COCO vs KO vs PEP Stock Comparison

Vita Coco Company, Coca Cola and Pepsico Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc.
$54.76 -6.5% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.22B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$767.53M
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.18 +3.8% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$395.27B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$180.95B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vita Coco Company leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vita Coco Company 5, Coca Cola 2, Pepsico 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOCOKOPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.22B $395.27B $180.95B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 27.0x 16.6x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 28.1x 15.5x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +7.1% +6.4% COCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% — 11.1% COCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.6% +30.1% -12.5% COCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.8%/yr +10.2%/yr -3.8%/yr COCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 19.2% 21.4% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 52/100 65/100 COCO

Percentile Scorecard

COCOKOPEP

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

AxisCOCOKOPEP
Valuation 41 #23 of 38 19 #31 of 38 62 #15 of 38
Growth 91 #4 of 33 50 #17 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 83 #6 of 31 73 #9 of 31 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health 86 #6 of 37 61 #15 of 37 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 64 #9 of 23 55 #11 of 23 77 #6 of 23
Overall 73 52 65
  • COCO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO 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

PeriodCOCOKOPEPSPY
1 month -6.5%+3.8%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -21.3%+3.2%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months +6.1%+16.4%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date +3.3%+30.4%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year +33.6%+30.1%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years +124.8%+65.1%-16.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.0%+18.2%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years +313.3%+62.7%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +32.8%+10.2%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years —+116.5%+25.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.0%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOCOKOPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%19.2%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%17.0%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.73-0.28-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.611.57-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-20.9%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.8%-4.4%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $84.02$95.34$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $39.88$67.54$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.

MultipleCOCOKOPEP
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 26.1x 26.8xmedian 26.1x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.6x 7.7xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 18.1x 25.9xmedian 18.1x 17.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.6x 9.9xmedian 2.6x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 2.07 2.45median 2.07 1.68median 2.07

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 monthsCOCOKOPEP
Revenue $767.53M $51.05B $98.24B
Gross profit $314.38M $31.82B $53.22B
Operating income $152.37M $15.34B $15.05B
Net income $120.47M $14.78B $10.97B
Free cash flow $144.02M – $10.47B
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $3.39 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $152.00M $13.45B $10.68B
Total debt – $73.00M $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 60.83M 4.31B 1.37B
Enterprise value $2.40B $358.28B $138.71B

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
MetricCOCOKOPEP
P/E 26.1x 26.8x 16.7x
P/FCF 21.8x 25.9x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.2x 24.2x 12.5x
P/S 4.1x 7.7x 1.9x
P/B 7.3x 9.9x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 14.5x 21.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x – 11.9x
EV/EBIT 19.6x – 14.8x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 7.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 20.7x – 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 23.3x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 2.45 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOCOKOPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 7.1% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 4.3% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.3% 8.3% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 6.1% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.9% 4.8% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 11.3% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.2% 13.4% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.2% 11.1% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 71.5% 12.3% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.9% 11.0% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 155.3% 113.4% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 11.0% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 172.0% – 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.4% – 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOCOKOPEP
Gross margin 41.0% – 54.2%
EBITDA margin 20.2% – 19.1%
Operating margin 19.9% – 15.3%
Pretax margin 20.2% – 14.0%
Net margin 15.7% – 11.1%
FCF margin 18.8% – 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 31.8% 14.8%
Return on equity 29.0% 38.0% 49.0%
Return on assets 19.0% 13.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – – 16.1%
Return on capital employed 33.2% – 19.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOCOKOPEP
Debt / assets – – 46.3%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.2x
Debt / FCF – – 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% – 79.9%
Equity / assets 61.6% 36.6% 20.1%
Interest coverage – – 13.6x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 9.99 – 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOCOKOPEP
Dividend yield – 2.3% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 2.3% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusCOCOKOPEP
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 28.1xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $3.24FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.7%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +11.7% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $791.39MFY2026 $47.01BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.8%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.4% +0.3% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOCOKOPEP
Held by institutions 86.1% 75.2% 79.1%
Institutions holding 339 3,642 3,415
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +1.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 215 1,807 1,501
Institutions selling 94 1,359 1,515
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.33 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.

COCOKOPEP
COCO 1.00 0.13 0.05
KO 0.13 1.00 0.60
PEP 0.05 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COCO, KO and PEP?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vita Coco Company (COCO) $3.22B, Coca Cola (KO) $395.27B, Pepsico (PEP) $180.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, COCO, KO and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 26.8x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.0x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 27.9x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.1x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vita Coco Company (COCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vita Coco Company (COCO) +26.0%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vita Coco Company (COCO) has the highest net margin (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 15.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vita Coco Company (COCO) returned the most: Vita Coco Company (COCO) +33.6%, Coca Cola (KO) +30.1%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%. Over five years, Vita Coco Company (COCO) compounded fastest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) +32.8%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.2%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 55.2%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COCO, KO 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, Vita Coco Company (COCO) 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.