PEP vs PRMB vs COKE Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Primo Brands 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
$180.95B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
PRMB Primo Brands Corp
$19.20 -1.5% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.98B
P/E
69.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPEPPRMBCOKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.95B $6.98B $13.99B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 69.5x 25.4x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 14.7x 18.2x PRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +11.5% +10.7% PRMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 1.5% 7.2% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 3.6% 36.7% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.2x 1.9x COKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -14.9% +61.2% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr +3.8%/yr +39.0%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 51.1% 37.9% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 59/100 48/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPPRMBCOKE

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

AxisPEPPRMBCOKE
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 70 #12 of 38 81 #8 of 38
Growth 59 #14 of 33 75 #9 of 33 44 #19 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 31 53 #15 of 31 77 #8 of 31
Financial Health 39 #23 of 37 25 #28 of 37 28 #27 of 37
Shareholder Returns 77 #6 of 23 73 #7 of 23 9 #21 of 23
Overall 65 59 48
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPPRMBCOKESPY
1 month +3.8%-1.5%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months -6.6%-18.4%+6.0% +3.9%
6 months -14.6%-2.5%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date -7.0%+17.4%+34.8% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-14.9%+61.2% +12.3%
3 years -16.4%+47.9%+225.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%+14.0%+48.3% +23.3%
5 years -17.4%+20.2%+417.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.8%+3.8%+39.0% +10.9%
10 years +25.2%+46.0%+1,359.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.3%+3.9%+30.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePEPPRMBCOKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%51.1%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%57.4%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.190.87-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.291.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-59.4%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-24.4%-4.7% -1.2%
52-week high $170.49$25.40$216.91 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$14.46$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.

MultiplePEPPRMBCOKE
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 26.1x 69.5xmedian 26.1x 25.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 14.0x 10.4xmedian 14.0x 11.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.1x 19.0xmedian 18.1x 18.1xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x -23.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 2.07 —median 2.07 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 monthsPEPPRMBCOKE
Revenue $98.24B $6.74B $7.69B
Gross profit $53.22B $1.97B $3.01B
Operating income $15.05B $482.70M $997.62M
Net income $10.97B $100.30M $549.96M
Free cash flow $10.47B $366.70M $644.04M
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $0.27 $7.16
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $366.80M $171.69M
Total debt $208.67B $5.16B $2.51B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 365.67M 76.78M
Enterprise value $138.71B $5.52B $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
MetricPEPPRMBCOKE
P/E 16.7x 69.5x 25.0x
P/FCF 17.4x 19.0x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 8.5x 12.3x
P/S 1.9x 1.0x 1.5x
P/B 8.1x 2.3x -23.3x
P/Tangible book 21.4x 102.3x -9.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 10.4x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 24.3x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.7x 1.8x
EV/FCF 21.3x 32.0x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 14.4x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 – 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPPRMBCOKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 11.5% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 3.3% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 40.9% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% 308.5% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% 314.9% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 49.0% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 5.5% 35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 12.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPPRMBCOKE
Gross margin 54.2% 29.2% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 16.8% 16.3%
Operating margin 15.3% 7.2% 13.0%
Pretax margin 14.0% 2.7% 9.7%
Net margin 11.1% 1.5% 7.2%
FCF margin 10.7% 5.4% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 12.1% 12.3%
Return on equity 49.0% 3.4% –
Return on assets 9.8% 0.9% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 3.6% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 5.2% 31.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 8.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPPRMBCOKE
Debt / assets 46.3% 48.5% 56.7%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.7x -5.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.2x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 14.1x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 72.0% 111.3%
Equity / assets 20.1% 28.0% -11.3%
Interest coverage 13.6x 1.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.46 1.07 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPPRMBCOKE
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.4% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 5.8% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusPEPPRMBCOKE
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 18.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $11.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +42.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $9.03BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +24.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +6.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPPRMBCOKE
Held by institutions 79.1% 100.0% 62.2%
Institutions holding 3,415 385 610
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +0.6% +11.9%
Institutions buying 1,501 214 323
Institutions selling 1,515 124 182
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.73 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.

PEPPRMBCOKE
PEP 1.00 0.17 0.28
PRMB 0.17 1.00 0.05
COKE 0.28 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, PRMB and COKE?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $180.95B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $6.98B, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, PRMB and COKE?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 69.5x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primo Brands (PRMB) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 14.7x, 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?

Primo Brands (PRMB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.6%, 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%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -14.9%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +61.2%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +3.8%/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%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 0.02%, 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%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%, 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, PRMB 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, Pepsico (PEP) 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.