PEP vs KDP vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Keurig Dr Pepper and Ambev Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.46 +5.3% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$182.09B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.99 +9.5% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.46B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.84 -2.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.06B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 7, Pepsico 2, Keurig Dr Pepper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPKDPABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $182.09B $47.46B $45.06B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 33.3x 14.3x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 14.8x 14.9x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +27.5% +4.1% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 7.1% 18.8% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 4.3% 25.3% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.7x -0.4x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% +28.8% +29.7% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +0.5%/yr +1.2%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 26.5% 36.0% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 40/100 69/100 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 87 #6 of 38
Growth 59 #14 of 33 50 #17 of 33 31 #23 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 31 67 #11 of 31 100 #1 of 31
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 16 #32 of 38 81 #8 of 38
Shareholder Returns 77 #6 of 23 18 #19 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Overall 64 40 69
  • 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 +5.3%+9.5%-2.4% -0.8%
3 months -3.1%+16.2%-7.8% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%+24.3%-1.7% +7.0%
Year to date -5.6%+24.9%+15.0% +12.2%
1 year -10.6%+28.8%+29.7% +13.0%
3 years -15.1%+17.1%+16.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%+5.4%+5.2% +23.1%
5 years -15.7%+2.3%+6.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.4%+0.5%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years +26.5%-60.5%-54.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%-8.9%-7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePEPKDPABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%26.5%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%25.9%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.180.020.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.501.090.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-36.9%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-0.6%-17.2% -1.8%
52-week high $170.49$35.19$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 17.0xmedian 26.6x 33.4xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 14.2x 17.9xmedian 14.2x 7.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 18.3x 24.2xmedian 18.3x 7.4xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 2.09 -12.06median 2.09 4.09median 2.09

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 $16.68B
Gross profit $53.22B $9.92B $8.66B
Operating income $15.05B $3.26B $4.53B
Net income $10.97B $1.50B $3.16B
Free cash flow $10.47B $1.97B $6.02B
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $1.05 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $1.52B $3.21B
Total debt $208.67B $29.98B $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 1.36B 15.68B
Enterprise value $139.86B $43.50B $30.35B

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 17.0x 33.4x 14.1x
P/FCF 17.6x 24.2x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 18.8x 8.5x
P/S 1.9x 2.4x 2.7x
P/B 8.2x 1.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 21.7x -5.4x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 17.9x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 23.3x 9.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.8x 2.5x
EV/FCF 21.5x 38.6x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 30.1x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 -12.06 4.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPKDPABEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 27.5% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 11.3% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 14.6% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 8.9% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 22.4% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 10.4% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -2.7% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -2.3% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -7.2% -14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -2.8% 3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 19.4% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 9.0% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 23.0% 11.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 6.4% 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPKDPABEV
Gross margin 54.2% 49.4% 51.9%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 21.2% 34.6%
Operating margin 15.3% 16.2% 27.1%
Pretax margin 14.0% 9.8% 23.1%
Net margin 11.1% 7.1% 18.8%
FCF margin 10.7% 9.8% 36.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 12.6% 31.5%
Return on equity 49.0% 5.1% 18.4%
Return on assets 9.8% 1.9% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 4.3% 25.3%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 5.4% 23.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPKDPABEV
Debt / assets 46.3% 34.2% 4.1%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.7x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 15.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 66.6% 35.7%
Equity / assets 20.1% 33.4% 64.3%
Interest coverage 13.6x – 5.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.48 0.79 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPKDPABEV
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -9.2% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 4.7% -6.6% 2.2%
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 15.8xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
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% 6.7%
Institutions holding 3,414 852 403
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +12.9% +0.9%
Institutions buying 1,500 469 199
Institutions selling 1,515 284 131
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.65 1.52

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 0.49 0.17
KDP 0.49 1.00 0.17
ABEV 0.17 0.17 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) $182.09B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.46B, Ambev (ABEV) $45.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, KDP and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 16.7x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.3x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.8x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.9x). 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) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -10.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +28.8%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.4%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.5%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/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%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.5%, Ambev (ABEV) 36.0%). 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 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.