PEP vs ABT vs PRMB Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Abbott Laboratories and Primo Brands Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$103.69 +0.2% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$182.26B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.59B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 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

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Primo Brands 3, Abbott Laboratories 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPABTPRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.65B $182.26B $7.14B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 33.6x 71.1x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 18.2x 15.3x PRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +8.1% +11.5% PRMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 11.6% 1.5% ABT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 6.2% 3.6% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 2.5x 4.2x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.4% -17.9% -11.7% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr -3.9%/yr +4.3%/yr PRMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 27.4% 51.1% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 57/100 59/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPABTPRMB

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

AxisPEPABTPRMB
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 68 #74 of 228 70 #12 of 38
Growth 59 #14 of 33 27 #162 of 222 75 #9 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 32 85 #33 of 210 55 #15 of 32
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 38 #151 of 241 22 #30 of 38
Shareholder Returns 78 #6 of 24 66 #48 of 138 74 #7 of 24
Overall 64 57 59
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPABTPRMBSPY
1 month +4.3%+0.2%-0.4% -1.0%
3 months -0.6%+0.6%-13.3% +2.9%
6 months -12.7%+13.8%-3.5% +6.4%
Year to date -5.4%-17.2%+20.4% +11.4%
1 year -10.4%-17.9%-11.7% +13.1%
3 years -16.3%+9.4%+47.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%+3.0%+13.8% +21.5%
5 years -15.1%-18.2%+23.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.2%-3.9%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years +28.5%+156.0%+40.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.5%+9.9%+3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePEPABTPRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%27.4%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%27.5%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.180.000.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.66-0.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-41.6%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-20.6%-22.5% -2.5%
52-week high $170.49$130.59$25.40 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$82.56$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.

MultiplePEPABTPRMB
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 27.0x 33.3xmedian 30.7x 71.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 3.9xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.4x 19.1xmedian 17.7x 10.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 18.3x 22.9xmedian 23.7x 19.5xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 2.03 18.30median 0.96 —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 monthsPEPABTPRMB
Revenue $98.24B $46.59B $6.74B
Gross profit $53.22B $26.37B $1.97B
Operating income $15.05B $7.35B $482.70M
Net income $10.97B $5.43B $100.30M
Free cash flow $10.47B $7.82B $366.70M
R&D – $3.16B –
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $3.11 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $5.10B $366.80M
Total debt $208.67B $32.61B –
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 1.74B 365.67M
Enterprise value $142.41B $152.69B $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
MetricPEPABTPRMB
P/E 17.0x 33.3x 71.2x
P/FCF 17.7x 22.9x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 18.1x 8.7x
P/S 1.9x 3.9x 1.1x
P/B 8.2x 3.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 21.7x 5.2x 104.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 19.1x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 28.1x 24.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 21.6x 26.4x 32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 20.8x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 18.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPABTPRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 8.1% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 9.2% 3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 5.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% -2.2% 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 6.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -61.2% 308.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 1.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -61.0% 314.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 1.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 9.6% 49.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 9.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 15.5% 5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 12.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPABTPRMB
Gross margin 54.2% 56.6% 29.2%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 23.2% 16.8%
Operating margin 15.3% 15.8% 7.2%
Pretax margin 14.0% 16.1% 2.7%
Net margin 11.1% 11.6% 1.5%
FCF margin 10.7% 16.8% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 21.3% 12.1%
Return on equity 49.0% 10.4% 3.4%
Return on assets 9.8% 4.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 6.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 8.0% 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 8.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPABTPRMB
Debt / assets 46.3% 29.9% 48.5%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 2.5x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 4.2x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 52.6% 72.0%
Equity / assets 20.1% 47.4% 28.0%
Interest coverage 13.6x 9.6x 1.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.48 3.23 1.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPABTPRMB
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.4% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.9% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 3.3% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 78.5% 162.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 54.5% 44.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.2% 14.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% –

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.

ConsensusPEPABTPRMB
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.60FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% +12.8% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.42BFY2026 $53.32BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -1.0% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPABTPRMB
Held by institutions 79.1% 79.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,414 2,977 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +0.3% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,500 1,258 214
Institutions selling 1,515 1,376 124
Buyers to sellers 0.99 0.91 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.

PEPABTPRMB
PEP 1.00 0.32 0.18
ABT 0.32 1.00 0.07
PRMB 0.18 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, ABT and PRMB?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $184.65B, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $182.26B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $7.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, ABT and PRMB?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 16.9x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 33.6x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 71.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primo Brands (PRMB) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.2x, 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: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +8.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11.6%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 6.2%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pepsico (PEP) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -10.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -17.9%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -11.7%. Over five years, Primo Brands (PRMB) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.2%/yr, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -3.9%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.02%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 0.02%. Pepsico (PEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEP, ABT 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.