KDP vs PEP vs PRMB Stock Comparison

Keurig Dr Pepper, Pepsico and Primo Brands Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.68 +9.2% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$47.59B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.77 +4.3% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$184.65B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
7 wins
PRMB Primo Brands Corp
$19.68 -0.4% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.14B
P/E
71.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Keurig Dr Pepper 3, Primo Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDPPEPPRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.59B $184.65B $7.14B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 16.9x 71.1x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 15.8x 15.3x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% +6.4% +11.5% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 11.1% 1.5% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 16.1% 3.6% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.7x 2.2x 4.2x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.9% -10.4% -11.7% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.0%/yr -3.2%/yr +4.3%/yr PRMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 21.4% 51.1% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 64/100 59/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

KDPPEPPRMB

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

AxisKDPPEPPRMB
Valuation 49 #20 of 38 62 #15 of 38 70 #12 of 38
Growth 50 #17 of 33 59 #14 of 33 75 #9 of 33
Profitability 65 #12 of 32 87 #5 of 32 55 #15 of 32
Financial Health 16 #32 of 38 35 #25 of 38 22 #30 of 38
Shareholder Returns 22 #19 of 24 78 #6 of 24 74 #7 of 24
Overall 40 64 59
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDPPEPPRMBSPY
1 month +9.2%+4.3%-0.4% -1.0%
3 months +16.8%-0.6%-13.3% +2.9%
6 months +18.7%-12.7%-3.5% +6.4%
Year to date +23.8%-5.4%+20.4% +11.4%
1 year +25.9%-10.4%-11.7% +13.1%
3 years +19.1%-16.3%+47.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.0%-5.8%+13.8% +21.5%
5 years +0.1%-15.1%+23.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.0%-3.2%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years -60.5%+28.5%+40.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -8.9%+2.5%+3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKDPPEPPRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%21.4%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%20.4%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.06-0.180.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.49-0.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-36.9%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-20.4%-22.5% -2.5%
52-week high $35.19$170.49$25.40 $779.14
52-week low $25.31$123.73$14.46 $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.

MultipleKDPPEPPRMB
P/E now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 27.0x 17.0xmedian 27.0x 71.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.4x 12.1xmedian 14.4x 10.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 18.3x 17.7xmedian 18.3x 19.5xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 8.2xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -11.96median 2.03 1.71median 2.03 —median 2.03

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 monthsKDPPEPPRMB
Revenue $20.09B $98.24B $6.74B
Gross profit $9.92B $53.22B $1.97B
Operating income $3.26B $15.05B $482.70M
Net income $1.50B $10.97B $100.30M
Free cash flow $1.97B $10.47B $366.70M
EPS (diluted) $1.05 $7.97 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $10.68B $366.80M
Total debt $29.98B $208.67B –
Shares (diluted) 1.36B 1.37B 365.67M
Enterprise value $43.64B $142.41B $5.68B

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
MetricKDPPEPPRMB
P/E 33.1x 17.0x 71.2x
P/FCF 24.0x 17.7x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x 12.7x 8.7x
P/S 2.3x 1.9x 1.1x
P/B 1.6x 8.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -5.3x 21.7x 104.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 12.1x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 23.2x 15.0x 24.7x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 38.4x 21.6x 32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.9x 15.5x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.96 1.71 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDPPEPPRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% 6.4% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 2.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 6.8% 3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 47.7% 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 10.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 50.8% 308.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 9.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -7.2% 51.4% 314.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 23.9% 49.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% 54.3% 5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 14.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDPPEPPRMB
Gross margin 49.4% 54.2% 29.2%
EBITDA margin 21.2% 19.1% 16.8%
Operating margin 16.2% 15.3% 7.2%
Pretax margin 9.8% 14.0% 2.7%
Net margin 7.1% 11.1% 1.5%
FCF margin 9.8% 10.7% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 14.8% 12.1%
Return on equity 5.1% 49.0% 3.4%
Return on assets 1.9% 9.8% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 16.1% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 19.4% 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 8.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDPPEPPRMB
Debt / assets 34.2% 46.3% 48.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 2.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x 2.2x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 15.2x 5.0x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 79.9% 72.0%
Equity / assets 33.4% 20.1% 28.0%
Interest coverage – 13.6x 1.5x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.78 3.48 1.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDPPEPPRMB
Dividend yield 2.7% 4.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -9.3% 0.5% 3.3%
Shareholder yield -6.7% 4.7% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 162.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 44.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.9%
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.

ConsensusKDPPEPPRMB
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $8.60FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% +3.1% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.29BFY2026 $96.42BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.3%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% +11.4% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDPPEPPRMB
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 852 3,414 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% +5.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 469 1,500 214
Institutions selling 284 1,515 124
Buyers to sellers 1.65 0.99 1.73

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.

KDPPEPPRMB
KDP 1.00 0.50 0.27
PEP 0.50 1.00 0.18
PRMB 0.27 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDP, PEP and PRMB?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.59B, Pepsico (PEP) $184.65B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $7.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, KDP, PEP and PRMB?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.4x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.9x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 71.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.6x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 15.3x). 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%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +25.9%, Pepsico (PEP) -10.4%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -11.7%. Over five years, Primo Brands (PRMB) compounded fastest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.0%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.2%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 0.00%, Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 0.02%. Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and Pepsico (PEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 27.5%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KDP, PEP and PRMB?

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 7. 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.