PEP vs KDP vs PRMB Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Keurig Dr Pepper 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
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.68 +9.2% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$47.59B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Keurig Dr Pepper 3, Primo Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPKDPPRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.65B $47.59B $7.14B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 33.4x 71.1x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 14.6x 15.3x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +27.5% +11.5% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 7.1% 1.5% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 4.3% 3.6% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.7x 4.2x PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.4% +25.9% -11.7% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr +0.0%/yr +4.3%/yr PRMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 27.5% 51.1% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 40/100 59/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPKDPPRMB

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

AxisPEPKDPPRMB
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 49 #20 of 38 70 #12 of 38
Growth 59 #14 of 33 50 #17 of 33 75 #9 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 32 65 #12 of 32 55 #15 of 32
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 16 #32 of 38 22 #30 of 38
Shareholder Returns 78 #6 of 24 22 #19 of 24 74 #7 of 24
Overall 64 40 59
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPKDPPRMBSPY
1 month +4.3%+9.2%-0.4% -1.0%
3 months -0.6%+16.8%-13.3% +2.9%
6 months -12.7%+18.7%-3.5% +6.4%
Year to date -5.4%+23.8%+20.4% +11.4%
1 year -10.4%+25.9%-11.7% +13.1%
3 years -16.3%+19.1%+47.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%+6.0%+13.8% +21.5%
5 years -15.1%+0.1%+23.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.2%+0.0%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years +28.5%-60.5%+40.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.5%-8.9%+3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePEPKDPPRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%27.5%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%25.9%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.180.060.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.490.94-0.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-36.9%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-1.4%-22.5% -2.5%
52-week high $170.49$35.19$25.40 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$25.31$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.

MultiplePEPKDPPRMB
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 27.0x 33.1xmedian 27.0x 71.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.4x 17.8xmedian 14.4x 10.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 18.3x 24.0xmedian 18.3x 19.5xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 2.03 -11.96median 2.03 —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 monthsPEPKDPPRMB
Revenue $98.24B $20.09B $6.74B
Gross profit $53.22B $9.92B $1.97B
Operating income $15.05B $3.26B $482.70M
Net income $10.97B $1.50B $100.30M
Free cash flow $10.47B $1.97B $366.70M
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $1.05 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $1.52B $366.80M
Total debt $208.67B $29.98B –
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 1.36B 365.67M
Enterprise value $142.41B $43.64B $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
MetricPEPKDPPRMB
P/E 17.0x 33.1x 71.2x
P/FCF 17.7x 24.0x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 18.7x 8.7x
P/S 1.9x 2.3x 1.1x
P/B 8.2x 1.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 21.7x -5.3x 104.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 17.8x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 23.2x 24.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 21.6x 38.4x 32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 29.9x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 -11.96 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPKDPPRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 27.5% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 14.6% 3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 8.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 22.4% 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 10.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -2.7% 308.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -2.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -7.2% 314.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -2.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 19.4% 49.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 9.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 23.0% 5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 6.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPKDPPRMB
Gross margin 54.2% 49.4% 29.2%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 21.2% 16.8%
Operating margin 15.3% 16.2% 7.2%
Pretax margin 14.0% 9.8% 2.7%
Net margin 11.1% 7.1% 1.5%
FCF margin 10.7% 9.8% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 12.6% 12.1%
Return on equity 49.0% 5.1% 3.4%
Return on assets 9.8% 1.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 4.3% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 5.4% 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 8.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPKDPPRMB
Debt / assets 46.3% 34.2% 48.5%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.0x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.7x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 15.2x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 66.6% 72.0%
Equity / assets 20.1% 33.4% 28.0%
Interest coverage 13.6x – 1.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.48 0.78 1.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPKDPPRMB
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -9.3% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 4.7% -6.7% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 162.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 44.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.9%
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.

ConsensusPEPKDPPRMB
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.60FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.1% +12.2% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.42BFY2026 $25.29BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +13.6% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPKDPPRMB
Held by institutions 79.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,414 852 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +12.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,500 469 214
Institutions selling 1,515 284 124
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.65 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.

PEPKDPPRMB
PEP 1.00 0.50 0.18
KDP 0.50 1.00 0.27
PRMB 0.18 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, KDP and PRMB?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $184.65B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.59B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $7.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, KDP and PRMB?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 16.9x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.4x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 71.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.6x, 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?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -10.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +25.9%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -11.7%. Over five years, Primo Brands (PRMB) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.2%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.0%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pepsico (PEP) 0.00%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 0.00%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 0.02%. Pepsico (PEP) and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 27.5%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEP, KDP 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.