PEP vs KDP vs TAP Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Keurig Dr Pepper and Molson Coors Beverage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.46 +5.3% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$184.60B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
4.28%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.99 +9.5% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.61B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
2.63%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
TAP Molson Coors Beverage Co
$40.02 +11.3% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.93B
Div. yield
4.77%
Brewers Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPEPKDPTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.60B $47.61B $8.67B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 33.4x -3.3x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 14.8x 9.0x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +27.5% -2.6% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 7.1% -17.8% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 4.3% -12.5% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.7x -3.2x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.28% 2.63% 4.77% TAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% +28.8% -11.9% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +0.5%/yr -1.7%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 26.5% 29.7% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 49/100 39/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPKDPTAP

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

AxisPEPKDPTAP
Valuation 67 #6 of 16 53 #8 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Growth 73 #4 of 12 64 #5 of 12 0 #12 of 12
Profitability 80 #3 of 11 60 #5 of 11 40 #7 of 11
Financial Health 25 #13 of 17 19 #14 of 17 44 #10 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 61 49 39
  • PEP ranked among 19 companies in Beverages
  • KDP ranked among 19 companies in Beverages
  • TAP ranked among 19 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPKDPTAPSPY
1 month +5.3%+9.5%+11.3% -0.8%
3 months -3.1%+16.2%-2.7% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%+24.3%-6.0% +7.0%
Year to date -5.6%+24.9%-14.3% +12.2%
1 year -10.6%+28.8%-11.9% +13.0%
3 years -15.1%+17.1%-29.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%+5.4%-11.0% +23.1%
5 years -15.7%+2.3%-8.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.4%+0.5%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years +26.5%-60.5%-62.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%-8.9%-9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePEPKDPTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%26.5%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%25.9%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.180.02-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.501.09-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-36.9%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-0.6%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $170.49$35.19$54.38 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$25.31$35.96 $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.

MultiplePEPKDPTAP
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 30.2x 33.4xmedian 30.2x -3.3xmedian 30.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 15.0x 17.9xmedian 15.0x -8.1xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 17.8x 24.2xmedian 17.8x 6.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 1.70 -12.06median 1.70 0.01median 1.70

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 monthsPEPKDPTAP
Revenue $98.24B $20.09B $12.93B
Gross profit $53.22B $9.92B $4.10B
Operating income $15.05B $3.26B -$2.52B
Net income $10.97B $1.50B -$2.34B
Free cash flow $10.47B $1.97B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $1.05 $-12.29
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $1.52B $2.13B
Total debt $208.67B $29.98B $7.71B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 1.36B 187.70M
Enterprise value $142.55B $47.85B $4.50B

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
MetricPEPKDPTAP
P/E 17.0x 33.4x -3.3x
P/FCF 17.6x 24.2x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 18.8x 4.4x
P/S 1.9x 2.4x 0.7x
P/B 8.2x 1.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 21.7x -5.4x -5.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 17.9x -8.1x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 23.3x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 21.5x 38.6x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 30.1x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 -12.06 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPKDPTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 27.5% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 11.3% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 14.6% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 8.9% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 22.4% -256.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 10.4% -94.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -2.7% -318.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -2.3% -307.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -7.2% -338.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -2.8% -307.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 19.4% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 9.0% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 23.0% 38.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 6.4% 5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPKDPTAP
Gross margin 54.2% 49.4% 31.7%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 21.2% -13.6%
Operating margin 15.3% 16.2% -19.5%
Pretax margin 14.0% 9.8% -21.3%
Net margin 11.1% 7.1% -17.8%
FCF margin 10.7% 9.8% 10.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 12.6% 15.3%
Return on equity 49.0% 5.1% -22.9%
Return on assets 9.8% 1.9% -10.1%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 4.3% -12.5%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 5.4% -13.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPKDPTAP
Debt / assets 46.3% 34.2% 31.6%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.7x -3.2x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 15.2x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 66.6% 57.7%
Equity / assets 20.1% 33.4% 42.3%
Interest coverage 13.6x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.48 0.79 0.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPKDPTAP
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.6% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -9.2% 6.4%
Shareholder yield 4.7% -6.6% 11.1%
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.

ConsensusPEPKDPTAP
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $4.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 -18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +12.2% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $10.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +13.6% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPKDPTAP
Held by institutions 79.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,414 852 617
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +12.9% +12.2%
Institutions buying 1,500 469 340
Institutions selling 1,515 284 196
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.

PEPKDPTAP
PEP 1.00 0.50 0.53
KDP 0.50 1.00 0.42
TAP 0.53 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, KDP and TAP?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $184.60B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.61B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $8.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, KDP and TAP?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 17.0x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.4x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.8x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 9.0x). 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%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -10.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +28.8%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.4%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.5%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has the highest dividend yield: Pepsico (PEP) 4.28%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 2.63%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 4.77%.

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%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.