 #21 of 42 59 #14 of 33 2 #41 of 42
Profitability 85 #7 of 40 87 #5 of 32 44 #23 of 40
Financial Health 44 #27 of 47 35 #25 of 38 17 #39 of 47
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 78 #6 of 24 53 #15 of 31
Overall 46 64 31
  • MDLZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMDLZPEPGISSPY
1 month +3.8%+4.3%-4.1% -1.0%
3 months +5.4%-0.6%-4.6% +2.9%
6 months +10.7%-12.7%-1.7% +6.4%
Year to date +18.5%-5.4%-26.1% +11.4%
1 year +4.6%-10.4%-28.3% +13.1%
3 years -2.7%-16.3%-46.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%-5.8%-18.6% +21.5%
5 years +5.4%-15.1%-45.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.1%-3.2%-11.3% +10.9%
10 years +51.1%+28.5%-43.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.2%+2.5%-5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMDLZPEPGISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%21.4%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%20.4%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.18-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.49-0.94 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.3%-36.9%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-20.4%-29.9% -2.5%
52-week high $65.19$170.49$49.01 $779.14
52-week low $51.51$123.73$31.66 $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.

MultipleMDLZPEPGIS
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 20.7x 17.0xmedian 27.0x -20.6xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 12.4x 12.1xmedian 14.4x 90.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 14.0x 17.7xmedian 18.3x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.5x 8.2xmedian 2.8x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -7.10median 0.42 1.71median 2.03 0.61median 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 monthsMDLZPEPGIS
Revenue $39.68B $98.24B $18.30B
Gross profit $12.36B $53.22B $6.15B
Operating income $4.45B $15.05B -$206.40M
Net income $3.53B $10.97B -$893.70M
Free cash flow $3.06B $10.47B $1.55B
EPS (diluted) $2.73 $7.97 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $10.68B $433.10M
Total debt $84.68B $208.67B $55.73B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 1.37B 537.90M
Enterprise value $74.14B $142.41B $15.74B

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
MetricMDLZPEPGIS
P/E 23.3x 17.0x -20.6x
P/FCF 26.6x 17.7x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 12.7x 8.9x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 1.0x
P/B 3.1x 8.2x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 21.7x 24.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 12.1x 90.2x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 15.0x -152.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 33.0x 21.6x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 15.5x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.10 1.71 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLZPEPGIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 6.4% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 2.4% -3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.3% 6.8% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 2.5% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.6% 47.7% -104.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 10.6% -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.4% 50.8% -130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 9.4% -33.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.5% 51.4% -130.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 10.0% -33.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.5% 23.9% -23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 6.3% -9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 54.3% -26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 14.7% -8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLZPEPGIS
Gross margin 31.1% 54.2% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 14.7% 19.1% 1.9%
Operating margin 11.2% 15.3% -1.1%
Pretax margin 10.8% 14.0% -3.8%
Net margin 8.9% 11.1% -4.9%
FCF margin 7.7% 10.7% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 14.8% 11.3%
Return on equity 13.5% 49.0% -12.0%
Return on assets 5.0% 9.8% -3.0%
Return on invested capital 7.2% 16.1% -1.0%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 19.4% -0.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLZPEPGIS
Debt / assets 30.1% 46.3% 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.2x 37.7x
Debt / FCF 7.0x 5.0x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 62.5% 79.9% 75.3%
Equity / assets 37.5% 20.1% 24.7%
Interest coverage – 13.6x –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.45 3.48 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLZPEPGIS
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.3% 7.1%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.3% 4.7% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -147.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 85.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMDLZPEPGIS
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $8.60FY2026 $3.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +3.1% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.90BFY2026 $96.42BFY2026 $18.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +11.4% -11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLZPEPGIS
Held by institutions 86.4% 79.1% 87.2%
Institutions holding 1,901 3,414 1,331
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +5.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 850 1,500 724
Institutions selling 756 1,515 427
Buyers to sellers 1.12 0.99 1.70

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.

MDLZPEPGIS
MDLZ 1.00 0.57 0.61
PEP 0.57 1.00 0.58
GIS 0.61 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLZ, PEP and GIS?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mondelez International (MDLZ) $80.87B, Pepsico (PEP) $184.65B, General Mills (GIS) $18.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDLZ, PEP and GIS?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 23.0x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.9x, General Mills (GIS) -20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Mills (GIS) is cheapest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.9x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, General Mills (GIS) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.9%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, General Mills (GIS) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 7.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, General Mills (GIS) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mondelez International (MDLZ) returned the most: Mondelez International (MDLZ) +4.6%, Pepsico (PEP) -10.4%, General Mills (GIS) -28.3%. Over five years, Mondelez International (MDLZ) compounded fastest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.1%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.2%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mondelez International (MDLZ) 0.00%, Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%, General Mills (GIS) 0.07%. Mondelez International (MDLZ) and Pepsico (PEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.0%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, General Mills (GIS) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDLZ, PEP and GIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pepsico (PEP) leads on 7. 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.