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PepsiCoPEP

Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages · Purchase, New York · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$137.34+2.65%After hours: $137.23 (−0.08%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 6.0% over 1 year
PepsiCo over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$160Nov2026MarMayJulSep$137.34$160NovMarJul$137.34
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$187B
Price to earnings17.3x
Forward P/E16.4x
Dividend yield4.31%
Year to date−4.3%
One year−6.0%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$123.73$170.49

Quality and valuation

How PepsiCo compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

PepsiCo and 4 soft drinks & non-alcoholic beverages peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: in line with its sector

An average business among consumer staples companies, priced about in line with them.

PepsiCo trades at 16.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +6.4% vs +4.9%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 54.2% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 15.3% vs 13.6%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 10.7% vs 10.3%
PEP trades at 16.4x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages peers
KDP14.7xPEP16.4xCELH19.1xKO27.7xMNST38.5xSector median 16.6xKDP14.7xPEP16.4xCELH19.1xKO27.7xMNST38.5xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 17.2x earnings, PEP is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x25xAverage 23.1x2025202617.2x20x25xAverage 23.1x2025202617.2x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From PepsiCo's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 5 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 5.6% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$10bn$20bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$25.3bnQ3 ’26$0bn$10bn$20bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$25.3bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +5.6% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’255.6%Q3 ’260%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’255.6%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 16.9% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2516.9%Q3 ’260%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2516.9%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $10.5 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$4.7bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$4.7bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsPEPSector median
Revenue growth+6.4%+4.9%
Gross margin54.2%40.5%
Operating margin15.3%13.6%
Free cash flow margin10.7%10.3%
Price to earnings17.3x24.5x

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