PEP vs CPB vs CELH Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Campbell'S and Celsius Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PEP Pepsico Inc
$142.71 +13.5% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.48B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.07%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
CPB CAMPBELL'S Co
$23.43 +23.3% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.99B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.74B
Div. yield
6.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc.
$30.03 +10.0% 1M -49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.56B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.17B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 5, Celsius Holdings 4, Campbell'S 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPCPBCELHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $194.48B $6.99B $7.56B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 17.3x 33.0x CPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 14.8x 21.8x CPB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -5.0% +49.1% CELH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 4.1% 7.3% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 5.9% 17.5% CELH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.3x -0.1x CELH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.07% 6.06% — CPB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.1% -22.2% -49.9% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr -10.5%/yr -3.6%/yr PEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 34.1% 64.2% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 43/100 67/100 CELH

Percentile Scorecard

PEPCPBCELH

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

AxisPEPCPBCELH
Valuation 64 #14 of 37 79 #10 of 44 56 #17 of 37
Growth 53 #16 of 33 18 #34 of 41 91 #4 of 33
Profitability 88 #5 of 33 63 #15 of 39 63 #13 of 33
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 22 #36 of 46 73 #11 of 38
Shareholder Returns 83 #5 of 24 32 #22 of 32 52 #12 of 24
Overall 64 43 67
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CPB ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • CELH ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPCPBCELHSPY
1 month +13.5%+23.3%+10.0% -5.9%
3 months +3.1%+3.9%+26.3% -4.6%
6 months -8.7%+10.3%-12.3% +0.2%
Year to date -0.6%-15.9%-34.3% +7.5%
1 year -0.1%-22.2%-49.9% +8.2%
3 years -14.4%-42.4%-49.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.1%-16.8%-20.2% +19.0%
5 years -14.0%-42.5%-16.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.0%-10.5%-3.6% +9.4%
10 years +34.9%-55.5%+4,520.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.0%-7.8%+46.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePEPCPBCELHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%34.1%64.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%35.8%71.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.17-0.330.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.65-0.78 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-67.2%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-26.0%-49.9% -5.9%
52-week high $170.49$31.66$59.92 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$18.90$23.77 $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.

MultiplePEPCPBCELH
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 24.4x 17.3xmedian 20.9x 33.0xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 0.8x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 15.0x 10.9xmedian 12.4x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 21.3x 10.3xmedian 15.2x 28.1xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 5.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.79median 1.16 -0.78median 0.61 1.42median 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 monthsPEPCPBCELH
Revenue $98.24B $9.74B $3.17B
Gross profit $53.22B $2.74B $1.51B
Operating income $15.05B $852.00M $412.38M
Net income $10.97B $405.00M $317.09M
Free cash flow $10.47B $678.00M $269.01M
R&D – $99.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $1.34 $0.90
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $394.00M $700.62M
Total debt $51.88B $7.14B $667.76M
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 300.00M 254.91M
Enterprise value $152.43B $5.77B $5.28B

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
MetricPEPCPBCELH
P/E 17.9x 17.3x 33.0x
P/FCF 18.6x 10.3x 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 6.7x 22.9x
P/S 2.0x 0.7x 2.4x
P/B 8.6x 1.8x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 22.9x -20.2x -76.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 10.9x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 16.1x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 22.5x 20.3x 28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 13.2x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.79 -0.78 1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPCPBCELH
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -5.0% 49.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 1.4% 40.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% -12.1% 38.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -2.0% 40.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% -24.2% 327.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -13.4% 33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -32.7% 392.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -22.1% 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -33.1% 799.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -22.2% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% -8.1% -40.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -3.1% 65.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% -3.8% -48.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -4.3% 68.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPCPBCELH
Gross margin 54.2% 28.1% 47.6%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 13.0% 15.8%
Operating margin 15.3% 8.7% 13.0%
Pretax margin 14.0% 5.4% 12.4%
Net margin 11.1% 4.1% 7.3%
FCF margin 10.7% 7.0% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 10.7% 10.4%
Return on equity 49.0% 10.3% 25.6%
Return on assets 9.8% 2.6% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 5.9% 17.5%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 7.1% 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPCPBCELH
Debt / assets 46.3% 45.6% 13.0%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.3x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 10.5x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 75.4% 75.2%
Equity / assets 20.1% 24.6% 24.8%
Interest coverage 13.6x 2.6x 8.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.54 1.52 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPCPBCELH
Dividend yield 4.1% 6.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.4% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 6.4% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 116.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 69.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% –

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.

ConsensusPEPCPBCELH
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 14.8xFY2027 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $1.58FY2027 $1.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 -27.2%FY2027 +3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +20.3% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $9.76BFY2027 $3.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +0.2%FY2027 +30.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +2.6% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPCPBCELH
Held by institutions 79.1% 61.7% 65.3%
Institutions holding 3,421 622 542
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +0.2% +5.3%
Institutions buying 1,503 389 298
Institutions selling 1,519 151 179
Buyers to sellers 0.99 2.58 1.66

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.

PEPCPBCELH
PEP 1.00 0.49 0.23
CPB 0.49 1.00 0.20
CELH 0.23 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, CPB and CELH?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $194.48B, Campbell'S (CPB) $6.99B, Celsius Holdings (CELH) $7.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, CPB and CELH?

Campbell'S (CPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 17.9x, Campbell'S (CPB) 17.3x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Campbell'S (CPB) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Campbell'S (CPB) 14.8x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Celsius Holdings (CELH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) +49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Celsius Holdings (CELH) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pepsico (PEP) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -0.1%, Campbell'S (CPB) -22.2%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -49.9%. Over five years, Pepsico (PEP) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.0%/yr, Campbell'S (CPB) -10.5%/yr, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Campbell'S (CPB) has the highest dividend yield: Pepsico (PEP) 4.07%, Campbell'S (CPB) 6.06%. Celsius Holdings (CELH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.8%, Campbell'S (CPB) 34.1%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 64.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEP, CPB and CELH?

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.