PEP vs ABT vs MDLZ Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Abbott Laboratories and Mondelez International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$180.95B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
8 wins
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.13 +1.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$179.35B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 8, Mondelez International 2, Abbott Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPABTMDLZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.95B $179.35B $79.31B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 38.2x 22.6x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 18.1x 21.4x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +10.0% +6.9% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% — 8.9% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% — 7.2% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — 3.4x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -18.9% +1.1% MDLZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr -4.2%/yr +0.5%/yr MDLZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 27.4% 24.1% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 60/100 46/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPABTMDLZ

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

AxisPEPABTMDLZ
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 74 #60 of 227 35 #29 of 44
Growth 59 #14 of 33 17 #181 of 219 51 #20 of 40
Profitability 87 #5 of 31 – 81 #8 of 38
Financial Health 39 #23 of 37 – 44 #26 of 46
Shareholder Returns 77 #6 of 23 90 #15 of 134 21 #24 of 30
Overall 65 60 46
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDLZ ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPABTMDLZSPY
1 month +3.8%+1.8%+3.5% -0.2%
3 months -6.6%-3.9%-0.2% +3.9%
6 months -14.6%+9.9%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date -7.0%-17.7%+15.8% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-18.9%+1.1% +12.3%
3 years -16.4%+11.1%-4.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%+3.6%-1.4% +23.3%
5 years -17.4%-19.2%+2.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.8%-4.2%+0.5% +10.9%
10 years +25.2%+156.0%+42.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.3%+9.9%+3.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePEPABTMDLZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%27.4%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%27.5%22.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.19-0.01-0.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.690.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-41.6%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-21.0%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $170.49$130.59$65.19 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$82.56$51.51 $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.

MultiplePEPABTMDLZ
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 26.1x 38.2xmedian 29.6x 22.8xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 3.7xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 14.0x —median 17.4x 17.0xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.1x 22.3xmedian 22.3x 26.0xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.6x —median 2.3x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 2.07 -12.85median 1.04 -6.94median 0.57

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 monthsPEPABTMDLZ
Revenue $98.24B $48.23B $39.68B
Gross profit $53.22B – $12.36B
Operating income $15.05B $6.65B $4.45B
Net income $10.97B – $3.53B
Free cash flow $10.47B – $3.06B
R&D – $3.31B –
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $2.70 $2.73
Cash & equivalents $10.68B – $1.72B
Total debt $208.67B – $21.45B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 1.74B 1.29B
Enterprise value $138.71B $179.35B $72.58B

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
MetricPEPABTMDLZ
P/E 16.7x 38.2x 22.8x
P/FCF 17.4x 22.3x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x – 17.9x
P/S 1.9x 3.7x 2.0x
P/B 8.1x – 3.0x
P/Tangible book 21.4x – 11.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x – 17.0x
EV/EBIT 14.8x – 22.3x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.7x 2.5x
EV/FCF 21.3x – 32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x – 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 -12.85 -6.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPABTMDLZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 10.0% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 6.5% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% – 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – -0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% -13.8% -3.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 3.5% 0.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% – -3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -66.2% -2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -3.0% -3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% – 6.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% – 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 1.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPABTMDLZ
Gross margin 54.2% – 31.1%
EBITDA margin 19.1% – 14.7%
Operating margin 15.3% – 11.2%
Pretax margin 14.0% – 10.8%
Net margin 11.1% – 8.9%
FCF margin 10.7% – 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – 11.2%
Return on equity 49.0% – 13.5%
Return on assets 9.8% – 5.0%
Return on invested capital 16.1% – 7.2%
Return on capital employed 19.4% – 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPABTMDLZ
Debt / assets 46.3% – 30.1%
Debt / equity 2.3x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 7.0x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% – 62.5%
Equity / assets 20.1% – 37.5%
Interest coverage 13.6x – –
Current ratio 0.9x – 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.46 – 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPABTMDLZ
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.4% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 2.4% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusPEPABTMDLZ
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $2.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +10.4% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $53.00BFY2026 $42.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -2.2% -9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPABTMDLZ
Held by institutions 79.1% 79.2% 86.4%
Institutions holding 3,415 2,979 1,901
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +0.3% +3.3%
Institutions buying 1,501 1,259 850
Institutions selling 1,515 1,377 756
Buyers to sellers 0.99 0.91 1.12

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.

PEPABTMDLZ
PEP 1.00 0.32 0.56
ABT 0.32 1.00 0.31
MDLZ 0.56 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, ABT and MDLZ?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $180.95B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $179.35B, Mondelez International (MDLZ) $79.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, ABT and MDLZ?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.2x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.1x, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mondelez International (MDLZ) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +1.1%. Over five years, Mondelez International (MDLZ) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.2%/yr, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEP, ABT and MDLZ?

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 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.