ABT vs KO vs PEP Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Coca Cola and Pepsico Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABT Abbott Laboratories
$110.27 +13.1% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$190.81B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
2.29%
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
KO Coca Cola Co
$95.86 +11.9% 1M +39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$412.38B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
2.19%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$140.42 +11.5% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$191.36B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.13%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Pepsico 5, Abbott Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTKOPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.81B $412.38B $191.36B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.4x 28.2x 17.6x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 29.6x 16.3x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +7.1% +6.4% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 28.7% 11.1% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 15.6% 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.7x 2.2x KO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% 2.19% 4.13% PEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.8% +39.1% -3.9% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +11.2%/yr -3.1%/yr KO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 19.1% 21.4% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 57/100 63/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

ABTKOPEP

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

AxisABTKOPEP
Valuation 67 #76 of 227 25 #28 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Growth 28 #158 of 220 56 #15 of 33 50 #17 of 33
Profitability 85 #33 of 209 97 #2 of 32 87 #5 of 32
Financial Health 37 #152 of 240 61 #15 of 37 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 66 #47 of 138 44 #14 of 24 78 #6 of 24
Overall 57 57 63
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • KO 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

PeriodABTKOPEPSPY
1 month +13.1%+11.9%+11.5% -2.3%
3 months +2.9%+10.3%+0.6% -0.7%
6 months +26.0%+22.6%-9.2% +4.8%
Year to date -12.0%+37.1%-2.2% +10.3%
1 year -10.8%+39.1%-3.9% +10.3%
3 years +15.1%+68.9%-15.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.8%+19.1%-5.6% +20.1%
5 years -14.3%+70.3%-14.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%+11.2%-3.1% +10.1%
10 years +184.9%+128.0%+31.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.0%+8.6%+2.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABTKOPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%19.1%21.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%16.7%20.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.29-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.392.04-0.18 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-20.9%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%0.0%-17.6% -3.5%
52-week high $130.59$95.86$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$67.54$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.

MultipleABTKOPEP
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 28.4x 28.2xmedian 27.8x 17.6xmedian 27.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.0x 8.1xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 18.0x 26.9xmedian 18.5x 12.4xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 25.0x 28.9xmedian 18.6x 18.3xmedian 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 10.4xmedian 2.6x 8.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 19.46median 0.93 2.57median 1.93 1.76median 1.93

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 monthsABTKOPEP
Revenue $46.59B $51.05B $98.24B
Gross profit $26.37B $31.82B $53.22B
Operating income $7.35B $15.34B $15.05B
Net income $5.43B $14.78B $10.97B
Free cash flow $7.82B $14.28B $10.47B
R&D $3.16B – –
EPS (diluted) $3.11 $3.39 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $5.10B $13.45B $10.68B
Total debt $32.61B $41.55B $51.88B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 4.31B 1.37B
Enterprise value $161.89B $400.86B $149.31B

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
MetricABTKOPEP
P/E 35.4x 28.2x 17.6x
P/FCF 24.4x 28.9x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 25.4x 13.1x
P/S 4.1x 8.1x 1.9x
P/B 3.7x 10.4x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 15.2x 22.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 26.9x 12.4x
EV/EBIT 29.7x 28.7x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 8.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF 27.8x 30.8x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 27.1x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 19.46 2.57 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTKOPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 7.1% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 4.3% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 8.3% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 6.1% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.2% 4.8% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 11.3% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.2% 13.4% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 11.1% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.0% 12.2% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 11.0% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% 113.4% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 11.0% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 156.4% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 12.0% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTKOPEP
Gross margin 56.6% 62.3% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 32.0% 19.1%
Operating margin 15.8% 30.0% 15.3%
Pretax margin 16.1% 35.0% 14.0%
Net margin 11.6% 28.7% 11.1%
FCF margin 16.8% 28.0% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 31.8% 14.8%
Return on equity 10.4% 38.0% 49.0%
Return on assets 4.9% 13.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 15.6% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 18.3% 19.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTKOPEP
Debt / assets 29.9% 38.5% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.7x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 2.9x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 63.4% 79.9%
Equity / assets 47.4% 36.6% 20.1%
Interest coverage 9.6x 10.0x 13.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.35 5.77 3.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTKOPEP
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.1% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 2.3% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusABTKOPEP
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $3.24FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +11.7% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +0.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTKOPEP
Held by institutions 79.2% 75.3% 79.1%
Institutions holding 2,982 3,645 3,418
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +1.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,260 1,808 1,502
Institutions selling 1,379 1,361 1,517
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.33 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.

ABTKOPEP
ABT 1.00 0.31 0.34
KO 0.31 1.00 0.60
PEP 0.34 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, KO and PEP?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $190.81B, Coca Cola (KO) $412.38B, Pepsico (PEP) $191.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, KO and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 35.4x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.2x, Pepsico (PEP) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 19.4x, Coca Cola (KO) 29.6x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Coca Cola (KO) 15.6%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -10.8%, Coca Cola (KO) +39.1%, Pepsico (PEP) -3.9%. Over five years, Coca Cola (KO) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.0%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +11.2%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.29%, Coca Cola (KO) 2.19%, Pepsico (PEP) 4.13%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.8%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.1%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, KO 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, Coca Cola (KO) leads on 6. 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.