Mondelez International vs Tyson Foods
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I put Mondelez International and Tyson Foods side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Tyson Foods is the larger business, with $54.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $38.5B for Mondelez International.
- Mondelez International grew revenue faster (5.8%, against 2.1%).
- Mondelez International kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (9.2% operating margin, against 2.0%).
- Mondelez International turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.4% FCF margin, against 2.2%).
- Mondelez International earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.0%, against 2.8%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Tyson Foods’s earnings: a P/E of 34.8x against 31.2x for Mondelez International.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Mondelez International
MDLZ
10/11
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Tyson Foods
TSN
1/11
Net debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | MDLZ FY25 | TSN FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $81.0B | $20.0B |
| Revenue | $38.5B | $54.4B |
| Free cash flow | $3.2B | $1.2B |
| Net income | $2.5B | $474M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.8% | 2.1% |
| 5-year growth | 7.7% | 4.7% |
| Share count change | −3.6% | 0.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.4% | 6.5% |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 2.0% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 0.9% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | 2.2% |
| Return on capital | 6.0% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 2.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $19.0B | $7.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.9x | 3.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $4.9B | $697M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 31.2x | 34.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
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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.