AKO-A vs KO vs PEP Stock Comparison

Andina Bottling, Coca Cola and Pepsico Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.61 +1.7% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.34B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win
KO Coca Cola Co
$92.70 +5.2% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$398.65B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.13B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.77 +4.3% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$184.65B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Pepsico 4, Andina Bottling 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAKO-AKOPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.72B $398.65B $184.65B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 27.8x 16.9x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.6x 15.8x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +6.5% +6.4% KO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.6% 28.6% 11.1% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 15.4% 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.9x 2.2x KO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.6% +32.5% -10.4% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.8%/yr +11.2%/yr -3.2%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.1% 19.2% 21.4% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 59/100 64/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

AKO-AKOPEP

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

AxisAKO-AKOPEP
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 27 #28 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Growth 13 #29 of 33 63 #13 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 52 #16 of 32 97 #2 of 32 87 #5 of 32
Financial Health 38 #24 of 38 60 #16 of 38 35 #25 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 48 #13 of 24 78 #6 of 24
Overall 48 59 64
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • 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

PeriodAKO-AKOPEPSPY
1 month +1.7%+5.2%+4.3% -1.0%
3 months +4.5%+12.7%-0.6% +2.9%
6 months -0.6%+21.0%-12.7% +6.4%
Year to date +1.3%+32.6%-5.4% +11.4%
1 year +18.6%+32.5%-10.4% +13.1%
3 years +125.3%+66.6%-16.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.1%+18.6%-5.8% +21.5%
5 years +117.0%+70.2%-15.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.8%+11.2%-3.2% +10.9%
10 years +7.4%+120.0%+28.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.7%+8.2%+2.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAKO-AKOPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.1%19.2%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%16.8%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.27-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.351.70-0.49 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-20.9%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-2.8%-20.4% -2.5%
52-week high $26.96$95.34$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $19.90$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.

MultipleAKO-AKOPEP
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 27.0x 27.9xmedian 27.0x 17.0xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 8.0xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 14.4x 27.0xmedian 14.4x 12.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 18.3x 27.9xmedian 18.3x 17.7xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.8x 10.4xmedian 2.8x 8.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 2.51median 2.03 1.71median 2.03

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 monthsAKO-AKOPEP
Revenue $978.34B $50.13B $98.24B
Gross profit $395.11B $31.02B $53.22B
Operating income $497.89B $14.85B $15.05B
Net income $105.38B $14.40B $10.97B
Free cash flow $799.73M $14.30B $10.47B
EPS (diluted) – $3.32 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $322.08B $12.91B $10.68B
Total debt $6.65T $177.22B $208.67B
Shares (diluted) – 4.31B 1.37B
Enterprise value -$1.03T $385.12B $142.41B

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
MetricAKO-AKOPEP
P/E 0.0x 27.9x 17.0x
P/FCF 4.7x 27.9x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 24.4x 12.7x
P/S 0.0x 8.0x 1.9x
P/B 0.0x 10.4x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 15.5x 21.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 27.0x 12.1x
EV/EBIT 3.7x 28.9x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 8.6x 2.3x
EV/FCF 2,314x 30.0x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 2,532x 26.2x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.51 1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAKO-AKOPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 6.5% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -34.1% 4.3% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 7.3% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -33.4% 6.3% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% 12.9% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 10.8% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 18.0% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 11.1% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 17.6% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 1,156% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.9% 13.8% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.3% 2,080% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -90.2% 14.6% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAKO-AKOPEP
Gross margin 40.4% 61.9% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 50.9% 31.7% 19.1%
Operating margin 50.9% 29.6% 15.3%
Pretax margin 13.8% 34.4% 14.0%
Net margin -19.6% 28.6% 11.1%
FCF margin 0.1% 28.5% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 0.1% 32.6% 14.8%
Return on equity 7.6% 38.9% 49.0%
Return on assets 3.0% 13.6% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 15.4% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 17.2% 18.4% 19.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAKO-AKOPEP
Debt / assets 63.5% 40.3% 46.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.1x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.9x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 2,774x 3.0x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.1% 64.5% 79.9%
Equity / assets 38.9% 35.5% 20.1%
Interest coverage 30.2x 9.5x 13.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.38 5.53 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAKO-AKOPEP
Dividend yield – 2.3% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.4% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusAKO-AKOPEP
Forward P/E – 28.6xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.24FY2026 $8.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +8.0%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.7% +3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $47.01BFY2026 $96.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAKO-AKOPEP
Held by institutions 0.1% 75.2% 79.1%
Institutions holding 16 3,641 3,414
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 4 1,806 1,500
Institutions selling 5 1,359 1,515
Buyers to sellers 0.80 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.

AKO-AKOPEP
AKO-A 1.00 -0.03 0.05
KO -0.03 1.00 0.60
PEP 0.05 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AKO-A, KO and PEP?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B, Coca Cola (KO) $398.65B, Pepsico (PEP) $184.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, AKO-A, KO and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.0x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.8x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Coca Cola (KO) 28.6x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca Cola (KO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%, Coca Cola (KO) +6.5%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -19.6%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.6%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.9%, Coca Cola (KO) 15.4%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +18.6%, Coca Cola (KO) +32.5%, Pepsico (PEP) -10.4%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +16.8%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +11.2%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.1%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AKO-A, 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.