CELH vs KDP vs PEP Stock Comparison

Celsius Holdings, Keurig Dr Pepper and Pepsico Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc.
$30.75 +11.7% 1M -48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.79B
P/E
130.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$36.79 +19.1% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$50.06B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
2.50%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$142.42 +13.3% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$194.08B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.07%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Keurig Dr Pepper 3, Celsius Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCELHKDPPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.79B $50.06B $194.08B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 130.7x 35.1x 17.8x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 15.5x 16.6x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +82.9% +27.5% +6.4% CELH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 7.1% 11.1% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 4.3% 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 6.7x 2.2x CELH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.50% 4.07% PEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.4% +39.0% -0.3% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +0.2%/yr -3.0%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.1% 26.9% 21.8% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 39/100 66/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

CELHKDPPEP

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

AxisCELHKDPPEP
Valuation 56 #17 of 37 58 #16 of 37 67 #13 of 37
Growth 91 #4 of 33 50 #17 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 59 #14 of 33 63 #13 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Financial Health 65 #14 of 38 14 #33 of 38 35 #25 of 38
Shareholder Returns 42 #15 of 25 13 #22 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Overall 62 39 66
  • CELH ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KDP 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

PeriodCELHKDPPEPSPY
1 month +11.7%+19.1%+13.3% -1.0%
3 months +5.5%+19.6%+2.6% -0.4%
6 months -6.2%+28.8%-8.7% +4.5%
Year to date -32.8%+31.3%-0.8% +12.4%
1 year -48.4%+39.0%-0.3% +13.6%
3 years -47.1%+18.2%-14.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year -19.2%+5.7%-5.1% +20.8%
5 years -14.6%+1.1%-14.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -3.1%+0.2%-3.0% +10.4%
10 years +4,630.8%-57.5%+34.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +47.1%-8.2%+3.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCELHKDPPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.1%26.9%21.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%25.7%20.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.05-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.751.45-0.02 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-36.9%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.7%-0.1%-16.5% -1.6%
52-week high $59.92$36.82$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $23.77$25.31$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.

MultipleCELHKDPPEP
P/E now vs peer median 130.7xmedian 28.2x 35.1xmedian 28.2x 17.8xmedian 28.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 16.7x 18.4xmedian 16.7x 12.5xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 20.8x 25.4xmedian 20.8x 18.5xmedian 20.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.6x 1.7xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.88median 1.48 -12.68median 1.48 1.79median 1.48

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 monthsCELHKDPPEP
Revenue $3.05B $20.09B $98.24B
Gross profit $1.49B $9.92B $53.22B
Operating income $160.31M $3.26B $15.05B
Net income $129.12M $1.50B $10.97B
Free cash flow $462.77M $1.97B $10.47B
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $1.05 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $631.23M $1.52B $10.68B
Total debt $667.85M $29.98B $51.88B
Shares (diluted) 256.93M 1.36B 1.37B
Enterprise value $5.40B $50.30B $152.04B

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
MetricCELHKDPPEP
P/E 130.7x 35.1x 17.8x
P/FCF 16.8x 25.4x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 19.8x 13.3x
P/S 2.6x 2.5x 2.0x
P/B 6.5x 1.7x 8.6x
P/Tangible book -43.2x -5.6x 22.8x
EV/EBITDA 32.5x 18.4x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 48.8x 24.1x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 3.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 16.9x 39.9x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 31.1x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.88 -12.68 1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCELHKDPPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 82.9% 27.5% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 47.4% 11.3% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 76.4% 14.6% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 8.9% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.5% 22.4% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.2% 10.4% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% -2.7% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.9% -2.3% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.7% -7.2% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -2.8% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 115.8% 19.4% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 9.0% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.5% 23.0% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.5% 6.4% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCELHKDPPEP
Gross margin 48.8% 49.4% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 7.9% 21.2% 19.1%
Operating margin 5.3% 16.2% 15.3%
Pretax margin 4.6% 9.8% 14.0%
Net margin 2.0% 7.1% 11.1%
FCF margin 15.2% 9.8% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 12.6% 14.8%
Return on equity 10.5% 5.1% 49.0%
Return on assets 2.5% 1.9% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 4.3% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 3.9% 5.4% 19.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCELHKDPPEP
Debt / assets 12.9% 34.2% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.0x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 6.7x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 15.2x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 66.6% 79.9%
Equity / assets 23.2% 33.4% 20.1%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 13.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.15 0.81 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCELHKDPPEP
Dividend yield – 2.5% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% -8.8% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.9% -6.3% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusCELHKDPPEP
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.2% +11.8% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.30BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +13.6% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCELHKDPPEP
Held by institutions 65.3% 100.0% 79.1%
Institutions holding 542 855 3,420
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +12.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 298 471 1,503
Institutions selling 179 285 1,518
Buyers to sellers 1.66 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.

CELHKDPPEP
CELH 1.00 0.29 0.22
KDP 0.29 1.00 0.51
PEP 0.22 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CELH, KDP and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celsius Holdings (CELH) $7.79B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $50.06B, Pepsico (PEP) $194.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, CELH, KDP and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 130.7x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 35.1x, Pepsico (PEP) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 22.4x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 15.5x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x). 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%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 2.0%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 7.7%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Celsius Holdings (CELH) -48.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +39.0%, Pepsico (PEP) -0.3%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) -3.1%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.2%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest dividend yield: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 2.50%, Pepsico (PEP) 4.07%. Celsius Holdings (CELH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 64.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CELH, KDP 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.