KOF vs PEP vs SAM Stock Comparison

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv, Pepsico and Boston Beer Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KOF Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv
$114.54 +6.9% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.22B
P/E
139.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.29B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$142.71 +13.5% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$192.76B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$224.96 +32.0% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 5, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOFPEPSAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.22B $192.76B $2.27B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 139.8x 17.7x -31.1x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 16.6x 25.0x KOF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.9% +6.4% -3.5% KOF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 11.1% -3.6% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% -0.1% +7.4% KOF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr -3.0%/yr -14.9%/yr KOF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 21.8% 38.8% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 64/100 57/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

KOFPEPSAM

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

AxisKOFPEPSAM
Valuation 11 #33 of 37 64 #14 of 37 78 #9 of 37
Growth 50 #17 of 33 53 #16 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability 59 #14 of 33 88 #5 of 33 44 #19 of 33
Financial Health – 35 #25 of 38 65 #14 of 38
Shareholder Returns 87 #4 of 24 83 #5 of 24 96 #2 of 24
Overall 52 64 57
  • KOF ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKOFPEPSAMSPY
1 month +6.9%+13.5%+32.0% -5.9%
3 months +4.7%+3.1%+22.7% -4.6%
6 months +7.9%-8.7%+10.8% +0.2%
Year to date +20.9%-0.6%+15.3% +7.5%
1 year +29.5%-0.1%+7.4% +8.2%
3 years +39.6%-14.4%-33.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.8%-5.1%-12.8% +19.0%
5 years +109.6%-14.0%-55.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +16.0%-3.0%-14.9% +9.4%
10 years +58.3%+34.9%+43.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.7%+3.0%+3.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKOFPEPSAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%21.8%38.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%20.3%40.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.46-0.17-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.210.000.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-36.9%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-16.3%-13.5% -5.9%
52-week high $119.95$170.49$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $86.11$123.73$161.08 $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.

MultipleKOFPEPSAM
P/E now vs peer median 140.0xmedian 24.4x 17.9xmedian 24.4x -31.6xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 12.6xmedian 15.0x -196.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -164.3xmedian 21.3x 18.6xmedian 21.3x 12.5xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x 3.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -65.67median 1.16 1.79median 1.16 0.70median 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 monthsKOFPEPSAM
Revenue $17.29B $98.24B $2.03B
Gross profit $8.09B $53.22B $937.09M
Operating income $2.56B $15.05B -$96.37M
Net income $1.46B $10.97B -$73.06M
Free cash flow -$1.17B $10.47B $185.06M
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $7.97 $-7.15
Cash & equivalents – $10.68B $308.10M
Total debt – $51.88B –
Shares (diluted) 142.00B 1.37B 10.22M
Enterprise value $192.22B $150.52B $1.31B

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
MetricKOFPEPSAM
P/E 140.0x 17.9x -31.6x
P/FCF -164.3x 18.6x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.3x 9.9x
P/S 11.1x 2.0x 1.1x
P/B – 8.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book – 22.9x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x -196.3x
EV/EBIT 75.1x 15.6x -20.7x
EV/Revenue 11.1x 2.4x 1.0x
EV/FCF -164.3x 22.5x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.1x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -65.67 1.79 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOFPEPSAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.9% 6.4% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 2.4% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.5% 6.8% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 2.5% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% 47.7% -179.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 10.6% -42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 50.8% -179.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 9.4% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.4% 51.4% -183.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 10.0% -45.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.9% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 54.3% -12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.7% 14.7% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOFPEPSAM
Gross margin 46.8% 54.2% 46.1%
EBITDA margin – 19.1% -0.5%
Operating margin 14.8% 15.3% -4.7%
Pretax margin 12.7% 14.0% -4.3%
Net margin 7.9% 11.1% -3.6%
FCF margin -6.8% 10.7% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.8% 11.5%
Return on equity – 49.0% -10.1%
Return on assets – 9.8% -5.9%
Return on invested capital – 16.1% –
Return on capital employed – 19.4% -12.2%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOFPEPSAM
Debt / assets – 46.3% –
Debt / equity – 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x –
Debt / FCF – 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 79.9% 40.6%
Equity / assets – 20.1% 59.4%
Interest coverage 5.0x 13.6x –
Current ratio – 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 3.54 4.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOFPEPSAM
Dividend yield 3.7% 4.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 5.3%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.5% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusKOFPEPSAM
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.96FY2026 $8.59FY2026 $9.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.1% +3.0% +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.56BFY2026 $96.43BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +11.4% -9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOFPEPSAM
Held by institutions 1.1% 79.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 256 3,421 330
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +5.7% +11.2%
Institutions buying 129 1,503 157
Institutions selling 72 1,519 113
Buyers to sellers 1.79 0.99 1.39

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.

KOFPEPSAM
KOF 1.00 0.23 0.23
PEP 0.23 1.00 0.46
SAM 0.23 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KOF, PEP and SAM?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) $192.22B, Pepsico (PEP) $192.76B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, KOF, PEP and SAM?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 139.8x, Pepsico (PEP) 17.7x, Boston Beer (SAM) -31.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) is cheapest (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 16.5x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Boston Beer (SAM) 25.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +16.9%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 7.9%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) returned the most: Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +29.5%, Pepsico (PEP) -0.1%, Boston Beer (SAM) +7.4%. Over five years, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) compounded fastest (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +16.0%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.0%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 24.3%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.8%, Boston Beer (SAM) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KOF, PEP and SAM?

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.