CPB vs PEP vs UL Stock Comparison

Campbell'S, Pepsico and Unilever Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPB CAMPBELL'S Co
$20.63 +6.5% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.16B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.74B
Div. yield
0.08%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.46 +5.3% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$182.09B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$65.61 +4.9% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$142.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Campbell'S 2, Unilever 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPBPEPULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.16B $182.09B $142.15B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 16.7x — CPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 15.8x 19.3x CPB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% +6.4% -2.6% PEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 11.1% — PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 16.1% — PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 2.2x — PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% -10.6% -6.9% UL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr -3.4%/yr +1.7%/yr UL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 21.4% 24.9% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 64/100 19/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

CPBPEPUL

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

AxisCPBPEPUL
Valuation 82 #9 of 45 62 #15 of 38 0 #45 of 45
Growth 17 #35 of 42 59 #14 of 33 –
Profitability 64 #15 of 40 87 #5 of 31 –
Financial Health 22 #37 of 47 35 #25 of 38 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns 37 #20 of 31 77 #6 of 23 17 #26 of 31
Overall 44 64 19
  • CPB ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • UL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPBPEPULSPY
1 month +6.5%+5.3%+4.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.8%-3.1%+6.9% +3.5%
6 months +0.4%-12.1%+14.1% +7.0%
Year to date -26.0%-5.6%+0.3% +12.2%
1 year -33.3%-10.6%-6.9% +13.0%
3 years -49.0%-15.1%+26.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.1%-5.3%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years -48.3%-15.7%+8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -12.4%-3.4%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years -61.6%+26.5%+39.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.1%+2.4%+3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCPBPEPULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%21.4%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%20.3%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.180.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.99-0.50-0.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-36.9%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.8%-20.5%-12.0% -1.8%
52-week high $31.66$170.49$74.59 $779.14
52-week low $18.90$123.73$55.05 $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.

MultipleCPBPEPUL
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 20.5x 17.0xmedian 26.6x —median 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.8x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 12.3x 12.0xmedian 14.2x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 14.0x 17.6xmedian 18.3x —median 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 8.2xmedian 2.6x 7.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.69median 0.42 1.70median 2.09 —median 0.42

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 monthsCPBPEPUL
Revenue $9.74B $98.24B $64.28B
Gross profit $2.74B $53.22B –
Operating income $852.00M $15.05B –
Net income $405.00M $10.97B –
Free cash flow $678.00M $10.47B –
R&D $99.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.34 $7.97 –
Cash & equivalents $394.00M $10.68B $5.40B
Total debt $28.19B $208.67B $27.38B
Shares (diluted) 300.00M 1.37B 2.20B
Enterprise value $4.63B $139.86B $93.60B

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
MetricCPBPEPUL
P/E 15.3x 17.0x –
P/FCF 9.1x 17.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 12.7x –
P/S 0.6x 1.9x 2.2x
P/B 1.6x 8.2x 7.7x
P/Tangible book -17.8x 21.7x -91.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 12.0x –
EV/EBIT 15.1x 15.0x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.3x 2.5x
EV/FCF 19.0x 21.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 15.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.69 1.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPBPEPUL
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% 6.4% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 2.4% 147.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.1% 6.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.2% 47.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.4% 10.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -32.7% 50.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 9.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -33.1% 51.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.1% 23.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 6.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 54.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 14.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPBPEPUL
Gross margin 28.1% 54.2% –
EBITDA margin 13.0% 19.1% –
Operating margin 8.7% 15.3% –
Pretax margin 5.4% 14.0% –
Net margin 4.1% 11.1% –
FCF margin 7.0% 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 14.8% –
Return on equity 10.3% 49.0% –
Return on assets 2.6% 9.8% –
Return on invested capital 5.9% 16.1% –
Return on capital employed 7.1% 19.4% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPBPEPUL
Debt / assets 45.6% 46.3% 31.2%
Debt / equity 1.9x 2.3x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 10.5x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 75.4% 79.9% 79.0%
Equity / assets 24.6% 20.1% 21.0%
Interest coverage 2.6x 13.6x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.48 3.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPBPEPUL
Dividend yield 6.9% 4.3% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 7.3% 4.7% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 116.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 69.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – –

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.

ConsensusCPBPEPUL
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2027 15.8xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.58FY2027 $8.59FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -27.2%FY2027 +5.5%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +3.0% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.76BFY2027 $96.43BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2027 +2.7%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +11.4% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPBPEPUL
Held by institutions 61.7% 79.1% 11.8%
Institutions holding 620 3,414 1,190
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +5.8% +7.2%
Institutions buying 388 1,500 576
Institutions selling 150 1,515 440
Buyers to sellers 2.59 0.99 1.31

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.

CPBPEPUL
CPB 1.00 0.47 0.36
PEP 0.47 1.00 0.43
UL 0.36 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPB, PEP and UL?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Campbell'S (CPB) $6.16B, Pepsico (PEP) $182.09B, Unilever (UL) $142.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPB, PEP and UL?

Campbell'S (CPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Campbell'S (CPB) 15.3x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Campbell'S (CPB) is cheapest (Campbell'S (CPB) 13.1x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Unilever (UL) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pepsico (PEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unilever (UL) returned the most: Campbell'S (CPB) -33.3%, Pepsico (PEP) -10.6%, Unilever (UL) -6.9%. Over five years, Unilever (UL) compounded fastest (Campbell'S (CPB) -12.4%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.4%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Campbell'S (CPB) 0.08%, Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%, Unilever (UL) 0.00%. Pepsico (PEP) and Unilever (UL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Campbell'S (CPB) 33.5%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPB, PEP and UL?

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.