COCO vs KDP vs MCD Stock Comparison

Vita Coco Company, Keurig Dr Pepper and Mcdonalds Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc.
$55.79 -4.8% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.14B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$767.53M
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.99 +9.5% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.46B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$250.84 +6.1% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$176.83B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mcdonalds leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mcdonalds 6, Vita Coco Company 3, Keurig Dr Pepper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOCOKDPMCDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.14B $47.46B $176.83B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.1x 33.3x 20.1x MCD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 14.8x 18.9x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +27.5% +6.3% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 7.1% 31.7% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.3% 25.9% MCD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.7x 2.6x MCD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.6% +28.8% -18.0% COCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.7%/yr +0.5%/yr +0.7%/yr COCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.3% 26.5% 19.9% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 40/100 50/100 COCO

Percentile Scorecard

COCOKDPMCD

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

AxisCOCOKDPMCD
Valuation 46 #21 of 38 49 #20 of 38 18 #41 of 50
Growth 91 #4 of 33 50 #17 of 33 39 #29 of 47
Profitability 80 #7 of 31 67 #11 of 31 100 #1 of 46
Financial Health 89 #5 of 38 16 #32 of 38 44 #29 of 51
Shareholder Returns 59 #10 of 23 18 #19 of 23 47 #18 of 33
Overall 73 40 50
  • COCO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOCOKDPMCDSPY
1 month -4.8%+9.5%+6.1% -0.8%
3 months -17.2%+16.2%-7.3% +3.5%
6 months +8.1%+24.3%-13.6% +7.0%
Year to date +5.2%+24.9%-17.9% +12.2%
1 year +40.6%+28.8%-18.0% +13.0%
3 years +129.0%+17.1%-1.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +31.8%+5.4%-0.6% +23.1%
5 years +311.1%+2.3%+3.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +32.7%+0.5%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years —-60.5%+123.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-8.9%+8.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOCOKDPMCDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.3%26.5%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%25.9%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.02-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.731.09-0.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-36.9%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-0.6%-26.5% -1.8%
52-week high $84.02$35.19$341.06 $779.14
52-week low $39.88$25.31$230.86 $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.

MultipleCOCOKDPMCD
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 26.6x 33.4xmedian 26.6x 20.2xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 6.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 14.2x 17.9xmedian 14.2x 14.4xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 18.3x 24.2xmedian 18.3x 24.0xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 2.6x -173.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 2.09 -12.06median 2.09 4.71median 1.07

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 monthsCOCOKDPMCD
Revenue $767.53M $20.09B $27.70B
Gross profit $314.38M $9.92B $24.86B
Operating income $152.37M $3.26B $12.80B
Net income $120.47M $1.50B $8.79B
Free cash flow $144.02M $1.97B $7.39B
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $1.05 $12.36
Cash & equivalents $152.00M $1.52B $822.00M
Total debt – $29.98B $162.65B
Shares (diluted) 60.83M 1.36B 711.10M
Enterprise value $2.31B $43.50B $171.65B

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
MetricCOCOKDPMCD
P/E 26.6x 33.4x 20.2x
P/FCF 22.2x 24.2x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 18.8x 15.6x
P/S 4.2x 2.4x 6.4x
P/B 7.4x 1.6x -173.5x
P/Tangible book 9.9x -5.4x -173.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 17.9x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 23.3x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 3.8x 7.8x
EV/FCF 21.1x 38.6x 29.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 30.1x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 -12.06 4.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOCOKDPMCD
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 27.5% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 11.3% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.3% 14.6% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 8.9% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.9% 22.4% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 10.4% 5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.2% -2.7% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.2% -2.3% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 71.5% -7.2% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.9% -2.8% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 155.3% 19.4% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 9.0% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 172.0% 23.0% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 6.4% 8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOCOKDPMCD
Gross margin 41.0% 49.4% 89.7%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 21.2% 54.4%
Operating margin 19.9% 16.2% 46.2%
Pretax margin 20.2% 9.8% 40.4%
Net margin 15.7% 7.1% 31.7%
FCF margin 18.8% 9.8% 26.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 12.6% 40.9%
Return on equity 29.0% 5.1% –
Return on assets 19.0% 1.9% 14.6%
Return on invested capital – 4.3% 25.9%
Return on capital employed 33.2% 5.4% 22.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOCOKDPMCD
Debt / assets – 34.2% 66.5%
Debt / equity – 1.0x -39.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.7x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 15.2x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 66.6% 101.7%
Equity / assets 61.6% 33.4% -1.7%
Interest coverage – – 7.9x
Current ratio 2.5x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 10.12 0.79 4.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOCOKDPMCD
Dividend yield – 2.6% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.8% -9.2% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 1.8% -6.6% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 59.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 70.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.3%

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.

ConsensusCOCOKDPMCD
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $13.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +11.8% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $791.39MFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $29.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.8%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.4% +13.6% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOCOKDPMCD
Held by institutions 86.1% 100.0% 74.2%
Institutions holding 339 852 3,473
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +12.9% +0.4%
Institutions buying 215 469 1,534
Institutions selling 94 284 1,485
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.65 1.03

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.

COCOKDPMCD
COCO 1.00 0.07 0.02
KDP 0.07 1.00 0.33
MCD 0.02 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COCO, KDP and MCD?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vita Coco Company (COCO) $3.14B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.46B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $176.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, COCO, KDP and MCD?

Mcdonalds (MCD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 26.1x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.3x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 28.5x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.8x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vita Coco Company (COCO) +26.0%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 15.7%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%). On return on invested capital, Mcdonalds (MCD) leads (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vita Coco Company (COCO) returned the most: Vita Coco Company (COCO) +40.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +28.8%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -18.0%. Over five years, Vita Coco Company (COCO) compounded fastest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) +32.7%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.5%/yr, Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Vita Coco Company (COCO) 0.00%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%. Vita Coco Company (COCO) and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 55.3%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COCO, KDP and MCD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mcdonalds (MCD) 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.