Mondelez (MDLZ) reported $10.5 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.3%. EPS of $0.72 for the same period compares to $0.65 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.3 billion, representing a surprise of +1.86%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.14%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.70.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Mondelez performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Geographic Revenue- North America: $2.76 billion versus $2.78 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.7% change.
- Geographic Revenue- Europe: $4.39 billion compared to the $4.22 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.3% year over year.
- Geographic Revenue- AMEA: $2.08 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $2.04 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.9%.
- Geographic Revenue- Latin America: $1.26 billion versus $1.25 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.9% change.
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Shares of Mondelez have returned +9.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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