ABT vs MNST vs PEP Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Monster Beverage and Pepsico Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$178.45B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.44%
Medical Devices Healthcare
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.44 +5.4% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$89.02B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$181.93B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.35%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Monster Beverage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTMNSTPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $178.45B $89.02B $181.93B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 41.8x 16.7x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 37.9x 15.5x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +20.4% +6.4% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.1% 11.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.44% — 4.35% PEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% -34.8% -12.5% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +1.4%/yr -3.8%/yr MNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 73.6% 21.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 62/100 65/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

ABTMNSTPEP

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

AxisABTMNSTPEP
Valuation 74 #60 of 227 16 #32 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Growth 17 #181 of 219 69 #11 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability – 97 #2 of 31 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health – 94 #3 of 37 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 134 32 #16 of 23 77 #6 of 23
Overall 60 62 65
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MNST 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

PeriodABTMNSTPEPSPY
1 month +1.8%+5.4%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%-53.5%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months +9.9%-41.1%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date -17.7%-40.7%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%-34.8%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years +11.1%-8.9%-16.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%-3.1%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years -19.2%+7.0%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%+1.4%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+90.3%+25.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+6.6%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTMNSTPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%73.6%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%106.1%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.32-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.47-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-58.4%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-54.5%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$99.94$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$41.62$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.

MultipleABTMNSTPEP
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 29.6x 41.8xmedian 26.1x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 9.7xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 30.5xmedian 14.0x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 22.3x 42.4xmedian 18.1x 17.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 9.5xmedian 2.6x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -12.85median 1.04 2.50median 2.07 1.68median 2.07

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 monthsABTMNSTPEP
Revenue $48.23B $9.22B $98.24B
Gross profit – $5.12B $53.22B
Operating income $6.65B $2.69B $15.05B
Net income – $2.13B $10.97B
Free cash flow – $2.10B $10.47B
R&D $3.31B – –
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $1.08 $7.97
Cash & equivalents – $2.19B $10.68B
Total debt – – $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 1.98B 1.37B
Enterprise value $178.45B $77.27B $139.88B

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
MetricABTMNSTPEP
P/E 38.2x 41.8x 16.7x
P/FCF 22.3x 42.4x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 39.8x 12.5x
P/S 3.7x 9.7x 1.9x
P/B – 9.5x 8.1x
P/Tangible book – 11.2x 21.4x
EV/EBITDA – 30.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT – 31.8x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 9.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 40.8x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 38.2x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.85 2.50 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTMNSTPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 20.4% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 11.3% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 21.2% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 30.3% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 13.9% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 35.2% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 34.6% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 16.7% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.0% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.8% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.1% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTMNSTPEP
Gross margin – 55.5% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – 30.5% 19.1%
Operating margin – 29.2% 15.3%
Pretax margin – 30.1% 14.0%
Net margin – 23.1% 11.1%
FCF margin – 22.8% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.3% 14.8%
Return on equity – 23.5% 49.0%
Return on assets – 19.1% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – – 16.1%
Return on capital employed – 28.6% 19.4%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTMNSTPEP
Debt / assets – – 46.3%
Debt / equity – – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.2x
Debt / FCF – – 5.0x
Liabilities / assets – 17.7% 79.9%
Equity / assets – 82.3% 20.1%
Interest coverage – – 13.6x
Current ratio – 3.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 3.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 2.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 29.84 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTMNSTPEP
Dividend yield 2.4% – 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.1% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusABTMNSTPEP
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 37.9xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +5.8% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +2.2% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTMNSTPEP
Held by institutions 79.2% 67.5% 79.1%
Institutions holding 2,979 1,359 3,415
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +2.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,259 738 1,501
Institutions selling 1,377 456 1,515
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.62 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.

ABTMNSTPEP
ABT 1.00 0.03 0.32
MNST 0.03 1.00 0.15
PEP 0.32 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, MNST and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $178.45B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.02B, Pepsico (PEP) $181.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, MNST and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 41.8x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 37.9x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monster Beverage (MNST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pepsico (PEP) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.8%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%. Over five years, Monster Beverage (MNST) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.44%, Pepsico (PEP) 4.35%. Monster Beverage (MNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, MNST 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 7. 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.