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Mondelēz International Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Mondelēz International Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Net earnings 1,308 1,552 564 669 746 644 407 1,748 856 603 1,416 950 988 941 2,089 584 533 748 861 1,005 1,262 1,079 968
Depreciation and amortization 347 350 343 352 343 339 324 331 335 317 319 313 309 290 303 288 271 273 275 276 273 280 284
Stock-based compensation expense 46 58 29 30 19 47 18 35 43 38 31 37 34 37 38 32 32 32 24 33 25 38 25
Deferred income tax provision (benefit) 144 141 8 174 (89) 27 (96) 90 (38) (65) 270 (46) (92) (98) 199 (83) 73 38 (70) 46 67 58 34
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation 76 6 4 30 46 5 4 57 188 16 6 33 51 26 18 55 15 8 155 (75) 51 109 43
Gain on divestiture — — (1) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Gain on acquisition — — — (13) — — — (4) — — — (108) — — — — — — — 1 — — (9)
(Gain) loss on equity method investment transactions (1) — 3 — — — — (332) 4 — 665 — (1) 23 (487) 3 6 8 5 3 (250) (502) 7
Equity method investment net earnings (11) (17) (20) (11) (19) (19) (16) (35) (61) (48) (31) (44) (10) (71) (35) (85) (85) (98) (117) (103) (105) (107) (78)
Distributions from equity method investments 1 1 43 — 1 — 44 — 33 1 81 1 34 — 102 15 48 14 107 14 64 20 74
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative contracts (582) (766) 257 218 361 111 689 (731) 709 529 (1,134) 88 (30) (162) (67) 118 83 150 (13) — — — —
Gain on marketable securities — — — — — — — — — — — — — 194 (787) — — — — — — — —
Contingent consideration adjustments (47) 11 (8) (8) 12 (26) (12) (78) (350) 17 22 71 54 — — — — — — — — — —
Other non-cash items, net (25) 31 (36) 28 4 49 56 (67) (1) 69 25 34 (24) 3 25 56 19 13 38 (178) (47) 18 87
Receivables, net (788) 304 (728) 525 (628) 915 (379) (249) (618) 743 (395) 59 (597) 500 (590) (94) (398) 290 (517) 220 (459) 536 (494)
Inventories (73) (330) 314 714 (192) (475) (300) 252 (194) (500) (16) 291 (56) (196) (232) 110 (379) (285) (81) 172 (53) (252) (37)
Accounts payable 165 (218) (320) 14 18 (399) 222 731 593 (61) 419 246 80 (278) 216 383 149 (214) 397 282 238 (101) 283
Other current assets 119 143 (1) (195) (138) (88) 196 (304) 119 (76) (330) (12) 22 7 (137) (143) (1) (38) (104) 90 (69) (50) (140)
Other current liabilities 648 (379) 83 (123) 222 (1,067) (58) 60 (271) (757) 36 (283) 447 (327) 517 217 234 (51) 230 (271) — (176) (55)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures 71 (480) (652) 935 (718) (1,114) (319) 490 (371) (651) (286) 301 (104) (294) (226) 473 (395) (298) (75) 493 (343) (43) (443)
Change in pension and postretirement assets and liabilities, net (43) (32) (67) (7) 11 245 (7) (45) (42) (4) (60) (66) (32) (39) (49) (64) (51) (52) (59) (94) (69) (73) (77)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flows (24) (697) (97) 1,728 (29) (336) 685 (289) 449 219 (92) 614 189 (91) (966) 808 16 88 270 416 (334) (202) (53)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,284 855 467 2,397 717 308 1,092 1,459 1,305 822 1,324 1,564 1,177 850 1,123 1,392 549 836 1,131 1,421 928 877 915
Capital expenditures (293) (342) (312) (398) (299) (305) (277) (405) (316) (367) (299) (332) (285) (272) (223) (285) (236) (218) (167) (326) (229) (194) (216)
Acquisitions, net of cash received — — — — — — (15) (240) — — — — — 18 1 (1,308) (2,576) 16 (1,418) — — (343) (490)
Proceeds from divestitures — — 1 123 — — 4 2,290 — — 4 1,372 767 926 1,034 (3) 9 529 66 41 500 998 —
Proceeds from derivative settlements 31 127 52 — 35 5 14 129 77 43 71 12 89 15 61 — — — — — — — —
Payments for derivative settlements (185) (91) (179) — (110) (55) — (49) (36) (82) (32) (54) — (22) (5) — — — — — — — —
(Contributions to) proceeds from investments (1) 9 16 8 35 8 22 (29) (43) (14) (192) 29 55 (147) (246) — — — — — — — —
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment and other 1 3 — 1 — 7 1 — (5) 19 2 (1) (90) 96 14 118 392 115 78 153 55 9 16
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (447) (294) (422) (266) (339) (340) (251) 1,696 (323) (401) (446) 1,026 536 614 636 (1,478) (2,411) 442 (1,441) (132) 326 470 (690)
Issuances of commercial paper, maturities greater than 90 days 696 998 586 — — — — — — — — — — 67 — — — — — — — — —
Repayments of commercial paper, maturities greater than 90 days (977) (587) — — — — — — — — — — (67) — — — — — — — — — —
Net issuance (repayment) of short-term borrowings 1,610 (945) (368) 40 980 (252) 1,841 (1,408) 651 580 (166) (799) (884) (342) 156 544 1,151 2 217 (13) 170 (610) 647
Long-term debt proceeds — 1,074 — — — 1,594 — — 969 155 547 88 — 189 — — 2,499 — 1,991 — 3,543 5 2,373
Long-term debt repayments (967) (42) (262) (295) (540) (789) (453) (37) (1,948) (35) (534) (345) (31) (1,020) (1,036) (27) (676) (23) (2,306) (349) (2,522) (23) (3,353)
Repurchases of Common Stock (633) (212) — (492) (240) (131) (1,522) (1,147) (113) (506) (568) (888) (63) (197) (399) (179) (332) (755) (751) (286) (326) (452) (1,046)
Dividends paid (640) (643) (644) (645) (609) (610) (623) (627) (571) (573) (578) (579) (526) (526) (529) (528) (480) (486) (491) (489) (441) (443) (453)
Other (2) (78) 84 (21) (75) 30 53 (3) 58 (2) 76 39 36 47 51 31 57 26 60 39 (167) 76 51
Net cash used in financing activities (913) (435) (604) (1,413) (484) (158) (704) (3,222) (954) (381) (1,223) (2,484) (1,535) (1,782) (1,757) (159) 2,219 (1,236) (1,280) (1,098) 257 (1,447) (1,781)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (17) 2 (5) 11 (15) 152 88 (106) 74 (31) (77) 101 (54) (68) (11) (2) (97) (60) (10) (46) (72) 10 (35)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, increase (decrease) (93) 128 (564) 729 (121) (38) 225 (173) 102 9 (422) 207 124 (386) (9) (247) 260 (18) (1,600) 145 1,439 (90) (1,591)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The operational cash flow demonstrates a general resilience, though it is characterized by significant quarterly volatility. Net earnings exhibit substantial fluctuations, with peaks observed in the first quarter of 2023 and the fourth quarter of 2024, contrasting with lower periods in 2022 and mid-2025. Depreciation and amortization remain a steady additive component to cash flow, showing a gradual upward trajectory from approximately 280 million US$ in 2021 to nearly 350 million US$ by late 2026.

Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
Net cash provided by operating activities generally remains positive, frequently exceeding 1 billion US$ per quarter. However, a notable contraction occurred in June 2025, where cash provided dropped to 308 million US$. This volatility is heavily influenced by swings in working capital, particularly receivables and inventories, which show cyclical patterns of accumulation and liquidation.
Investment and Capital Allocation
Capital expenditures show a consistent and slowly increasing trend, rising from the 200 million US$ range in 2021 to peaks above 400 million US$ by late 2024. The investing cash flow is dominated by large-scale strategic movements; significant cash outflows for acquisitions were concentrated in 2022, while substantial inflows from divestitures were realized periodically, most notably in December 2023 and December 2024.
Financing and Shareholder Returns
Dividend payments exhibit high stability and a steady growth trend, increasing from approximately 450 million US$ per quarter in 2021 to 640 million US$ by 2026. Share repurchases are executed more sporadically and in larger volumes, with significant outflows occurring in late 2024 and early 2025. Debt management is active, with frequent long-term debt issuances and repayments used to balance the liquidity needs of acquisitions and shareholder distributions.
Working Capital and Non-Cash Adjustments
The net change in assets and liabilities reflects significant volatility, often acting as a primary driver of quarterly cash flow variance. Unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts have introduced substantial non-cash swings, particularly between 2024 and 2026. Pension and postretirement obligations represent a consistent, though smaller, quarterly cash outflow.

Overall, the financial profile indicates a strategy of maintaining strong operational liquidity to support a consistent dividend policy and opportunistic share buybacks, while periodically leveraging debt and divestitures to fund inorganic growth and capital upgrades.

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