DPZ vs MCD vs PEP Stock Comparison

Dominos Pizza, Mcdonalds and Pepsico Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$312.03 +6.8% 1M -24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.25B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
1 win
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$249.47 +5.5% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$178.14B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$180.85B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Mcdonalds 3, Dominos Pizza 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDPZMCDPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.25B $178.14B $180.85B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 20.3x 16.6x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 18.8x 15.5x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +6.3% +6.4% PEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 31.7% 11.1% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 85.1% 25.9% 16.1% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 2.6x 2.2x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.4% -19.5% -12.5% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.2%/yr +0.3%/yr -3.8%/yr MCD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 19.9% 21.4% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 50/100 65/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

DPZMCDPEP

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

AxisDPZMCDPEP
Valuation 47 #27 of 50 18 #41 of 50 62 #15 of 38
Growth 37 #30 of 47 39 #29 of 47 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 89 #6 of 46 100 #1 of 46 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health 14 #44 of 51 44 #29 of 51 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 78 #8 of 33 47 #18 of 33 77 #6 of 23
Overall 53 50 65
  • DPZ ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDPZMCDPEPSPY
1 month +6.8%+5.5%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -11.0%-8.6%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months -8.4%-14.7%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date -25.1%-18.4%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year -24.4%-19.5%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years -8.4%-2.5%-16.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.9%-0.8%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years -34.9%+1.6%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.2%+0.3%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +88.0%+122.6%+25.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.5%+8.3%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDPZMCDPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%19.9%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%20.4%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.07-0.01-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.98-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-32.3%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-26.9%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $438.42$341.06$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $283.03$230.86$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.

MultipleDPZMCDPEP
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 20.6x 20.1xmedian 20.6x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 6.4xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 13.3x 14.3xmedian 13.3x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 17.3x 23.9xmedian 17.3x 17.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 3.1x -172.6xmedian 3.1x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 1.07 4.68median 1.07 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 monthsDPZMCDPEP
Revenue $5.07B $27.70B $98.24B
Gross profit $2.03B $24.86B $53.22B
Operating income $999.84M $12.80B $15.05B
Net income $609.38M $8.79B $10.97B
Free cash flow $635.69M $7.39B $10.47B
EPS (diluted) $18.40 $12.36 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $229.04M $822.00M $10.68B
Total debt $4.89B $162.65B $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 33.11M 711.10M 1.37B
Enterprise value $9.49B $172.96B $138.62B

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
MetricDPZMCDPEP
P/E 16.9x 20.1x 16.7x
P/FCF 16.1x 23.9x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 15.6x 12.5x
P/S 2.0x 6.4x 1.9x
P/B -2.6x -172.6x 8.1x
P/Tangible book -2.6x -172.6x 21.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 14.3x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 16.8x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 7.8x 2.3x
EV/FCF 23.5x 29.2x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 19.0x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 4.68 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDPZMCDPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 6.3% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 4.6% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.1% 5.3% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 4.8% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 7.3% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 5.2% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% 4.7% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 3.2% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 5.7% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 4.3% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 15.8% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 9.1% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% 18.0% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 8.3% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDPZMCDPEP
Gross margin 40.0% 89.7% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 54.4% 19.1%
Operating margin 19.7% 46.2% 15.3%
Pretax margin 15.4% 40.4% 14.0%
Net margin 12.0% 31.7% 11.1%
FCF margin 12.5% 26.7% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 40.9% 14.8%
Return on equity – – 49.0%
Return on assets 34.5% 14.6% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 85.1% 25.9% 16.1%
Return on capital employed – 22.9% 19.4%
Asset turnover 2.9x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDPZMCDPEP
Debt / assets 276.6% 66.5% 46.3%
Debt / equity -1.2x -39.0x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 2.6x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 5.4x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 323.9% 101.7% 79.9%
Equity / assets -223.9% -1.7% 20.1%
Interest coverage 5.0x 7.9x 13.6x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.03 4.59 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDPZMCDPEP
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.0% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 1.2% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 4.2% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusDPZMCDPEP
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $13.24FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +6.8% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.29BFY2026 $29.23BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% -4.0% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDPZMCDPEP
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.2% 79.1%
Institutions holding 733 3,475 3,415
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.4% +5.8%
Institutions buying 381 1,535 1,501
Institutions selling 288 1,486 1,515
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.03 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.

DPZMCDPEP
DPZ 1.00 0.50 0.37
MCD 0.50 1.00 0.46
PEP 0.37 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DPZ, MCD and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.25B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $178.14B, Pepsico (PEP) $180.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, DPZ, MCD and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 16.8x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.3x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.5x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.8x, 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?

Pepsico (PEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pepsico (PEP) returned the most: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -24.4%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -19.5%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%. Over five years, Mcdonalds (MCD) compounded fastest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -8.2%/yr, Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.3%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%, Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%. Dominos Pizza (DPZ) and Pepsico (PEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.2%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DPZ, MCD 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 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.