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Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Mondelez International Inc

MDLZ in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Mondelez makes snack foods and confectionery, including biscuits, chocolate and gum, sold under brands such as Oreo, Ritz and Cadbury. It also sells cheese, grocery and powdered beverage lines. Products reach shoppers through supermarkets, wholesalers, convenience stores and direct-to-consumer channels across regions including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. It is based in Chicago and was formerly known as Kraft Foods before its name change.
Where it sits in the stack
Mondelez carries no seat in our index and sits outside the AI build-out stack; it belongs to the consumer-defensive sleeve of our universe, within confectionery and packaged snacks.
Who it is priced against
No peer group is set for it in our records, so the natural comparison is with other global packaged-food and confectionery makers such as Nestlé and Hershey.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a Nasdaq-100 seat but no Rubin or Halo placement, and it carries no Closelook score yet; the diary notes its chart structure when consumer-staples names move together.
What the diary watches
Whether snacking demand and pricing hold up as input costs for cocoa and grains shift, since that is what would change the read on its margins.

Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MDLZ, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Consumer Defensive · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Consumer Defensive · US

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against MDLZ on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.29%, quarterly · last 0.50 USD on 2026-06-30

Dividends and capital return

What MDLZ pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.00 USD per share · a 3.29% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +6.4% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.88 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.50 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-06-30
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.85 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.79 USD · 2025: 1.94 USD · 2026: 1.00 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-09-28

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ)?

Mondelez International Inc trades as MDLZ on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is MDLZ in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Mondelez International Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does MDLZ trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -1.8% vs the 50-day and +3% vs the 200-day average, 8.7% below the 52-week high and +19.9% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Mondelez International Inc do?

Mondelez makes snack foods and confectionery, including biscuits, chocolate and gum, sold under brands such as Oreo, Ritz and Cadbury. It also sells cheese, grocery and powdered beverage lines. Products reach shoppers through supermarkets, wholesalers, convenience stores and direct-to-consumer channels across regions including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. No peer group is set for it in our records, so the natural comparison is with other global packaged-food and confectionery makers such as Nestlé and Hershey.

Where does Mondelez International Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Mondelez carries no seat in our index and sits outside the AI build-out stack; it belongs to the consumer-defensive sleeve of our universe, within confectionery and packaged snacks. It holds a Nasdaq-100 seat but no Rubin or Halo placement, and it carries no Closelook score yet; the diary notes its chart structure when consumer-staples names move together.

Does Mondelez International Inc pay a dividend?

Mondelez International Inc has paid 2.00 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.29% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.50 USD on 2026-06-30. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MDLZ, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Confectioners, then Consumer Defensive. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.