MDLZ vs TR vs HSY Stock Comparison

Mondelez International, Tootsie Roll Industries and Hershey Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TR Tootsie Roll Industries Inc
$36.56 -3.8% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$734.74M
Div. yield
0.01%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
2 wins
HSY Hershey Co
$160.26 -0.7% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.09B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Snacks and Confectionery Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hershey leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hershey 7, Mondelez International 3, Tootsie Roll Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDLZTRHSYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.99B $2.75B $33.09B MDLZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 28.9x 18.5x HSY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x — 18.0x HSY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +1.6% +6.7% HSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 13.0% 14.6% HSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 6.7% 19.5% HSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -1.2x 1.4x TR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% HSY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.1% +5.5% -8.6% MDLZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +6.0%/yr -1.8%/yr TR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 25.5% 27.8% MDLZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 64/100 66/100 HSY

Percentile Scorecard

MDLZTRHSY

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

AxisMDLZTRHSY
Valuation 39 #28 of 45 32 #31 of 45 43 #26 of 45
Growth 73 #12 of 42 59 #18 of 42 68 #14 of 42
Profitability 90 #5 of 40 85 #7 of 40 100 #1 of 40
Financial Health 44 #27 of 47 96 #3 of 47 61 #19 of 47
Shareholder Returns 37 #20 of 31 50 #16 of 31 60 #13 of 31
Overall 56 64 66
  • MDLZ ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • TR ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • HSY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMDLZTRHSYSPY
1 month +5.4%-3.8%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months -0.9%-7.2%-9.5% +3.7%
6 months +1.8%-13.4%-13.7% +7.1%
Year to date +16.2%+2.8%-11.9% +12.8%
1 year +8.1%+5.5%-8.6% +11.9%
3 years -5.2%+29.3%-13.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.8%+9.0%-4.8% +22.8%
5 years +2.9%+33.9%-8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.6%+6.0%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years +38.3%+32.0%+56.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.3%+2.8%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDLZTRHSYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%25.5%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%26.4%26.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.19-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.21-0.31 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.3%-37.4%-47.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-18.4%-32.2% -1.2%
52-week high $65.19$44.81$236.28 $779.14
52-week low $51.51$33.91$157.59 $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.

MultipleMDLZTRHSY
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 18.4x 28.7xmedian 18.4x 18.0xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.7x 3.7xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 12.0x 24.4xmedian 12.0x 11.9xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 13.6x 34.2xmedian 13.6x 15.2xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 6.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -11.66median 0.55 —median 0.55 -11.40median 0.55

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 monthsMDLZTRHSY
Revenue $39.90B $734.74M $12.26B
Gross profit $13.67B $253.43M $5.14B
Operating income $5.46B $87.35M $2.55B
Net income $4.09B $95.36M $1.79B
Free cash flow $3.64B $80.16M $2.12B
EPS (diluted) $3.19 – $7.00
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $62.08M $676.69M
Total debt $21.74B $8.33M $5.13B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B – 256.31M
Enterprise value $76.00B $2.15B $29.82B

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
MetricMDLZTRHSY
P/E 19.6x 28.7x 18.0x
P/FCF 21.8x 34.2x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 22.0x 12.6x
P/S 2.0x 3.7x 2.6x
P/B 3.0x 2.9x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 3.5x 13.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 24.4x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 29.9x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.6x 3.0x
EV/FCF 27.3x 32.6x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 20.9x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.66 – -11.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLZTRHSY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 1.6% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 0.4% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% -3.1% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 1.8% 0.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% -20.0% 31.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -1.2% -1.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.5% 4.9% 31.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 6.0% -2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.9% – 32.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.7% – -1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.9% -0.4% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 23.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 59.7% -23.8% 15.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 23.6% 9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLZTRHSY
Gross margin 34.3% 34.5% 41.9%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 14.6% 25.2%
Operating margin 13.7% 11.9% 20.8%
Pretax margin 13.3% 17.7% 18.9%
Net margin 10.2% 13.0% 14.6%
FCF margin 9.1% 10.9% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% 17.0% 20.9%
Return on equity 15.3% 10.0% 38.0%
Return on assets 5.7% 7.6% 12.9%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 6.7% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 11.1% 7.6% 23.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLZTRHSY
Debt / assets 30.3% 0.7% 36.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -1.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 0.1x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 25.0% 64.9%
Equity / assets 37.1% 75.0% 35.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 2.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.45 6.21 4.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLZTRHSY
Dividend yield 3.2% 1.0% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.0% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% 63.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.0% 53.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.5% 4.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 9.6%

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.

ConsensusMDLZTRHSY
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 – 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 – $8.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 – +41.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% – +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.89BFY2026 – $12.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 – +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.9% – +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLZTRHSY
Held by institutions 86.4% 17.1% 64.3%
Institutions holding 1,903 231 1,414
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% -4.3% +4.5%
Institutions buying 852 135 662
Institutions selling 756 68 507
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.99 1.31

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.

MDLZTRHSY
MDLZ 1.00 0.41 0.55
TR 0.41 1.00 0.42
HSY 0.55 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDLZ, TR and HSY?

Mondelez International (MDLZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mondelez International (MDLZ) $82.99B, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) $2.75B, Hershey (HSY) $33.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDLZ, TR and HSY?

Hershey (HSY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 20.4x, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 28.9x, Hershey (HSY) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hershey (HSY) is cheapest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.5x, Hershey (HSY) 18.0x). 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) +6.0%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +1.6%, Hershey (HSY) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hershey (HSY) has the highest net margin (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 10.2%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 13.0%, Hershey (HSY) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Hershey (HSY) leads (Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.6%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 6.7%, Hershey (HSY) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mondelez International (MDLZ) returned the most: Mondelez International (MDLZ) +8.1%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +5.5%, Hershey (HSY) -8.6%. Over five years, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) compounded fastest (Mondelez International (MDLZ) +0.6%/yr, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) +6.0%/yr, Hershey (HSY) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hershey (HSY) has the highest dividend yield: Mondelez International (MDLZ) 0.00%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 0.01%, Hershey (HSY) 0.03%. 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) 23.6%, Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) 25.5%, Hershey (HSY) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.