KDP vs LCUT vs PEP Stock Comparison

Keurig Dr Pepper, Lifetime Brands and Pepsico 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
2 wins
LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$8.40 -10.3% 1M +124.0% 1Y
Market cap
$193.11M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$661.06M
Div. yield
1.96%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$181.93B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.35%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 5, Lifetime Brands 5, Keurig Dr Pepper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDPLCUTPEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.44B $193.11M $181.93B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 5.8x 16.7x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 4.3x 15.5x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% -1.5% +6.4% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 4.8% 11.1% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 13.6% 16.1% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.7x 1.8x 2.2x LCUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.64% 1.96% 4.35% PEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.3% +124.0% -12.5% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr -13.1%/yr -3.8%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 81.4% 21.4% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 67/100 65/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

KDPLCUTPEP

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

AxisKDPLCUTPEP
Valuation 49 #20 of 38 98 #2 of 42 62 #15 of 38
Growth 47 #18 of 33 76 #11 of 42 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 70 #10 of 31 77 #10 of 40 87 #5 of 31
Financial Health 14 #32 of 37 47 #24 of 44 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 18 #19 of 23 37 #18 of 28 77 #6 of 23
Overall 40 67 65
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • LCUT ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDPLCUTPEPSPY
1 month +9.1%-10.3%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months +12.2%-3.8%-6.6% +3.9%
6 months +21.1%+16.2%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date +24.5%+112.7%-7.0% +12.9%
1 year +19.3%+124.0%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years +16.7%+58.8%-16.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+16.7%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years -1.8%-50.5%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.4%-13.1%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years -60.0%-39.8%+25.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.8%-4.9%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKDPLCUTPEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%81.4%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.8%74.5%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.92-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.731.52-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-84.5%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-15.2%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $35.19$9.90$170.49 $779.14
52-week low $25.31$2.98$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.

MultipleKDPLCUTPEP
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 26.1x 5.8xmedian 16.0x 16.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.0x 4.2xmedian 9.8x 11.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 18.1x 9.3xmedian 11.9x 17.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 8.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -12.02median 2.07 0.11median 0.64 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 monthsKDPLCUTPEP
Revenue $20.09B $661.06M $98.24B
Gross profit $9.92B $286.63M $53.22B
Operating income $3.26B $56.07M $15.05B
Net income $1.50B $31.80M $10.97B
Free cash flow $1.97B $20.78M $10.47B
EPS (diluted) $1.05 $1.41 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $5.45M $10.68B
Total debt $29.98B $148.24M $208.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.36B 22.61M 1.37B
Enterprise value $47.68B $157.40M $139.88B

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
MetricKDPLCUTPEP
P/E 33.2x 5.8x 16.7x
P/FCF 24.1x 9.3x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 7.0x 12.5x
P/S 2.4x 0.3x 1.9x
P/B 1.6x 0.9x 8.1x
P/Tangible book -5.3x 0.9x 21.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 4.2x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 6.0x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 0.5x 2.3x
EV/FCF 38.5x 16.2x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x 12.2x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.02 0.11 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDPLCUTPEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% -1.5% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -1.2% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 14.6% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 4.4% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 566.4% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 34.7% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 191.8% 50.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 55.0% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.2% 188.0% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 53.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 16.3% 23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -23.8% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% 4.8% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -29.7% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDPLCUTPEP
Gross margin 49.4% 43.4% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 21.2% 12.1% 19.1%
Operating margin 16.2% 8.5% 15.3%
Pretax margin 9.8% 5.7% 14.0%
Net margin 7.1% 4.8% 11.1%
FCF margin 9.8% 3.1% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 4.2% 14.8%
Return on equity 5.1% 15.3% 49.0%
Return on assets 1.9% 5.5% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 13.6% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 14.2% 19.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDPLCUTPEP
Debt / assets 34.2% 24.0% 46.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x 1.8x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 15.2x 7.1x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 64.8% 79.9%
Equity / assets 33.4% 35.2% 20.1%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 13.6x
Current ratio 0.5x 2.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.78 1.93 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDPLCUTPEP
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.0% 4.3%
Net buyback yield -9.3% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield -6.6% 2.0% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusKDPLCUTPEP
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 4.3xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $1.96FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +142.0%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -46.9% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.28BFY2026 $703.72MFY2026 $96.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.3%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% +4.6% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDPLCUTPEP
Held by institutions 100.0% 43.3% 79.1%
Institutions holding 852 88 3,415
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% +9.6% +5.8%
Institutions buying 469 65 1,501
Institutions selling 284 15 1,515
Buyers to sellers 1.65 4.33 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.

KDPLCUTPEP
KDP 1.00 0.07 0.49
LCUT 0.07 1.00 -0.04
PEP 0.49 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDP, LCUT and PEP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.44B, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $193.11M, Pepsico (PEP) $181.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, KDP, LCUT and PEP?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.2x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 5.8x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.3x, 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?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -1.5%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.8%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.6%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +19.3%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +124.0%, Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -13.1%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest dividend yield: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 2.64%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 1.96%, Pepsico (PEP) 4.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.4%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.4%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KDP, LCUT 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 5. 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.