GIS vs PEP vs MKC Stock Comparison

General Mills, Pepsico and Mccormick Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.06 -1.6% 1M -31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$132.63 +3.2% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$181.30B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
MKC Mccormick & Co Inc
$46.06 -5.0% 1M -30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.47B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 6, Mccormick 4, General Mills 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISPEPMKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.70B $181.30B $12.47B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.8x 16.6x 8.4x MKC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 15.4x 15.7x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +6.4% +13.2% MKC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 11.1% 19.4% MKC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 16.1% 6.0% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 2.2x 3.6x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.04% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.2% -11.7% -30.2% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr -3.9%/yr -10.5%/yr PEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 21.3% 31.5% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 65/100 72/100 MKC

Percentile Scorecard

GISPEPMKC

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

AxisGISPEPMKC
Valuation 41 #27 of 45 62 #15 of 38 64 #17 of 45
Growth 2 #41 of 42 59 #14 of 33 85 #7 of 42
Profitability 46 #22 of 40 87 #5 of 31 90 #5 of 40
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 39 #23 of 37 52 #23 of 47
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 77 #6 of 23 70 #10 of 31
Overall 32 65 72
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MKC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGISPEPMKCSPY
1 month -1.6%+3.2%-5.0% +0.9%
3 months -12.8%-7.6%-11.5% +5.9%
6 months -4.1%-14.6%-8.9% +8.5%
Year to date -28.9%-7.6%-32.4% +13.3%
1 year -31.2%-11.7%-30.2% +12.4%
3 years -49.4%-16.9%-26.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.3%-6.0%-9.9% +23.5%
5 years -46.5%-17.9%-42.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.8%-3.9%-10.5% +11.0%
10 years -46.4%+23.9%-3.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.0%+2.2%-0.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGISPEPMKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%21.3%31.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%20.3%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.19-0.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.03-0.55-0.96 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-36.9%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-22.2%-35.7% -0.9%
52-week high $49.01$170.49$71.65 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$123.73$44.15 $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.

MultipleGISPEPMKC
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 22.2x 16.6xmedian 26.9x 8.3xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.2xmedian 12.2x 11.8xmedian 17.9x 13.1xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.4x 17.3xmedian 18.5x 13.4xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 8.0xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.56 1.67median 2.10 0.26median 0.56

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 monthsGISPEPMKC
Revenue $18.30B $98.24B $7.69B
Gross profit $6.15B $53.22B $3.00B
Operating income -$206.40M $15.05B $1.03B
Net income -$893.70M $10.97B $1.51B
Free cash flow $1.55B $10.47B $925.90M
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $7.97 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $10.68B $331.10M
Total debt $55.73B $208.67B $5.02B
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 1.37B 269.40M
Enterprise value $15.35B $139.06B $11.54B

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
MetricGISPEPMKC
P/E -19.9x 16.6x 8.3x
P/FCF 11.4x 17.3x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 12.4x 10.9x
P/S 1.0x 1.8x 1.6x
P/B 2.4x 8.0x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 23.5x 21.2x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 88.2x 11.8x 13.1x
EV/EBIT -149.5x 14.7x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 2.3x 2.2x
EV/FCF 20.0x 21.1x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 15.2x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 1.67 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISPEPMKC
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 6.4% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 2.4% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 6.8% 15.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 2.5% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% 47.7% -3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 10.6% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% 50.8% 93.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% 9.4% 32.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% 51.4% 91.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 10.0% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 23.9% 29.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 6.3% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% 54.3% 41.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 14.7% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISPEPMKC
Gross margin 33.6% 54.2% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 19.1% 17.0%
Operating margin -1.1% 15.3% 13.4%
Pretax margin -3.8% 14.0% 10.8%
Net margin -4.9% 11.1% 19.4%
FCF margin 8.5% 10.7% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 14.8% 14.8%
Return on equity -12.0% 49.0% 19.0%
Return on assets -3.0% 9.8% 8.7%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 16.1% 6.0%
Return on capital employed -0.9% 19.4% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISPEPMKC
Debt / assets 45.0% 46.3% 30.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x 2.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 2.2x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 5.0x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 79.9% 54.4%
Equity / assets 24.7% 20.1% 45.6%
Interest coverage – 13.6x 4.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.92 3.45 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISPEPMKC
Dividend yield 7.4% 4.4% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 4.9% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -147.1% – 33.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.0% – 54.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%

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.

ConsensusGISPEPMKC
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $8.59FY2026 $2.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +3.0% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026 $7.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +11.4% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISPEPMKC
Held by institutions 87.2% 79.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 1,332 3,416 948
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.8% +4.8%
Institutions buying 725 1,502 478
Institutions selling 427 1,515 342
Buyers to sellers 1.70 0.99 1.40

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.

GISPEPMKC
GIS 1.00 0.58 0.58
PEP 0.58 1.00 0.54
MKC 0.58 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, PEP and MKC?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $17.70B, Pepsico (PEP) $181.30B, Mccormick (MKC) $12.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIS, PEP and MKC?

Mccormick (MKC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Mills (GIS) -19.8x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Mccormick (MKC) 8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Mills (GIS) is cheapest (General Mills (GIS) 10.4x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.4x, Mccormick (MKC) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mccormick (MKC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Mccormick (MKC) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mccormick (MKC) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Mccormick (MKC) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Mccormick (MKC) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pepsico (PEP) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -31.2%, Pepsico (PEP) -11.7%, Mccormick (MKC) -30.2%. Over five years, Pepsico (PEP) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.8%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.9%/yr, Mccormick (MKC) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%, Mccormick (MKC) 0.04%. Pepsico (PEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.3%, Mccormick (MKC) 31.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIS, PEP and MKC?

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.