KDP vs KO vs NPK Stock Comparison

Keurig Dr Pepper, Coca Cola and National Presto Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.86 +9.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.44B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
2.64%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.18 +3.8% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$392.31B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
2.30%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

National Presto Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (National Presto Industries 4, Coca Cola 3, Keurig Dr Pepper 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDPKONPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.44B $392.31B $1.08B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 26.8x 25.2x NPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 28.1x 30.9x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% +7.1% +20.9% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% — 7.9% NPK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.64% 2.30% 0.66% KDP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.3% +30.1% +38.4% NPK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr +10.2%/yr +12.8%/yr NPK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 19.2% 35.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 52/100 49/100 KO

Percentile Scorecard

KDPKONPK

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

AxisKDPKONPK
Valuation 49 #20 of 38 19 #31 of 38 29 #30 of 42
Growth 47 #18 of 33 50 #17 of 33 61 #17 of 42
Profitability 70 #10 of 31 73 #9 of 31 69 #13 of 40
Financial Health 14 #32 of 37 61 #15 of 37 65 #16 of 44
Shareholder Returns 18 #19 of 23 55 #11 of 23 19 #23 of 28
Overall 40 52 49
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • NPK ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDPKONPKSPY
1 month +9.1%+3.8%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months +12.2%+3.2%+22.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.1%+16.4%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +24.5%+30.4%+41.1% +12.9%
1 year +19.3%+30.1%+38.4% +12.3%
3 years +16.7%+65.1%+105.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+18.2%+27.1% +23.3%
5 years -1.8%+62.7%+82.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.4%+10.2%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years -60.0%+116.5%+72.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.8%+8.0%+5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKDPKONPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%19.2%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.8%17.0%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.02-0.280.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.731.571.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-20.9%-31.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-4.4%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $35.19$95.34$156.80 $779.14
52-week low $25.31$67.54$91.59 $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.

MultipleKDPKONPK
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 26.1x 26.8xmedian 26.1x 25.2xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 7.7xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 17.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 18.1x 25.9xmedian 18.1x 40.7xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.6x 9.9xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -12.02median 2.07 2.45median 2.07 1.34median 0.64

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 monthsKDPKONPK
Revenue $20.09B $51.05B $544.68M
Gross profit $9.92B $31.82B $89.69M
Operating income $3.26B $15.34B $52.52M
Net income $1.50B $14.78B $42.81M
Free cash flow $1.97B – $26.43M
EPS (diluted) $1.05 $3.39 $6.20
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $13.45B $15.79M
Total debt $29.98B $73.00M –
Shares (diluted) 1.36B 4.31B 6.91M
Enterprise value $47.68B $357.47B $1.04B

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
MetricKDPKONPK
P/E 33.2x 26.8x 25.2x
P/FCF 24.1x 25.9x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 24.2x 32.1x
P/S 2.4x 7.7x 2.0x
P/B 1.6x 9.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -5.3x 14.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x – 17.8x
EV/EBIT 23.3x – 20.2x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 7.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 38.5x – 40.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x 23.3x 31.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.02 2.45 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDPKONPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% 7.1% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 4.3% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 8.3% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 6.1% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 4.8% 10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 11.3% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 13.4% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 11.1% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.2% 12.3% 3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 11.0% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 113.4% 242.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 11.0% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% – 147.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDPKONPK
Gross margin 49.4% – 16.5%
EBITDA margin 21.2% – 10.9%
Operating margin 16.2% – 9.6%
Pretax margin 9.8% – 10.0%
Net margin 7.1% – 7.9%
FCF margin 9.8% – 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 31.8% 6.1%
Return on equity 5.1% 38.0% 10.6%
Return on assets 1.9% 13.7% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 4.3% – –
Return on capital employed 5.4% – 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDPKONPK
Debt / assets 34.2% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x – –
Debt / FCF 15.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% – 17.5%
Equity / assets 33.4% 36.6% 82.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.4x 5.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.78 – 10.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDPKONPK
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -9.3% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -6.6% 2.3% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 16.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -36.8%

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.

ConsensusKDPKONPK
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 28.1xFY2026 30.9xFY2028
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $3.24FY2026 $4.88FY2028
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +11.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.28BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026 $425.62MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY +52.3%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% +0.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDPKONPK
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.2% 61.0%
Institutions holding 852 3,642 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% +1.9% +6.2%
Institutions buying 469 1,807 92
Institutions selling 284 1,359 40
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.33 2.30

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.

KDPKONPK
KDP 1.00 0.53 -0.02
KO 0.53 1.00 0.03
NPK -0.02 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDP, KO and NPK?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.44B, Coca Cola (KO) $392.31B, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, KDP, KO and NPK?

National Presto Industries (NPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.2x, Coca Cola (KO) 26.8x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.1x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 30.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Presto Industries (NPK) has the highest net margin (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Presto Industries (NPK) returned the most: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +19.3%, Coca Cola (KO) +30.1%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +38.4%. Over five years, National Presto Industries (NPK) compounded fastest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.2%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has the highest dividend yield: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 2.64%, Coca Cola (KO) 2.30%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.4%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KDP, KO and NPK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National Presto Industries (NPK) leads on 4. 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.