PEP vs KDP vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Keurig Dr Pepper and Ambev Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PEP Pepsico Inc
$133.79 +4.0% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$187.52B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$35.30 +13.8% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$48.75B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.67 -7.6% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$41.46B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.05B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 6, Keurig Dr Pepper 3, Pepsico 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPKDPABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $187.52B $48.75B $41.46B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 34.2x 13.4x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 14.9x 14.1x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +27.5% +7.5% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 7.1% 18.2% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 4.3% 24.7% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.7x -0.7x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% +30.0% +22.5% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr -0.4%/yr -2.0%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 25.7% 36.3% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 38/100 71/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

PEPKDPABEV

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

AxisPEPKDPABEV
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 49 #20 of 38 97 #2 of 38
Growth 53 #16 of 33 47 #18 of 33 28 #24 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 31 60 #13 of 31 100 #1 of 31
Financial Health 39 #23 of 37 14 #32 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Shareholder Returns 77 #6 of 23 18 #19 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Overall 64 38 71
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPKDPABEVSPY
1 month +4.0%+13.8%-7.6% +0.7%
3 months -4.6%+11.8%-14.4% +3.7%
6 months -15.6%+20.1%-8.6% +7.1%
Year to date -6.8%+26.0%+8.1% +12.8%
1 year -8.5%+30.0%+22.5% +11.9%
3 years -17.6%+17.6%+9.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.2%+5.6%+3.2% +22.8%
5 years -17.2%-2.2%-9.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.7%-0.4%-2.0% +10.9%
10 years +25.0%-60.0%-55.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.3%-8.8%-7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePEPKDPABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%25.7%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%24.4%38.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.190.020.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.401.170.62 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-36.9%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%0.0%-22.2% -1.2%
52-week high $170.49$35.30$3.43 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$25.31$2.18 $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.

MultiplePEPKDPABEV
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 26.8x 33.7xmedian 26.8x 13.5xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 18.0x 18.0xmedian 18.0x 6.7xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.4x 24.4xmedian 18.4x 6.7xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 2.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 1.89 -12.17median 1.89 -1.28median 1.89

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 monthsPEPKDPABEV
Revenue $98.24B $20.09B $17.05B
Gross profit $53.22B $9.92B $8.83B
Operating income $15.05B $3.26B $4.45B
Net income $10.97B $1.50B $3.11B
Free cash flow $10.47B $1.97B $6.27B
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $1.05 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $1.52B $3.69B
Total debt $208.67B $29.98B $191.64M
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 1.36B 15.68B
Enterprise value $145.29B $44.79B $26.27B

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
MetricPEPKDPABEV
P/E 16.7x 33.7x 13.5x
P/FCF 17.4x 24.4x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 19.0x 7.7x
P/S 1.9x 2.4x 2.5x
P/B 8.1x 1.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 21.4x -5.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 18.0x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 23.5x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.8x 2.2x
EV/FCF 21.3x 38.8x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 30.3x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 -12.17 -1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPKDPABEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 27.5% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 11.3% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 14.6% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 8.9% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 22.4% 5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 10.4% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -2.7% 7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -2.3% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -7.2% 9.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -2.8% -10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 19.4% 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 9.0% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 23.0% 20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 6.4% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPKDPABEV
Gross margin 54.2% 49.4% 51.8%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 21.2% 33.5%
Operating margin 15.3% 16.2% 26.1%
Pretax margin 14.0% 9.8% 23.0%
Net margin 11.1% 7.1% 18.2%
FCF margin 10.7% 9.8% 36.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 12.6% 32.2%
Return on equity 49.0% 5.1% 17.9%
Return on assets 9.8% 1.9% 11.6%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 4.3% 24.7%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 5.4% 23.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPKDPABEV
Debt / assets 46.3% 34.2% 0.7%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.7x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 15.2x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 66.6% 35.4%
Equity / assets 20.1% 33.4% 64.6%
Interest coverage 13.6x – 5.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.46 0.79 3.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPKDPABEV
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -9.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 4.8% -6.5% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusPEPKDPABEV
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +11.8% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +13.6% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPKDPABEV
Held by institutions 79.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 3,417 853 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +12.9% –
Institutions buying 1,502 470 –
Institutions selling 1,516 284 –
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.65 –

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.

PEPKDPABEV
PEP 1.00 0.48 0.15
KDP 0.48 1.00 0.15
ABEV 0.15 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, KDP and ABEV?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $187.52B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $48.75B, Ambev (ABEV) $41.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, KDP and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 17.2x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 34.2x, Ambev (ABEV) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ambev (ABEV) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.6x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.9x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Ambev (ABEV) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Ambev (ABEV) 24.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -8.5%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +30.0%, Ambev (ABEV) +22.5%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.7%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.2%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 25.7%, Ambev (ABEV) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEP, KDP and ABEV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ambev (ABEV) leads on 6. 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.