PEP vs CPB vs COKE Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Campbell'S and Coca-Cola Consolidated Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.50 +3.8% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$180.53B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
CPB CAMPBELL'S Co
$20.68 +6.8% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.74B
Div. yield
0.08%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coca-Cola Consolidated leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coca-Cola Consolidated 5, Pepsico 4, Campbell'S 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPCPBCOKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.53B $6.08B $13.99B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 15.1x 25.4x CPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 13.1x 18.2x CPB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -5.0% +10.7% COKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 4.1% 7.2% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 5.9% 36.7% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.3x 1.9x COKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -34.1% +61.2% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr -12.5%/yr +39.0%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 33.5% 37.9% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 44/100 48/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPCPBCOKE

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

AxisPEPCPBCOKE
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 84 #8 of 44 81 #8 of 38
Growth 59 #14 of 33 15 #34 of 40 44 #19 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 31 62 #15 of 38 77 #8 of 31
Financial Health 39 #23 of 37 22 #36 of 46 28 #27 of 37
Shareholder Returns 77 #6 of 23 35 #20 of 30 9 #21 of 23
Overall 65 44 48
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CPB ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPCPBCOKESPY
1 month +3.8%+6.8%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months -6.6%-9.3%+6.0% +3.9%
6 months -14.6%+0.7%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date -7.0%-25.8%+34.8% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-34.1%+61.2% +12.3%
3 years -16.4%-48.9%+225.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%-20.0%+48.3% +23.3%
5 years -17.4%-48.5%+417.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.8%-12.5%+39.0% +10.9%
10 years +25.2%-61.0%+1,359.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.3%-9.0%+30.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePEPCPBCOKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%33.5%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%35.7%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.19-0.37-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-1.021.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-67.2%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-34.7%-4.7% -1.2%
52-week high $170.49$31.66$216.91 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$18.90$127.97 $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.

MultiplePEPCPBCOKE
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 26.1x 15.3xmedian 22.3x 25.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 14.0x 10.2xmedian 12.3x 11.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.1x 9.1xmedian 13.8x 18.1xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 1.5x -23.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 2.07 -0.69median 0.57 2.07median 2.07

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 monthsPEPCPBCOKE
Revenue $98.24B $9.74B $7.69B
Gross profit $53.22B $2.74B $3.01B
Operating income $15.05B $852.00M $997.62M
Net income $10.97B $405.00M $549.96M
Free cash flow $10.47B $678.00M $644.04M
R&D – $99.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $1.34 $7.16
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $394.00M $171.69M
Total debt $208.67B $28.19B $2.51B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 300.00M 76.78M
Enterprise value $138.30B $4.55B $11.62B

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
MetricPEPCPBCOKE
P/E 16.7x 15.3x 25.0x
P/FCF 17.4x 9.1x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 5.9x 12.3x
P/S 1.9x 0.6x 1.5x
P/B 8.1x 1.6x -23.3x
P/Tangible book 21.4x -17.8x -9.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 10.2x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 15.2x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 21.3x 19.0x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 12.4x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 -0.69 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPCPBCOKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -5.0% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 1.4% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% -12.1% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -2.0% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% -24.2% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -13.4% 7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -32.7% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -22.1% 4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -33.1% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -22.2% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% -8.1% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -3.1% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% -3.8% 35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -4.3% 12.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPCPBCOKE
Gross margin 54.2% 28.1% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 13.0% 16.3%
Operating margin 15.3% 8.7% 13.0%
Pretax margin 14.0% 5.4% 9.7%
Net margin 11.1% 4.1% 7.2%
FCF margin 10.7% 7.0% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 10.7% 12.3%
Return on equity 49.0% 10.3% –
Return on assets 9.8% 2.6% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 5.9% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 7.1% 31.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPCPBCOKE
Debt / assets 46.3% 45.6% 56.7%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.9x -5.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 10.5x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 75.4% 111.3%
Equity / assets 20.1% 24.6% -11.3%
Interest coverage 13.6x 2.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.46 1.48 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPCPBCOKE
Dividend yield 4.3% 6.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 7.3% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusPEPCPBCOKE
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 13.1xFY2027 18.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $1.58FY2027 $11.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 -27.2%FY2027 +42.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +20.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $9.76BFY2027 $9.03BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +0.2%FY2027 +24.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +2.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPCPBCOKE
Held by institutions 79.1% 61.7% 62.2%
Institutions holding 3,415 620 610
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +0.2% +11.9%
Institutions buying 1,501 388 323
Institutions selling 1,515 150 182
Buyers to sellers 0.99 2.59 1.77

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.

PEPCPBCOKE
PEP 1.00 0.46 0.28
CPB 0.46 1.00 0.12
COKE 0.28 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, CPB and COKE?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $180.53B, Campbell'S (CPB) $6.08B, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, CPB and COKE?

Campbell'S (CPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Campbell'S (CPB) 15.1x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Campbell'S (CPB) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x, Campbell'S (CPB) 13.1x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Campbell'S (CPB) -5.0%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Campbell'S (CPB) 4.1%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Campbell'S (CPB) 5.9%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%, Campbell'S (CPB) -34.1%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +61.2%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr, Campbell'S (CPB) -12.5%/yr, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +39.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%, Campbell'S (CPB) 0.08%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 0.00%. Pepsico (PEP) and Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Campbell'S (CPB) 33.5%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 Consolidated (COKE) 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.