Is MDLZ a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores Mondelez International, Inc. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how MDLZ compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is Mondelez International, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to MDLZ based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes MDLZ a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

MDLZ - Mondelez International, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C+ 61.2 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for stable earnings power businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

D+ 42.5

5yr Avg ROIC 7.8% 49/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.74 pp/yr 27/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A- 82.3

5yr Avg ROE 14.7% 79/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -2.1% 88/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

C 52.9

5yr Revenue CAGR 7.6% 73/100
5yr EPS CAGR -11.2% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5 100/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

B+ 79.8

5yr FCF Margin 9.7% 69/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.93x 93/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

C- 50.0

Net Debt / EBITDA 4.36x 25/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 11.69x 88/100
Altman Z-Score 2.31 51/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

B 69.8

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.37 48/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5 100/100

4 of 4 gurus held; 1 added; 3 trimmed.

Holders: 4
Avg Δ position: -10.7%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

Cooperman decreased -50%
Greenblatt increased +38%
Dalio decreased -29%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (20%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (20%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (15%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.