BUDA vs COKE vs PEP Stock Comparison

Buda Juice, Coca-Cola Consolidated and Pepsico Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BUDA Buda Juice, Inc.
$6.74 -5.7% 1M
Market cap
$86.08M
P/E
180.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$180.92B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBUDACOKEPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.08M $13.96B $180.92B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 180.2x 25.4x 16.6x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.8x 18.2x 15.5x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.7% +6.4% COKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.2% 11.1% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 36.7% 16.1% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 2.2x COKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +61.2% -12.5% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +39.0%/yr -3.8%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 37.9% 21.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 48/100 65/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

BUDACOKEPEP

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

AxisBUDACOKEPEP
Valuation 24 #29 of 38 81 #8 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Growth – 44 #19 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability – 77 #8 of 31 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health 100 #1 of 37 28 #27 of 37 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 9 #21 of 23 77 #6 of 23
Overall – 48 65
  • BUDA ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • COKE 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

PeriodBUDACOKEPEPSPY
1 month -5.7%+8.6%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -15.7%+6.0%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months -31.2%+2.8%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date —+34.8%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year —+61.2%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years —+225.8%-16.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+48.3%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years —+417.8%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+39.0%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years —+1,359.5%+25.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+30.7%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBUDACOKEPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%37.9%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.1%42.6%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.13-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.62-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-35.6%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-4.7%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $10.94$216.91$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $6.60$127.97$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.

MultipleBUDACOKEPEP
P/E now vs peer median 180.2xmedian 26.1x 25.0xmedian 26.1x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 11.2xmedian 14.0x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.1x 18.1xmedian 18.1x 17.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.6x -23.3xmedian 2.6x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.07 2.07median 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 monthsBUDACOKEPEP
Revenue – $7.69B $98.24B
Gross profit – $3.01B $53.22B
Operating income – $997.62M $15.05B
Net income – $549.96M $10.97B
Free cash flow – $644.04M $10.47B
EPS (diluted) – $7.16 $7.97
Cash & equivalents – $171.69M $10.68B
Total debt – $2.51B $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 12.87M 76.78M 1.37B
Enterprise value $86.08M $11.59B $138.68B

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
MetricBUDACOKEPEP
P/E 180.2x 25.0x 16.7x
P/FCF – 18.1x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.3x 12.5x
P/S 18.8x 1.5x 1.9x
P/B 3.9x -23.3x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 3.9x -9.3x 21.4x
EV/EBITDA – 11.2x 11.9x
EV/EBIT – 14.1x 14.8x
EV/Revenue – 1.8x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 21.8x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.8x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.07 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.7% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.8% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.9% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.1% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 6.6% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.9% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.2% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEPEP
Gross margin – 39.1% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – 16.3% 19.1%
Operating margin – 13.0% 15.3%
Pretax margin – 9.7% 14.0%
Net margin – 7.2% 11.1%
FCF margin – 8.4% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.3% 14.8%
Return on equity – – 49.0%
Return on assets – 12.5% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – 36.7% 16.1%
Return on capital employed – 31.6% 19.4%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEPEP
Debt / assets 3.2% 56.7% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x -5.0x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 2.2x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 9.1% 111.3% 79.9%
Equity / assets 90.9% -11.3% 20.1%
Interest coverage – – 13.6x
Current ratio 15.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.79 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEPEP
Dividend yield – 0.5% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 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.

ConsensusBUDACOKEPEP
Forward P/E 51.8xFY2026 18.2xFY2027 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.13FY2026 $11.38FY2027 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.0%FY2026 +42.6%FY2027 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.5% – +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.76MFY2026 $9.03BFY2027 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.8%FY2026 +24.9%FY2027 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% – +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBUDACOKEPEP
Held by institutions – 62.2% 79.1%
Institutions holding – 610 3,415
Change in shares held, QoQ – +11.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying – 323 1,501
Institutions selling – 182 1,515
Buyers to sellers – 1.77 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.

BUDACOKEPEP
BUDA 1.00 -0.09 0.00
COKE -0.09 1.00 0.28
PEP 0.00 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUDA, COKE and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buda Juice (BUDA) $86.08M, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.96B, Pepsico (PEP) $180.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, BUDA, COKE and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buda Juice (BUDA) 180.2x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.4x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Buda Juice (BUDA) 51.8x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.2x, 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?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +61.2%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +39.0%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Buda Juice (BUDA) 68.3%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BUDA, COKE 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 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.