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CLAIM #39922 · Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ) · 2025Q3 earnings call · Oct 28, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2026

I think the way you have to think about the top line is in three key components. One, it is Europe, where clearly, chocolate pricing might be deflationary. But as a consequence, the elasticity that we saw on the way up, should happen on the way down as well. And importantly, I think we will be seeing volume growth in the chocolate business for 2026 in Europe.

Luca Zaramella · CFO

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graded after results covering Dec 31, 2026 are reported

How to check this claim

Look at: Volume growth (organic volume/mix component) in Mondelez's Europe chocolate category business, fiscal year 2026

It came true if: Reported Europe chocolate volume/mix growth > 0% for FY2026

Where: Company-disclosed segment volume/mix commentary (10-K, earnings release, or Q4/FY2026 earnings call)

In context

things like that. So those -- all those activities combined at this stage, make us believe that we can get to positive growth next year in U.S. Peter Galbo: Great. And Luca, maybe just on the prior question, maybe a bit more directly, you seem to have the visibility on, on-algorithm EPS growth for next year. I mean, should we be expecting that on top line, you'd have some visibility to algorithm top line, even if it's at the low end, just I know it's a bit more of a direct question, but would be helpful just from a modeling standpoint. Luca Zaramella: As I said, Peter, we need to put together our thinking at this point in time on what type of cocoa levels we are going to have into 2026. As I mentioned, we are well protected, but should cocoa go even lower, we will take advantage of that. I think the way you have to think about the top line is in three key components. One, it is Europe, where clearly, chocolate pricing might be deflationary. But as a consequence, the elasticity that we saw on the way up, should happen on the way down as well. And importantly, I think we will be seeing volume growth in the chocolate business for 2026 in Europe. The other component is developing markets where I think you're going to see continuous growth, volume and price-driven at this point in time. And the third component is really the U.S. where we are not projecting an improvement of the market situation, but where we will have material benefits coming out of channel expansion, us investing more in our brands and importantly, going after things that are really working well for us and doubling down on those. I think in the prepared remarks, for instance, we mentioned Oreo with Reese's. So it's really impossible for us at this point in time to give you exactly the range of top line growth of 2026. But rest assured that we are driving for volume growth in chocolate in Europe, we are going to restore top line and bottom line in the U.S. And thir

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SEC filings for MDLZ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q3 earnings call.