COKE vs JSDA vs PEP Stock Comparison

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Jones Soda and Pepsico Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JSDA Jones Soda Co.
$0.22 -21.4% 1M +22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$180.55B
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, Coca-Cola Consolidated 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOKEJSDAPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.80B $26.87M $180.55B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x -15.1x 16.6x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x — 15.5x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% — +6.4% COKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% — 11.1% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% — 16.1% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 2.2x COKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.2% +22.2% -12.5% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.0%/yr -24.6%/yr -3.8%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 93.6% 21.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 65/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

COKEJSDAPEP

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

AxisCOKEJSDAPEP
Valuation 81 #8 of 38 – 62 #15 of 38
Growth 44 #19 of 33 97 #2 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 77 #8 of 31 – 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health 28 #27 of 37 – 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 9 #21 of 23 – 77 #6 of 23
Overall 48 – 65
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • JSDA 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

PeriodCOKEJSDAPEPSPY
1 month +8.6%-21.4%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months +6.0%-31.3%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months +2.8%-15.4%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date +34.8%-21.4%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year +61.2%+22.2%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years +225.8%+29.4%-16.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.3%+9.0%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years +417.8%-75.6%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +39.0%-24.6%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,359.5%-43.6%+25.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +30.7%-5.6%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOKEJSDAPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%93.6%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%102.5%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.25-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.620.24-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-87.6%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-42.1%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $216.91$0.38$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $127.97$0.17$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.

MultipleCOKEJSDAPEP
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 26.1x -14.4xmedian 26.1x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 18.1x —median 18.1x 17.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.07median 2.07 -0.37median 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 monthsCOKEJSDAPEP
Revenue $7.69B – $98.24B
Gross profit $3.01B – $53.22B
Operating income $997.62M – $15.05B
Net income $549.96M -$7.00K $10.97B
Free cash flow $644.04M – $10.47B
EPS (diluted) $7.16 $-0.02 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $171.69M – $10.68B
Total debt $2.51B – $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 76.78M 116.81M 1.37B
Enterprise value $11.43B $26.87M $138.31B

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
MetricCOKEJSDAPEP
P/E 25.0x -14.4x 16.7x
P/FCF 18.1x – 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x – 12.5x
P/S 1.5x – 1.9x
P/B -23.3x – 8.1x
P/Tangible book -9.3x – 21.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x – 11.9x
EV/EBIT 14.1x – 14.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x – 2.3x
EV/FCF 21.8x – 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x – 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.07 -0.37 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOKEJSDAPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% – 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% – 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% – 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% 99.9% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 89.7% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 83.5% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 39.0% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% – 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% – 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOKEJSDAPEP
Gross margin 39.1% – 54.2%
EBITDA margin 16.3% – 19.1%
Operating margin 13.0% – 15.3%
Pretax margin 9.7% – 14.0%
Net margin 7.2% – 11.1%
FCF margin 8.4% – 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% – 14.8%
Return on equity – – 49.0%
Return on assets 12.5% – 9.8%
Return on invested capital 36.7% – 16.1%
Return on capital employed 31.6% – 19.4%
Asset turnover 1.7x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOKEJSDAPEP
Debt / assets 56.7% – 46.3%
Debt / equity -5.0x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 111.3% – 79.9%
Equity / assets -11.3% – 20.1%
Interest coverage – – 13.6x
Current ratio 1.2x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.79 – 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOKEJSDAPEP
Dividend yield 0.5% – 4.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 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.

ConsensusCOKEJSDAPEP
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2027 – 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.38FY2027 – $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.6%FY2027 – +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.03BFY2027 – $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2027 – +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOKEJSDAPEP
Held by institutions 62.2% – 79.1%
Institutions holding 610 – 3,415
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.9% – +5.8%
Institutions buying 323 – 1,501
Institutions selling 182 – 1,515
Buyers to sellers 1.77 – 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.

COKEJSDAPEP
COKE 1.00 -0.04 0.28
JSDA -0.04 1.00 0.11
PEP 0.28 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COKE, JSDA and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.80B, Jones Soda (JSDA) $26.87M, Pepsico (PEP) $180.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, COKE, JSDA and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.1x, Jones Soda (JSDA) -15.1x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.2x, 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?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +61.2%, Jones Soda (JSDA) +22.2%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +39.0%/yr, Jones Soda (JSDA) -24.6%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.9%, Jones Soda (JSDA) 93.6%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COKE, JSDA 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.