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PEP Consumer

PepsiCo Inc.

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Quarters tracked
1
YouTube quarters live
0
Latest video
Pending
YouTube available
No
Current price
$157.67
-1.44 (-0.91%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
24.75x
Forward: 17.27x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
8.5%
Earnings: 27.8%
Margins
17.0% op
Gross: 54.4% · Net: 9.2%
Balance sheet
0.90x current
Debt / Equity: 244.8
52-week range / Beta
$127.60 - $171.48
Beta: 0.41
Analyst target
$171.57
Upside: 8.8%
Cash / shareholder return
4.06% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 3.59%

Company context

Industry: Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 10.56x
Return on equity: 43.9%
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through six segments: PepsiCo Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; International Beverages Franchise; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America Foods; and Asia Pacific Foods. It offers cereals, chips, dips, granola bars, oatmeal, pasta, rice, and syrups and mixes; refrigerated dips and spreads; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; and ready-to-drink tea and coffee products. The company also provides SodaStream sparkling water makers and related products, as well as various dairy products under the Agusha, Chudo, and Domik v Derevne brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. PepsiCo, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.

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Market context for PEP

Competitive view

PEP vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

PepsiCo Inc.
PEP
Latest video
YouTube link pending
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Cash generation stands out versus market value, which helps the stock absorb valuation pressure better than weaker cash converters.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.
Coca-Cola Co.
KO
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks mature or currently muted, which can cap multiple expansion unless execution improves.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.
Procter & Gamble
PG
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks mature or currently muted, which can cap multiple expansion unless execution improves.
Cash generation stands out versus market value, which helps the stock absorb valuation pressure better than weaker cash converters.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
PEP
$215.53B
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
$326.00B
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
$343.34B
Procter & Gamble
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
PEP
24.8x
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
24.9x
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
21.8x
Procter & Gamble
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
PEP
17.3x
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
21.9x
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
20.3x
Procter & Gamble
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
PEP
8.5%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
2.4%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
1.5%
Procter & Gamble
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
PEP
27.8%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
3.6%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
-5.4%
Procter & Gamble
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
PEP
17.0%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
24.7%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
26.3%
Procter & Gamble
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
PEP
54.4%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
61.6%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
51.2%
Procter & Gamble
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
PEP
9.2%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
27.3%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
19.3%
Procter & Gamble
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
PEP
43.9%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
43.3%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
31.6%
Procter & Gamble
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
PEP
4.1%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
-0.5%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
3.9%
Procter & Gamble
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
PEP
244.84x
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
139.79x
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
68.72x
Procter & Gamble
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
PEP
0.90x
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
1.46x
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
0.72x
Procter & Gamble
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
PEP
0.41
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
0.36
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
0.40
Procter & Gamble
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
PEP
3.6%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
2.7%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
2.9%
Procter & Gamble
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
PEP
8.8%
PepsiCo Inc.
KO
10.5%
Coca-Cola Co.
PG
11.7%
Procter & Gamble

YouTube timeline

Quarterly archive for PEP

Each row is one quarter. Only the YouTube link is shown here for now.

Q1 2026
Video pending
Pending link pending
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for PepsiCo Inc.. Use the YouTube link on the right to jump straight into that quarter's video when it is live.
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