Buyback yield (TTM)
1.16%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.54%
5Y share count change
-9.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$863.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$36.42B
Key takeaways
- Mondelez International (MDLZ) repurchased about $863.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 9.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 6.90× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +11.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 1288% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Mondelez International (MDLZ)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Mondelez International (MDLZ)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Mondelez International (MDLZ)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Mondelez International (MDLZ)
Latest: $2.38B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Mondelez International (MDLZ) came in at $2.38B – edged up 2.2% year-over-year.
Mondelez International buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +11.4%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Mondelez International buyback spend plunged from $3.71B in 2007 to $2.38B in 2025, a 35.7% drawdown.
2007 marks the peak buyback spend at $3.71B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1998.
Mondelez International Buyback Spend 2025: $2.38B
In 2025, Mondelez International reported buyback spend of $2.38B, edged up 2.2% from 2024.
Mondelez International Buyback Spend 2024: $2.33B
Mondelez International buyback spend in 2024 was $2.33B, surged 50.9% from 2023.
Mondelez International Buyback Spend 2023: $1.55B
2023's buyback spend for Mondelez International came in at $1.55B, declined 23.3% below 2022.
Mondelez International Buyback Spend 2022: $2.02B
Mondelez International posted buyback spend of $2.02B in 2022, edged down 4.4% below 2021.
Mondelez International Buyback Spend 2021: $2.11B
Mondelez International buyback spend in 2021 was $2.11B.
See more financial history for Mondelez International (MDLZ).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.38B | $114.00M | $2.27B | 3.44% | 1.30B | -3.6% | |
| 2024 | $2.33B | $147.00M | $2.19B | 2.92% | 1.35B | -1.7% | |
| 2023 | $1.55B | $146.00M | $1.40B | 1.57% | 1.37B | -1.1% | |
| 2022 | $2.02B | $120.00M | $1.90B | 2.21% | 1.39B | -2.0% | |
| 2021 | $2.11B | $121.00M | $1.99B | 2.28% | 1.41B | -1.9% | |
| 2020 | $1.39B | $126.00M | $1.26B | 1.66% | 1.44B | -1.2% | |
| 2019 | $1.48B | $135.00M | $1.34B | 1.86% | 1.46B | -1.9% | |
| 2018 | $2.02B | $128.00M | $1.89B | 3.46% | 1.49B | -2.9% | |
| 2017 | $2.17B | $137.00M | $2.04B | 3.39% | 1.53B | -2.7% | |
| 2016 | $2.60B | $140.00M | $2.46B | 3.81% | 1.57B | -3.9% | |
| 2015 | $3.62B | $136.00M | $3.49B | 5.08% | 1.64B | -4.2% | |
| 2014 | $1.70B | $141.00M | $1.56B | 2.79% | 1.71B | -4.5% | |
| 2013 | $2.90B | $128.00M | $2.77B | 4.71% | 1.79B | 0.0% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $162.00M | −$162.00M | — | 1.79B | +1.0% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $181.00M | −$181.00M | — | 1.77B | +3.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $174.00M | −$174.00M | — | 1.72B | +15.7% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $164.00M | −$164.00M | — | 1.49B | -1.9% | |
| 2008 | $777.00M | $178.00M | $599.00M | 3.00% | 1.51B | -5.0% | |
| 2007 | $3.71B | $0.00 | $3.71B | 11.44% | 1.59B | -3.6% | |
| 2006 | $1.25B | $0.00 | $1.25B | 3.29% | 1.65B | -2.6% | |
| 2005 | $1.18B | $0.00 | $1.18B | 3.87% | 1.70B | -1.2% | |
| 2004 | $688.00M | $0.00 | $688.00M | 1.74% | 1.72B | -0.6% | |
| 2003 | $372.00M | $0.00 | $372.00M | 1.04% | 1.73B | -0.1% | |
| 2002 | $170.00M | $0.00 | $170.00M | 0.39% | 1.73B | +7.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.61B | +9.3% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.47B | +0.7% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.46B | +0.3% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.46B | — |
- 2025$2.38B
- 2024$2.33B
- 2023$1.55B
- 2022$2.02B
- 2021$2.11B
- 2020$1.39B
- 2019$1.48B
- 2018$2.02B
- 2017$2.17B
- 2016$2.60B
- 2015$3.62B
- 2014$1.70B
- 2013$2.90B
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$777.00M
- 2007$3.71B
- 2006$1.25B
- 2005$1.18B
- 2004$688.00M
- 2003$372.00M
- 2002$170.00M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Mondelez International (MDLZ)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 6.90×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Mondelez International (MDLZ)
How Mondelez International splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Mondelez International, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $903.00M | |
| $746.00M | |
| $103.65M | |
| $0.00 |
- $8.09B
- $6.50B
- $1.00B
- $1.00B
- $903.00M
- $746.00M
- $103.65M
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $67.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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