CCEP vs CELH vs KO Stock Comparison

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Celsius Holdings and Coca Cola Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc.
$28.15 +0.6% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.13B
P/E
119.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
KO Coca Cola Co
$92.71 +5.6% 1M +33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$398.89B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.13B
Div. yield
2.27%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Celsius Holdings 4, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCEPCELHKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.43B $7.13B $398.89B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x 119.6x 27.9x CCEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 20.5x 28.6x CELH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +82.9% +6.5% CELH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.0% 28.6% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.7% 15.4% KO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 1.9x CELH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.00% — 2.27% KO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.8% -55.6% +33.0% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr -2.4%/yr +10.8%/yr CCEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 64.1% 19.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 65/100 59/100 CELH

Percentile Scorecard

CCEPCELHKO

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

AxisCCEPCELHKO
Valuation 51 #19 of 38 54 #18 of 38 27 #28 of 38
Growth – 88 #5 of 33 63 #13 of 33
Profitability – 63 #12 of 31 97 #2 of 31
Financial Health 19 #31 of 38 65 #14 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Shareholder Returns 36 #15 of 23 55 #11 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Overall 36 65 59
  • CCEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CELH ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCEPCELHKOSPY
1 month +10.4%+0.6%+5.6% -0.8%
3 months +3.3%-2.2%+10.2% +3.5%
6 months +16.8%-15.1%+22.9% +7.0%
Year to date +23.8%-38.5%+32.6% +12.2%
1 year +22.8%-55.6%+33.0% +13.0%
3 years +93.9%-47.2%+67.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +24.7%-19.2%+18.9% +23.1%
5 years +113.0%-11.6%+67.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.3%-2.4%+10.8% +11.0%
10 years +194.0%+4,039.7%+118.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+45.1%+8.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCEPCELHKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%64.1%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%70.9%16.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.131.06-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.95-0.871.72 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-77.9%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-54.8%-2.8% -1.8%
52-week high $114.23$62.22$95.34 $779.14
52-week low $85.43$23.77$67.54 $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.

MultipleCCEPCELHKO
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 26.6x 119.6xmedian 26.6x 27.9xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 8.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 29.7xmedian 14.2x 27.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 18.3x 15.4xmedian 18.3x 27.9xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.6x 5.9xmedian 2.6x 10.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.09 3.55median 2.09 2.51median 2.09

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 monthsCCEPCELHKO
Revenue – $3.05B $50.13B
Gross profit – $1.49B $31.02B
Operating income – $160.31M $14.85B
Net income – $129.12M $14.40B
Free cash flow – $462.77M $14.30B
EPS (diluted) – $0.23 $3.32
Cash & equivalents $1.08B $631.23M $12.91B
Total debt $12.56B $667.85M $43.50B
Shares (diluted) 456.00M 256.93M 4.31B
Enterprise value $43.65B $4.75B $387.53B

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
MetricCCEPCELHKO
P/E 23.3x 119.6x 27.9x
P/FCF 20.3x 15.4x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.0x 24.4x
P/S 2.1x 2.3x 8.0x
P/B 5.5x 5.9x 10.4x
P/Tangible book -9.2x -39.6x 15.5x
EV/EBITDA – 29.7x 27.0x
EV/EBIT – 44.7x 28.9x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 8.6x
EV/FCF – 15.5x 30.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.1x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.55 2.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCEPCELHKO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 82.9% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 47.4% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 76.4% 7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 51.1% 6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.5% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 62.2% 10.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.0% 18.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.9% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -36.7% 17.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 33.7% 11.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 115.8% 1,156%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.0% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 119.5% 2,080%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 67.5% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCEPCELHKO
Gross margin – 48.8% 61.9%
EBITDA margin – 7.9% 31.7%
Operating margin – 5.3% 29.6%
Pretax margin – 4.6% 34.4%
Net margin – 2.0% 28.6%
FCF margin – 15.2% 28.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.7% 32.6%
Return on equity – 10.5% 38.9%
Return on assets – 2.5% 13.6%
Return on invested capital – 7.7% 15.4%
Return on capital employed – 3.9% 18.4%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCEPCELHKO
Debt / assets 35.8% 12.9% 40.3%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.4x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 76.8% 64.5%
Equity / assets 26.2% 23.2% 35.5%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 9.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.05 5.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCEPCELHKO
Dividend yield 2.0% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.0% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusCCEPCELHKO
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $1.37FY2026 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +21.9% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.89BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.2% +0.2% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCEPCELHKO
Held by institutions 33.8% 65.3% 75.2%
Institutions holding 576 540 3,641
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +5.3% +1.9%
Institutions buying 268 296 1,806
Institutions selling 219 179 1,359
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.65 1.33

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.

CCEPCELHKO
CCEP 1.00 0.20 0.61
CELH 0.20 1.00 0.17
KO 0.61 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCEP, CELH and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) $50.43B, Celsius Holdings (CELH) $7.13B, Coca Cola (KO) $398.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCEP, CELH and KO?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 23.3x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 119.6x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Celsius Holdings (CELH) is cheapest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 22.9x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 20.5x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Celsius Holdings (CELH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celsius Holdings (CELH) +82.9%, Coca Cola (KO) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 2.0%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.6%). On return on invested capital, Coca Cola (KO) leads (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 7.7%, Coca Cola (KO) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +22.8%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -55.6%, Coca Cola (KO) +33.0%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +16.3%/yr, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -2.4%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest dividend yield: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 2.00%, Coca Cola (KO) 2.27%. Celsius Holdings (CELH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 24.0%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 64.1%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCEP, CELH and KO?

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.