CCEP vs CELH vs PEP Stock Comparison

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Celsius Holdings and Pepsico 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
118.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.46 +5.3% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$181.02B
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, Celsius Holdings 3, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCEPCELHPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.45B $7.13B $181.02B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x 118.9x 16.6x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 20.5x 15.8x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +82.9% +6.4% CELH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.0% 11.1% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.7% 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 2.2x CELH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.8% -55.6% -10.6% CCEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr -2.4%/yr -3.4%/yr CCEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 64.1% 21.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 65/100 64/100 CELH

Percentile Scorecard

CCEPCELHPEP

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

AxisCCEPCELHPEP
Valuation 51 #19 of 38 54 #18 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Growth – 88 #5 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability – 63 #12 of 31 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health 19 #31 of 38 65 #14 of 38 35 #25 of 38
Shareholder Returns 36 #15 of 23 55 #11 of 23 77 #6 of 23
Overall 36 65 64
  • CCEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CELH 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

PeriodCCEPCELHPEPSPY
1 month +10.4%+0.6%+5.3% -0.8%
3 months +3.3%-2.2%-3.1% +3.5%
6 months +16.8%-15.1%-12.1% +7.0%
Year to date +23.8%-38.5%-5.6% +12.2%
1 year +22.8%-55.6%-10.6% +13.0%
3 years +93.9%-47.2%-15.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +24.7%-19.2%-5.3% +23.1%
5 years +113.0%-11.6%-15.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.3%-2.4%-3.4% +11.0%
10 years +194.0%+4,039.7%+26.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+45.1%+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCEPCELHPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%64.1%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%70.9%20.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.131.06-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.95-0.87-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-77.9%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-54.8%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $114.23$62.22$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $85.43$23.77$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.

MultipleCCEPCELHPEP
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 26.6x 119.6xmedian 26.6x 17.0xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 29.7xmedian 14.2x 12.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 18.3x 15.4xmedian 18.3x 17.6xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.6x 5.9xmedian 2.6x 8.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.09 3.55median 2.09 1.70median 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 monthsCCEPCELHPEP
Revenue – $3.05B $98.24B
Gross profit – $1.49B $53.22B
Operating income – $160.31M $15.05B
Net income – $129.12M $10.97B
Free cash flow – $462.77M $10.47B
EPS (diluted) – $0.23 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $1.08B $631.23M $10.68B
Total debt $12.56B $667.85M $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 456.00M 256.93M 1.37B
Enterprise value $43.12B $4.74B $138.78B

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
MetricCCEPCELHPEP
P/E 23.3x 119.6x 17.0x
P/FCF 20.3x 15.4x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.0x 12.7x
P/S 2.1x 2.3x 1.9x
P/B 5.5x 5.9x 8.2x
P/Tangible book -9.2x -39.6x 21.7x
EV/EBITDA – 29.7x 12.0x
EV/EBIT – 44.7x 15.0x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 15.5x 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.1x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.55 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCEPCELHPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 82.9% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 47.4% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 76.4% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 51.1% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.5% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 62.2% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.0% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.9% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -36.7% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 33.7% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 115.8% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.0% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 119.5% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 67.5% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCEPCELHPEP
Gross margin – 48.8% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – 7.9% 19.1%
Operating margin – 5.3% 15.3%
Pretax margin – 4.6% 14.0%
Net margin – 2.0% 11.1%
FCF margin – 15.2% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.7% 14.8%
Return on equity – 10.5% 49.0%
Return on assets – 2.5% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – 7.7% 16.1%
Return on capital employed – 3.9% 19.4%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCEPCELHPEP
Debt / assets 35.8% 12.9% 46.3%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.6x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 2.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.4x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 76.8% 79.9%
Equity / assets 26.2% 23.2% 20.1%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 13.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.05 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCEPCELHPEP
Dividend yield 2.0% – 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.0% 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.

ConsensusCCEPCELHPEP
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.87FY2026 $1.37FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +21.2% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.75BFY2026 $3.30BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.2% +0.2% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCEPCELHPEP
Held by institutions 33.8% 65.3% 79.1%
Institutions holding 576 540 3,414
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +5.3% +5.8%
Institutions buying 268 296 1,500
Institutions selling 219 179 1,515
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.65 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.

CCEPCELHPEP
CCEP 1.00 0.20 0.51
CELH 0.20 1.00 0.21
PEP 0.51 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCEP, CELH and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) $50.45B, Celsius Holdings (CELH) $7.13B, Pepsico (PEP) $181.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCEP, CELH and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 23.3x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 118.9x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 23.1x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 20.5x, 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?

Celsius Holdings (CELH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celsius Holdings (CELH) +82.9%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 2.0%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 7.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) returned the most: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +22.8%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -55.6%, Pepsico (PEP) -10.6%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +16.3%/yr, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -2.4%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 24.0%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 64.1%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCEP, CELH 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.