ABT vs KDP vs PEP Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Keurig Dr Pepper and Pepsico Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$115.57 +15.4% 1M -8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$197.54B
P/E
36.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$36.79 +19.1% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$50.63B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$142.42 +13.3% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$195.42B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 5, Keurig Dr Pepper 4, Abbott Laboratories 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTKDPPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $197.54B $50.63B $195.42B ABT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.4x 35.5x 17.9x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 15.5x 16.6x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +27.5% +6.4% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 7.1% 11.1% ABT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 4.3% 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 6.7x 2.2x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.1% +39.0% -0.3% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr +0.2%/yr -3.0%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 26.9% 21.8% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 39/100 66/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

ABTKDPPEP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABTKDPPEP
Valuation 68 #74 of 229 58 #16 of 37 67 #13 of 37
Growth 29 #158 of 221 50 #17 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 84 #34 of 209 63 #13 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Financial Health 36 #153 of 240 14 #33 of 38 35 #25 of 38
Shareholder Returns 66 #50 of 146 13 #22 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Overall 57 39 66
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABTKDPPEPSPY
1 month +15.4%+19.1%+13.3% -1.0%
3 months +9.4%+19.6%+2.6% -0.4%
6 months +33.9%+28.8%-8.7% +4.5%
Year to date -7.8%+31.3%-0.8% +12.4%
1 year -8.1%+39.0%-0.3% +13.6%
3 years +20.6%+18.2%-14.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +6.4%+5.7%-5.1% +20.8%
5 years -7.1%+1.1%-14.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.5%+0.2%-3.0% +10.4%
10 years +195.7%-57.5%+34.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.5%-8.2%+3.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureABTKDPPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%26.9%21.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%25.7%20.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.05-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.291.45-0.02 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-36.9%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-0.1%-16.5% -1.6%
52-week high $130.59$36.82$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$25.31$123.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABTKDPPEP
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 28.5x 35.1xmedian 28.2x 17.8xmedian 28.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 18.5x 18.4xmedian 16.7x 12.5xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 26.7x 25.4xmedian 20.8x 18.5xmedian 20.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 20.39median 0.93 -12.68median 1.48 1.79median 1.48

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABTKDPPEP
Revenue $46.59B $20.09B $98.24B
Gross profit $26.37B $9.92B $53.22B
Operating income $7.35B $3.26B $15.05B
Net income $5.43B $1.50B $10.97B
Free cash flow $7.82B $1.97B $10.47B
R&D $3.16B – –
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $1.05 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $1.52B $10.68B
Total debt $32.61B $29.98B $51.88B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.36B 1.37B
Enterprise value $167.97B $46.68B $153.18B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABTKDPPEP
P/E 37.1x 35.1x 17.8x
P/FCF 25.6x 25.4x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 19.8x 13.3x
P/S 4.3x 2.5x 2.0x
P/B 3.9x 1.7x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 5.8x -5.6x 22.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 18.4x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 24.1x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 3.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 29.0x 39.9x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x 31.1x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 20.39 -12.68 1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTKDPPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 27.5% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 11.3% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 14.6% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 8.9% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 22.4% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 10.4% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% -2.7% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -2.3% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% -7.2% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -2.8% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 19.4% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 9.0% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 23.0% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 6.4% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTKDPPEP
Gross margin 56.6% 49.4% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 21.2% 19.1%
Operating margin 15.8% 16.2% 15.3%
Pretax margin 16.1% 9.8% 14.0%
Net margin 11.6% 7.1% 11.1%
FCF margin 16.8% 9.8% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 12.6% 14.8%
Return on equity 10.4% 5.1% 49.0%
Return on assets 4.9% 1.9% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 4.3% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 5.4% 19.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTKDPPEP
Debt / assets 29.9% 34.2% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.0x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 6.7x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 15.2x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 66.6% 79.9%
Equity / assets 47.4% 33.4% 20.1%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 13.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.45 0.81 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTKDPPEP
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.5% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -8.8% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.0% -6.3% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABTKDPPEP
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +11.8% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +13.6% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTKDPPEP
Held by institutions 79.2% 100.0% 79.1%
Institutions holding 2,983 855 3,420
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +12.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,261 471 1,503
Institutions selling 1,379 285 1,518
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.65 0.99

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABTKDPPEP
ABT 1.00 0.31 0.36
KDP 0.31 1.00 0.51
PEP 0.36 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, KDP and PEP?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $197.54B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $50.63B, Pepsico (PEP) $195.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, KDP and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 36.4x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 35.5x, Pepsico (PEP) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 20.3x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 15.5x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -8.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +39.0%, Pepsico (PEP) -0.3%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -1.5%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.2%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.02%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 0.00%, Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%. Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and Pepsico (PEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 28.3%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, KDP and PEP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pepsico (PEP) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.