KO vs MCD vs PRMB Stock Comparison

Coca Cola, Mcdonalds and Primo Brands Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KO Coca Cola Co
$92.70 +5.2% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$398.65B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.13B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$248.49 +4.2% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$177.91B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 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
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 5, Mcdonalds 4, Primo Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOMCDPRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $398.65B $177.91B $7.14B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x 20.2x 71.1x MCD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 18.7x 15.3x PRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +6.3% +11.5% PRMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.6% 31.7% 1.5% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 25.9% 3.6% MCD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.6x 4.2x KO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% MCD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% -19.1% -11.7% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.2%/yr +0.8%/yr +4.3%/yr KO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 19.9% 51.1% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 50/100 59/100 PRMB

Percentile Scorecard

KOMCDPRMB

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

AxisKOMCDPRMB
Valuation 27 #28 of 38 18 #41 of 50 70 #12 of 38
Growth 63 #13 of 33 39 #29 of 47 75 #9 of 33
Profitability 97 #2 of 32 100 #1 of 46 55 #15 of 32
Financial Health 60 #16 of 38 44 #29 of 51 22 #30 of 38
Shareholder Returns 48 #13 of 24 47 #18 of 33 74 #7 of 24
Overall 59 50 59
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKOMCDPRMBSPY
1 month +5.2%+4.2%-0.4% -1.0%
3 months +12.7%-6.1%-13.3% +2.9%
6 months +21.0%-17.0%-3.5% +6.4%
Year to date +32.6%-18.7%+20.4% +11.4%
1 year +32.5%-19.1%-11.7% +13.1%
3 years +66.6%-3.4%+47.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.6%-1.2%+13.8% +21.5%
5 years +70.2%+4.2%+23.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.2%+0.8%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years +120.0%+118.1%+40.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.2%+8.1%+3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKOMCDPRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%19.9%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.8%20.4%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.000.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.70-0.96-0.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.9%-32.3%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-27.1%-22.5% -2.5%
52-week high $95.34$341.06$25.40 $779.14
52-week low $67.54$230.86$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.

MultipleKOMCDPRMB
P/E now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 27.0x 20.1xmedian 20.6x 71.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 1.6x 6.3xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 14.4x 14.3xmedian 13.3x 10.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 18.3x 23.8xmedian 17.3x 19.5xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.8x -171.9xmedian 3.1x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 2.03 4.66median 1.04 —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 monthsKOMCDPRMB
Revenue $50.13B $27.70B $6.74B
Gross profit $31.02B $24.86B $1.97B
Operating income $14.85B $12.80B $482.70M
Net income $14.40B $8.79B $100.30M
Free cash flow $14.30B $7.39B $366.70M
EPS (diluted) $3.32 $12.36 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $12.91B $822.00M $366.80M
Total debt $177.22B $162.65B –
Shares (diluted) 4.31B 711.10M 365.67M
Enterprise value $385.12B $172.73B $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
MetricKOMCDPRMB
P/E 27.9x 20.1x 71.2x
P/FCF 27.9x 23.8x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 15.5x 8.7x
P/S 8.0x 6.3x 1.1x
P/B 10.4x -171.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 15.5x -171.9x 104.9x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 14.3x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 28.9x 16.8x 24.7x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 7.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 30.0x 29.1x 32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 18.9x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 4.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOMCDPRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 6.3% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% 5.3% 3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 4.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% 7.3% 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 5.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% 4.7% 308.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 3.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.6% 5.7% 314.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 4.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,156% 15.8% 49.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 9.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2,080% 18.0% 5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 8.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOMCDPRMB
Gross margin 61.9% 89.7% 29.2%
EBITDA margin 31.7% 54.4% 16.8%
Operating margin 29.6% 46.2% 7.2%
Pretax margin 34.4% 40.4% 2.7%
Net margin 28.6% 31.7% 1.5%
FCF margin 28.5% 26.7% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 32.6% 40.9% 12.1%
Return on equity 38.9% – 3.4%
Return on assets 13.6% 14.6% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 25.9% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 18.4% 22.9% 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 8.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOMCDPRMB
Debt / assets 40.3% 66.5% 48.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x -39.0x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.6x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 5.4x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 101.7% 72.0%
Equity / assets 35.5% -1.7% 28.0%
Interest coverage 9.5x 7.9x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.53 4.59 1.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOMCDPRMB
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 1.2% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.2% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.5% 162.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.8% 44.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.6% 14.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusKOMCDPRMB
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.24FY2026 $13.26FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +6.9% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.01BFY2026 $29.26BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% -3.7% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOMCDPRMB
Held by institutions 75.2% 74.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,641 3,473 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,806 1,534 214
Institutions selling 1,359 1,485 124
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.03 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.

KOMCDPRMB
KO 1.00 0.52 0.07
MCD 0.52 1.00 0.23
PRMB 0.07 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KO, MCD and PRMB?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca Cola (KO) $398.65B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $177.91B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $7.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, KO, MCD and PRMB?

Mcdonalds (MCD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca Cola (KO) 27.8x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.2x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 71.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primo Brands (PRMB) is cheapest (Coca Cola (KO) 28.6x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.7x, 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?

Primo Brands (PRMB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca Cola (KO) +6.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Coca Cola (KO) 28.6%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, Mcdonalds (MCD) leads (Coca Cola (KO) 15.4%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Coca Cola (KO) +32.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -19.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -11.7%. Over five years, Coca Cola (KO) compounded fastest (Coca Cola (KO) +11.2%/yr, Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.8%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest dividend yield: Coca Cola (KO) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 0.02%. Coca Cola (KO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KO, MCD 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, Coca Cola (KO) 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.