KO vs PEP vs CCEP Stock Comparison

Coca Cola, Pepsico and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 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
6 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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Pepsico 4, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOPEPCCEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $398.65B $184.65B $51.19B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x 16.9x 23.0x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 15.8x 22.7x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +6.4% — KO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.6% 11.1% — KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 16.1% — PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x — KO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% -10.4% +21.4% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.2%/yr -3.2%/yr +16.0%/yr CCEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 21.4% 23.9% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 35/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

KOPEPCCEP

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

AxisKOPEPCCEP
Valuation 27 #28 of 38 62 #15 of 38 51 #19 of 38
Growth 63 #13 of 33 59 #14 of 33 –
Profitability 97 #2 of 32 87 #5 of 32 –
Financial Health 60 #16 of 38 35 #25 of 38 19 #31 of 38
Shareholder Returns 48 #13 of 24 78 #6 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Overall 59 64 35
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CCEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKOPEPCCEPSPY
1 month +5.2%+4.3%+11.2% -1.0%
3 months +12.7%-0.6%+5.5% +2.9%
6 months +21.0%-12.7%+13.0% +6.4%
Year to date +32.6%-5.4%+22.2% +11.4%
1 year +32.5%-10.4%+21.4% +13.1%
3 years +66.6%-16.3%+89.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.6%-5.8%+23.6% +21.5%
5 years +70.2%-15.1%+109.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.2%-3.2%+16.0% +10.9%
10 years +120.0%+28.5%+193.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.2%+2.5%+11.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKOPEPCCEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%21.4%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.8%20.4%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.180.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.70-0.490.90 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.9%-36.9%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-20.4%-3.0% -2.5%
52-week high $95.34$170.49$114.23 $779.14
52-week low $67.54$123.73$85.43 $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.

MultipleKOPEPCCEP
P/E now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 27.0x 17.0xmedian 27.0x 23.0xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 14.4x 12.1xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 18.3x 17.7xmedian 18.3x 20.0xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.8x 8.2xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 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 monthsKOPEPCCEP
Revenue $50.13B $98.24B –
Gross profit $31.02B $53.22B –
Operating income $14.85B $15.05B –
Net income $14.40B $10.97B –
Free cash flow $14.30B $10.47B –
EPS (diluted) $3.32 $7.97 –
Cash & equivalents $12.91B $10.68B $1.08B
Total debt $177.22B $208.67B $52.19B
Shares (diluted) 4.31B 1.37B 456.00M
Enterprise value $385.12B $142.41B $43.86B

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
MetricKOPEPCCEP
P/E 27.9x 17.0x 23.0x
P/FCF 27.9x 17.7x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 12.7x –
P/S 8.0x 1.9x 2.1x
P/B 10.4x 8.2x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 15.5x 21.7x -9.1x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 12.1x –
EV/EBIT 28.9x 15.0x –
EV/Revenue 8.6x 2.3x –
EV/FCF 30.0x 21.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 15.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 1.71 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOPEPCCEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 6.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 2.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% 6.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% 47.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 10.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% 50.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 9.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.6% 51.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,156% 23.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 6.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2,080% 54.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 14.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOPEPCCEP
Gross margin 61.9% 54.2% –
EBITDA margin 31.7% 19.1% –
Operating margin 29.6% 15.3% –
Pretax margin 34.4% 14.0% –
Net margin 28.6% 11.1% –
FCF margin 28.5% 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.6% 14.8% –
Return on equity 38.9% 49.0% –
Return on assets 13.6% 9.8% –
Return on invested capital 15.4% 16.1% –
Return on capital employed 18.4% 19.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOPEPCCEP
Debt / assets 40.3% 46.3% 35.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.3x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 64.5% 79.9% 73.8%
Equity / assets 35.5% 20.1% 26.2%
Interest coverage 9.5x 13.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.53 3.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOPEPCCEP
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.3% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.7% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusKOPEPCCEP
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.24FY2026 $8.60FY2026 $4.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +3.1% +7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.01BFY2026 $96.42BFY2026 $25.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +11.4% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOPEPCCEP
Held by institutions 75.2% 79.1% 33.8%
Institutions holding 3,641 3,414 576
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +5.8% +4.2%
Institutions buying 1,806 1,500 268
Institutions selling 1,359 1,515 219
Buyers to sellers 1.33 0.99 1.22

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.

KOPEPCCEP
KO 1.00 0.60 0.61
PEP 0.60 1.00 0.51
CCEP 0.61 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KO, PEP and CCEP?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca Cola (KO) $398.65B, Pepsico (PEP) $184.65B, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) $51.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, KO, PEP and CCEP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca Cola (KO) 27.8x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.9x, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Coca Cola (KO) 28.6x, Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca Cola (KO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca Cola (KO) +6.5%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Coca Cola (KO) 28.6%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Coca Cola (KO) 15.4%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Coca Cola (KO) +32.5%, Pepsico (PEP) -10.4%, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +21.4%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) compounded fastest (Coca Cola (KO) +11.2%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.2%/yr, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KO, PEP and CCEP?

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.