Mondelez International (MDLZ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Mondelez International's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.60% in Q3 2026, up 1.49 percentage points from 7.11% a year earlier and up 1.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mondelez International (MDLZ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Mondelez International came in at 5.72%, down 4.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +0.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.50% in FY2024 (+2.18 pp), 8.33% in FY2023 (+3.03 pp), 5.30% in FY2022 (-1.79 pp) and 7.09% in FY2021 (+1.82 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.37 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 5.17 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 4.96 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MDLZ's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 7.21% (Q2 2026), 5.76% (Q1 2026) and 5.55% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 145.28 Bn | 96.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.79 Bn | 77.80 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 8.60% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.79 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.52% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.94 Bn | 16.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -5.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.77 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.22 Bn | 14.00 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.91 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.24 Bn | 8.91 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.37 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.83 Bn | 7.46 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 6.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.08% |
API Access
Mondelez International Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MDLZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "MDLZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MDLZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();