CELH vs PEP vs AKO-A Stock Comparison

Celsius Holdings, Pepsico and Andina Bottling Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc.
$30.03 +10.0% 1M -49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.56B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.17B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$142.71 +13.5% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.48B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.07%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$25.29 +6.9% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.62B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 5, Celsius Holdings 4, Andina Bottling 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCELHPEPAKO-ALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.56B $194.48B $3.99B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.0x 17.9x 0.0x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 16.6x — PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.1% +6.4% +2.3% CELH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 11.1% -20.0% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.5% 16.1% 13.6% CELH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 2.2x 4.0x CELH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.07% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.9% -0.1% +13.0% AKO-A
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr -3.0%/yr +17.9%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.2% 21.8% 51.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 45/100 CELH

Percentile Scorecard

CELHPEPAKO-A

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

AxisCELHPEPAKO-A
Valuation 56 #17 of 37 64 #14 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Growth 91 #4 of 33 53 #16 of 33 9 #30 of 33
Profitability 63 #13 of 33 88 #5 of 33 47 #18 of 33
Financial Health 73 #11 of 38 35 #25 of 38 32 #26 of 38
Shareholder Returns 52 #12 of 24 83 #5 of 24 –
Overall 67 64 45
  • CELH ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCELHPEPAKO-ASPY
1 month +10.0%+13.5%+6.9% -5.9%
3 months +26.3%+3.1%+9.4% -4.6%
6 months -12.3%-8.7%+11.9% +0.2%
Year to date -34.3%-0.6%+8.5% +7.5%
1 year -49.9%-0.1%+13.0% +8.2%
3 years -49.1%-14.4%+128.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -20.2%-5.1%+31.6% +19.0%
5 years -16.6%-14.0%+127.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.6%-3.0%+17.9% +9.4%
10 years +4,520.0%+34.9%+13.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +46.7%+3.0%+1.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCELHPEPAKO-ASPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.2%21.8%51.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.1%20.3%66.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.95-0.170.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.780.000.25 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-36.9%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.9%-16.3%-6.2% -5.9%
52-week high $59.92$170.49$26.96 $779.14
52-week low $23.77$123.73$20.29 $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.

MultipleCELHPEPAKO-A
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 24.4x 17.9xmedian 24.4x 0.0xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.0x 12.6xmedian 15.0x 4.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 21.3x 18.6xmedian 21.3x 2.9xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x 0.0xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.42median 1.16 1.79median 1.16 —median 1.16

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 monthsCELHPEPAKO-A
Revenue $3.17B $98.24B $978.62B
Gross profit $1.51B $53.22B $395.25B
Operating income $412.38M $15.05B $506.45B
Net income $317.09M $10.97B $105.41B
Free cash flow $269.01M $10.47B $1.39B
EPS (diluted) $0.90 $7.97 –
Cash & equivalents $700.62M $10.68B $307.72B
Total debt $667.76M $51.88B $2.45T
Shares (diluted) 254.91M 1.37B –
Enterprise value $5.28B $152.43B -$1.14T

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
MetricCELHPEPAKO-A
P/E 33.0x 17.9x 0.0x
P/FCF 28.1x 18.6x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 13.3x 4.5x
P/S 2.4x 2.0x 0.0x
P/B 5.9x 8.6x 0.0x
P/Tangible book -76.8x 22.9x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 12.6x 4.0x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 15.6x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 28.0x 22.5x 1,456x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 16.1x 2,275x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.42 1.79 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCELHPEPAKO-A
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.1% 6.4% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.3% 2.4% -13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.2% 6.8% 2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 2.5% -12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 327.3% 47.7% 13.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 10.6% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 392.5% 50.8% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 9.4% 4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 799.0% 51.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.4% 23.9% 22.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.3% 6.3% -84.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.6% 54.3% 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.9% 14.7% -85.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCELHPEPAKO-A
Gross margin 47.6% 54.2% 40.4%
EBITDA margin 15.8% 19.1% 51.8%
Operating margin 13.0% 15.3% 51.8%
Pretax margin 12.4% 14.0% 13.8%
Net margin 7.3% 11.1% -20.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 10.7% 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.4% 14.8% 0.1%
Return on equity 25.6% 49.0% 7.6%
Return on assets 6.1% 9.8% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 17.5% 16.1% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 9.8% 19.4% 17.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCELHPEPAKO-A
Debt / assets 13.0% 46.3% 64.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 2.2x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 5.0x 1,768x
Liabilities / assets 75.2% 79.9% 62.5%
Equity / assets 24.8% 20.1% 37.5%
Interest coverage 8.7x 13.6x 18.7x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.38 3.54 1.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCELHPEPAKO-A
Dividend yield – 4.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 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.

ConsensusCELHPEPAKO-A
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2026 $8.59FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.0% +3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.30BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +11.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCELHPEPAKO-A
Held by institutions 65.3% 79.1% 0.1%
Institutions holding 542 3,421 16
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +5.7% -1.0%
Institutions buying 298 1,503 4
Institutions selling 179 1,519 5
Buyers to sellers 1.66 0.99 0.80

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.

CELHPEPAKO-A
CELH 1.00 0.23 0.06
PEP 0.23 1.00 0.08
AKO-A 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celsius Holdings (CELH) $7.56B, Pepsico (PEP) $194.48B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.99B.

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

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 33.0x, Pepsico (PEP) 17.9x, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 21.8x, 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) +49.1%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 7.3%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -20.0%). On return on invested capital, Celsius Holdings (CELH) leads (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 17.5%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andina Bottling (AKO-A) returned the most: Celsius Holdings (CELH) -49.9%, Pepsico (PEP) -0.1%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +13.0%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) -3.6%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.0%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pepsico (PEP) 4.07%. Celsius Holdings (CELH) and Andina Bottling (AKO-A) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 64.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.8%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CELH, PEP and AKO-A?

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 5. 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.