General Mills vs Mondelez International
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I put General Mills and Mondelez International side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Mondelez International is the larger business, with $38.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $18.4B for General Mills, about 2.1 times as much.
- Mondelez International grew revenue faster (5.8%, against −5.5%).
- Mondelez International kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (9.2% operating margin, against 4.8%).
- Mondelez International earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.0%, against 2.0%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
General Mills
GIS
2/11
Gross marginFCF margin
Mondelez International
MDLZ
8/11
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | GIS FY26 | MDLZ FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $18.1B | $81.0B |
| Revenue | $18.4B | $38.5B |
| Free cash flow | $1.6B | $3.2B |
| Net income | −$87.6M | $2.5B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −5.5% | 5.8% |
| 5-year growth | 0.3% | 7.7% |
| Share count change | −3.6% | −3.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.6% | 28.4% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 9.2% |
| Net margin | −0.5% | 6.4% |
| FCF margin | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Return on capital | 2.0% | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | −1.1% | 9.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $13.1B | $19.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.1x | 3.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.8B | $4.9B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 31.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
Ten years
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Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.