Mondelez International (MDLZ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Mondelez International (MDLZ) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 17.64% for Q3 2026, up 10.00 percentage points from 7.64% a year earlier but down 3.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Mondelez International (MDLZ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Mondelez International was 13.69%, up 2.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 9.21%, down 8.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -5.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Mondelez International's Return on Sales [ROS] was 17.41% in FY2024 (+2.14 pp), 15.28% in FY2023 (+4.06 pp), 11.22% in FY2022 (-4.98 pp) and 16.20% in FY2021 (+1.71 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 7.30% in Q1 2025 to a high of 29.35% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 12.93 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 22.05 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 20.80% (Q2 2026), 8.02% (Q1 2026) and 9.07% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 145.28 Bn | 96.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.79 Bn | 77.80 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 17.64% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.79 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 24.96% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.94 Bn | 16.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 14.31% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.77 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.22 Bn | 14.00 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.91 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 10.72% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.24 Bn | 8.91 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.37 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.76% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.83 Bn | 7.46 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 4.92% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.64% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.72% |
Mondelez International Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MDLZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MDLZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();