KDP vs KO vs SBUX Stock Comparison

Keurig Dr Pepper, Coca Cola and Starbucks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.86 +9.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.25B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.18 +3.8% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$396.48B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
SBUX Starbucks Corp
$103.04 +8.6% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$118.45B
P/E
59.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.34B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Keurig Dr Pepper 3, Starbucks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDPKOSBUXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.25B $396.48B $118.45B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 27.1x 59.7x KO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 28.1x 41.9x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% +7.1% +4.5% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% — 5.2% KDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% — 31.4% SBUX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.7x — 2.1x SBUX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.3% +30.1% +18.1% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr +10.2%/yr -1.9%/yr KO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 19.2% 27.6% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 52/100 34/100 KO

Percentile Scorecard

KDPKOSBUX

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

AxisKDPKOSBUX
Valuation 49 #20 of 38 19 #31 of 38 6 #47 of 50
Growth 47 #18 of 33 50 #17 of 33 17 #39 of 47
Profitability 70 #10 of 31 73 #9 of 31 69 #15 of 46
Financial Health 14 #32 of 37 61 #15 of 37 42 #30 of 51
Shareholder Returns 18 #19 of 23 55 #11 of 23 34 #22 of 33
Overall 40 52 34
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SBUX ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDPKOSBUXSPY
1 month +9.1%+3.8%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months +12.2%+3.2%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months +21.1%+16.4%+5.9% +8.2%
Year to date +24.5%+30.4%+22.4% +12.9%
1 year +19.3%+30.1%+18.1% +12.3%
3 years +16.7%+65.1%+12.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+18.2%+3.8% +23.3%
5 years -1.8%+62.7%-9.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.4%+10.2%-1.9% +10.9%
10 years -60.0%+116.5%+92.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.8%+8.0%+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKDPKOSBUXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%19.2%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.8%17.0%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.02-0.280.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.731.570.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-20.9%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-4.4%-5.1% -1.2%
52-week high $35.19$95.34$108.55 $779.14
52-week low $25.31$67.54$79.60 $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.

MultipleKDPKOSBUX
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 26.1x 26.8xmedian 26.1x 59.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 7.7xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 27.4xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 18.1x 25.9xmedian 18.1x 32.3xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.6x 9.9xmedian 2.6x -15.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -12.02median 2.07 2.45median 2.07 -3.08median 1.07

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 monthsKDPKOSBUX
Revenue $20.09B $51.05B $38.34B
Gross profit $9.92B $31.82B –
Operating income $3.26B $15.34B $2.98B
Net income $1.50B $14.78B $1.98B
Free cash flow $1.97B – $3.64B
EPS (diluted) $1.05 $3.39 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $13.45B $3.45B
Total debt $29.98B $73.00M $13.28B
Shares (diluted) 1.36B 4.31B 1.14B
Enterprise value $43.30B $359.48B $106.07B

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
MetricKDPKOSBUX
P/E 33.2x 26.8x 59.2x
P/FCF 24.1x 25.9x 32.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 24.2x 23.6x
P/S 2.4x 7.7x 3.1x
P/B 1.6x 9.9x -15.3x
P/Tangible book -5.3x 14.5x -15.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x – 27.4x
EV/EBIT 23.3x – 42.7x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 7.4x 3.3x
EV/FCF 38.5x – 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x 23.3x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.02 2.45 -3.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDPKOSBUX
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% 7.1% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 4.3% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 8.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 4.8% -24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 11.3% -17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 13.4% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 11.1% -19.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.2% 12.3% -24.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 11.0% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 113.4% 1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 11.0% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% – 61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDPKOSBUX
Gross margin 49.4% – –
EBITDA margin 21.2% – 12.1%
Operating margin 16.2% – 7.8%
Pretax margin 9.8% – 8.0%
Net margin 7.1% – 5.2%
FCF margin 9.8% – 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 31.8% 13.0%
Return on equity 5.1% 38.0% –
Return on assets 1.9% 13.7% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 4.3% – 31.4%
Return on capital employed 5.4% – 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDPKOSBUX
Debt / assets 34.2% – 46.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.0x -1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF 15.2x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.6% – 127.1%
Equity / assets 33.4% 36.6% -27.1%
Interest coverage – – 5.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.78 – 3.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDPKOSBUX
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.3% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -9.3% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -6.6% 2.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusKDPKOSBUX
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 28.1xFY2026 41.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $3.24FY2026 $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +11.7% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.28BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026 $35.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.3%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% +0.3% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDPKOSBUX
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.2% 85.6%
Institutions holding 852 3,642 2,400
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% +1.9% +4.9%
Institutions buying 469 1,807 1,097
Institutions selling 284 1,359 991
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.33 1.11

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.

KDPKOSBUX
KDP 1.00 0.53 0.25
KO 0.53 1.00 0.28
SBUX 0.25 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDP, KO and SBUX?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.25B, Coca Cola (KO) $396.48B, Starbucks (SBUX) $118.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, KDP, KO and SBUX?

Coca Cola (KO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.1x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.1x, Starbucks (SBUX) 59.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.1x, Starbucks (SBUX) 41.9x). 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%, Starbucks (SBUX) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has the highest net margin (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Starbucks (SBUX) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Starbucks (SBUX) leads (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Starbucks (SBUX) 31.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +19.3%, Coca Cola (KO) +30.1%, Starbucks (SBUX) +18.1%. Over five years, Coca Cola (KO) compounded fastest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.2%/yr, Starbucks (SBUX) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, Starbucks (SBUX) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coca Cola (KO) 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.