MDLZ vs PEP vs JBSS Stock Comparison

Mondelez International, Pepsico and Sanfilippo John B & Son 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
4 wins
JBSS Sanfilippo John B & Son Inc
$67.06 -0.9% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$787.21M
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sanfilippo John B & Son leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sanfilippo John B & Son 5, Pepsico 4, Mondelez International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLZPEPJBSSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.87B $184.65B $787.21M PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 16.9x 12.7x JBSS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 15.8x 13.2x JBSS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +6.4% +6.2% MDLZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 11.1% 5.3% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.2% 16.1% 14.4% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.2x 0.7x JBSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.6% -10.4% +9.4% JBSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr -3.2%/yr -4.3%/yr MDLZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 21.4% 32.3% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 64/100 71/100 JBSS

Percentile Scorecard

MDLZPEPJBSS

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

AxisMDLZPEPJBSS
Valuation 32 #31 of 45 62 #15 of 38 84 #8 of 45
Growth 51 #21 of 42 59 #14 of 33 66 #15 of 42
Profitability 85 #7 of 40 87 #5 of 32 74 #11 of 40
Financial Health 44 #27 of 47 35 #25 of 38 70 #15 of 47
Shareholder Returns 20 #25 of 31 78 #6 of 24 62 #12 of 31
Overall 46 64 71
  • MDLZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • JBSS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMDLZPEPJBSSSPY
1 month +3.8%+4.3%-0.9% -1.0%
3 months +5.4%-0.6%-17.4% +2.9%
6 months +10.7%-12.7%-17.9% +6.4%
Year to date +18.5%-5.4%-5.0% +11.4%
1 year +4.6%-10.4%+9.4% +13.1%
3 years -2.7%-16.3%-31.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%-5.8%-12.0% +21.5%
5 years +5.4%-15.1%-19.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.1%-3.2%-4.3% +10.9%
10 years +51.1%+28.5%+34.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.2%+2.5%+3.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMDLZPEPJBSSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%21.4%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%20.4%30.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.18-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.490.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.3%-36.9%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-20.4%-26.0% -2.5%
52-week high $65.19$170.49$90.60 $779.14
52-week low $51.51$123.73$59.50 $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.

MultipleMDLZPEPJBSS
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 20.7x 17.0xmedian 27.0x 12.7xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 12.4x 12.1xmedian 14.4x 7.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 14.0x 17.7xmedian 18.3x 21.9xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.5x 8.2xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -7.10median 0.42 1.71median 2.03 -14.48median 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 monthsMDLZPEPJBSS
Revenue $39.68B $98.24B $1.18B
Gross profit $12.36B $53.22B $211.18M
Operating income $4.45B $15.05B $89.20M
Net income $3.53B $10.97B $61.93M
Free cash flow $3.06B $10.47B $35.75M
EPS (diluted) $2.73 $7.97 $5.26
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $10.68B $1.15M
Total debt $84.68B $208.67B $83.47M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 1.37B 11.78M
Enterprise value $74.14B $142.41B $781.66M

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
MetricMDLZPEPJBSS
P/E 23.3x 17.0x 12.7x
P/FCF 26.6x 17.7x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 12.7x 6.3x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 0.7x
P/B 3.1x 8.2x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 21.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 12.1x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 15.0x 9.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 33.0x 21.6x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 15.5x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.10 1.71 -14.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLZPEPJBSS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 6.4% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 2.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.3% 6.8% 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 2.5% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.6% 47.7% 5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 10.6% -0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.4% 50.8% 5.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 9.4% -0.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.5% 51.4% 4.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 10.0% -0.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.5% 23.9% 305.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 6.3% -0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 54.3% 277.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 14.7% -29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLZPEPJBSS
Gross margin 31.1% 54.2% 18.0%
EBITDA margin 14.7% 19.1% 10.0%
Operating margin 11.2% 15.3% 7.6%
Pretax margin 10.8% 14.0% 7.1%
Net margin 8.9% 11.1% 5.3%
FCF margin 7.7% 10.7% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 14.8% 10.5%
Return on equity 13.5% 49.0% 16.1%
Return on assets 5.0% 9.8% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 7.2% 16.1% 14.4%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 19.4% 18.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLZPEPJBSS
Debt / assets 30.1% 46.3% 12.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.2x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 7.0x 5.0x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.5% 79.9% 42.3%
Equity / assets 37.5% 20.1% 57.7%
Interest coverage – 13.6x 36.7x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.45 3.48 4.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLZPEPJBSS
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.3% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.3% 4.7% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusMDLZPEPJBSS
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 13.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $8.60FY2026 $5.07FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 -3.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +3.1% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.90BFY2026 $96.42BFY2026 $1.16BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 -1.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +11.4% +12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLZPEPJBSS
Held by institutions 86.4% 79.1% 72.9%
Institutions holding 1,901 3,414 211
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +5.8% +1.9%
Institutions buying 850 1,500 111
Institutions selling 756 1,515 58
Buyers to sellers 1.12 0.99 1.91

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.

MDLZPEPJBSS
MDLZ 1.00 0.57 0.28
PEP 0.57 1.00 0.41
JBSS 0.28 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLZ, PEP and JBSS?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mondelez International (MDLZ) $80.87B, Pepsico (PEP) $184.65B, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) $787.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, MDLZ, PEP and JBSS?

Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 23.0x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.9x, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) is cheapest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.9x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 13.2x). 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%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 7.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) returned the most: Mondelez International (MDLZ) +4.6%, Pepsico (PEP) -10.4%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) +9.4%. Over five years, Mondelez International (MDLZ) compounded fastest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.1%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.2%/yr, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.0%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sanfilippo John B & Son (JBSS) leads on 5. 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.