KDP vs NPK vs KO Stock Comparison

Keurig Dr Pepper, National Presto Industries and Coca Cola Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$36.89 +18.5% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$50.20B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
2.49%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
KO Coca Cola Co
$95.73 +11.1% 1M +39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$411.82B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
2.19%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 8, Keurig Dr Pepper 3, National Presto Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDPNPKKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.20B $1.00B $411.82B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x 23.5x 28.2x NPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 25.9x 29.3x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% +20.9% +7.1% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 7.9% 28.7% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% — 15.6% KO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.7x — 1.7x KO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.49% 0.71% 2.19% KDP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.1% +30.0% +39.7% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +9.7%/yr +11.0%/yr KO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 35.7% 19.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 50/100 58/100 KO

Percentile Scorecard

KDPNPKKO

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

AxisKDPNPKKO
Valuation 50 #19 of 37 29 #30 of 42 28 #27 of 37
Growth 47 #18 of 33 65 #15 of 41 59 #14 of 33
Profitability 56 #15 of 33 66 #14 of 39 97 #2 of 33
Financial Health 14 #33 of 38 70 #14 of 44 60 #16 of 38
Shareholder Returns 13 #21 of 24 19 #22 of 27 48 #13 of 24
Overall 36 50 58
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • NPK ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDPNPKKOSPY
1 month +18.5%-5.8%+11.1% -5.9%
3 months +21.5%+1.8%+10.2% -4.6%
6 months +29.3%+2.0%+22.1% +0.2%
Year to date +31.7%+31.4%+36.9% +7.5%
1 year +38.1%+30.0%+39.7% +8.2%
3 years +19.1%+82.4%+68.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +6.0%+22.2%+18.9% +19.0%
5 years +1.4%+58.8%+68.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.3%+9.7%+11.0% +9.4%
10 years -57.4%+63.8%+129.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year -8.2%+5.1%+8.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKDPNPKKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%35.7%19.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%36.6%16.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.79-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.420.842.07 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-31.4%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-10.6%-0.3% -5.9%
52-week high $36.89$156.80$96.00 $779.14
52-week low $25.31$91.59$67.54 $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.

MultipleKDPNPKKO
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 24.4x 23.5xmedian 16.0x 28.2xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 0.7x 8.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 15.0x 16.5xmedian 10.7x 26.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.3x 37.9xmedian 12.4x 28.8xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.6x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 10.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -12.72median 1.16 1.24median 0.54 2.57median 1.16

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 monthsKDPNPKKO
Revenue $20.09B $544.68M $51.05B
Gross profit $9.92B $89.69M $31.82B
Operating income $3.26B $52.52M $15.34B
Net income $1.50B $42.81M $14.78B
Free cash flow $1.97B $26.43M $14.28B
EPS (diluted) $1.05 $6.20 $3.39
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $15.79M $13.45B
Total debt $29.98B – $41.55B
Shares (diluted) 1.36B 6.91M 4.31B
Enterprise value $50.44B $969.07M $400.30B

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
MetricKDPNPKKO
P/E 35.2x 23.5x 28.2x
P/FCF 25.5x 37.9x 28.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 29.9x 25.4x
P/S 2.5x 1.8x 8.1x
P/B 1.7x 2.4x 10.4x
P/Tangible book -5.6x 2.4x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 16.5x 26.9x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 18.7x 28.7x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1.8x 8.6x
EV/FCF 39.9x 37.2x 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x 29.4x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.72 1.24 2.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDPNPKKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% 20.9% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 16.7% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 3.5% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 13.2% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 10.0% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 26.7% 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 3.0% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 18.9% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.2% 3.0% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 18.9% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 242.1% 113.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -8.6% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% 147.6% 156.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -14.5% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDPNPKKO
Gross margin 49.4% 16.5% 62.3%
EBITDA margin 21.2% 10.9% 32.0%
Operating margin 16.2% 9.6% 30.0%
Pretax margin 9.8% 10.0% 35.0%
Net margin 7.1% 7.9% 28.7%
FCF margin 9.8% 4.9% 28.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 6.1% 31.8%
Return on equity 5.1% 10.6% 38.0%
Return on assets 1.9% 8.8% 13.7%
Return on invested capital 4.3% – 15.6%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 12.9% 18.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDPNPKKO
Debt / assets 34.2% – 38.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF 15.2x – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 17.5% 63.4%
Equity / assets 33.4% 82.5% 36.6%
Interest coverage – – 10.0x
Current ratio 0.5x 5.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.81 10.20 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDPNPKKO
Dividend yield 2.5% 0.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield -8.8% 0.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield -6.3% 0.7% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusKDPNPKKO
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 25.9xFY2028 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $5.42FY2028 $3.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 – +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% – +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.26BFY2026 $458.71MFY2028 $47.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.1%FY2026 – -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% – -2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDPNPKKO
Held by institutions 100.0% 61.0% 75.3%
Institutions holding 855 182 3,648
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% +6.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 470 92 1,810
Institutions selling 285 40 1,361
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.30 1.33

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.

KDPNPKKO
KDP 1.00 -0.04 0.53
NPK -0.04 1.00 0.03
KO 0.53 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDP, NPK and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $50.20B, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.00B, Coca Cola (KO) $411.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, KDP, NPK and KO?

National Presto Industries (NPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 35.2x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 23.5x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 15.6x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.9x, Coca Cola (KO) 29.3x). 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%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.7%). On return on invested capital, Coca Cola (KO) leads (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Coca Cola (KO) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +38.1%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +30.0%, Coca Cola (KO) +39.7%. Over five years, Coca Cola (KO) compounded fastest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.3%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +9.7%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +11.0%/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) 2.49%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.71%, Coca Cola (KO) 2.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.9%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.7%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.