PEP vs PRMB vs KO Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Primo Brands and Coca Cola 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
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.18 +3.8% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$395.27B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPEPPRMBKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.95B $6.98B $395.27B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 69.5x 27.0x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 14.7x 28.1x PRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +11.5% +7.1% PRMB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 1.5% — PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 3.6% — PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.2x — PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -14.9% +30.1% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr +3.8%/yr +10.2%/yr KO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 51.1% 19.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 59/100 52/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPPRMBKO

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

AxisPEPPRMBKO
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 70 #12 of 38 19 #31 of 38
Growth 59 #14 of 33 75 #9 of 33 50 #17 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 31 53 #15 of 31 73 #9 of 31
Financial Health 39 #23 of 37 25 #28 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Shareholder Returns 77 #6 of 23 73 #7 of 23 55 #11 of 23
Overall 65 59 52
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPPRMBKOSPY
1 month +3.8%-1.5%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -6.6%-18.4%+3.2% +3.9%
6 months -14.6%-2.5%+16.4% +8.2%
Year to date -7.0%+17.4%+30.4% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-14.9%+30.1% +12.3%
3 years -16.4%+47.9%+65.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%+14.0%+18.2% +23.3%
5 years -17.4%+20.2%+62.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.8%+3.8%+10.2% +10.9%
10 years +25.2%+46.0%+116.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.3%+3.9%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePEPPRMBKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%51.1%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%57.4%17.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.190.87-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.291.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-59.4%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-24.4%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $170.49$25.40$95.34 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$14.46$67.54 $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.

MultiplePEPPRMBKO
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 26.1x 69.5xmedian 26.1x 26.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 7.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 14.0x 10.4xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.1x 19.0xmedian 18.1x 25.9xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 9.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 2.07 —median 2.07 2.45median 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 monthsPEPPRMBKO
Revenue $98.24B $6.74B $51.05B
Gross profit $53.22B $1.97B $31.82B
Operating income $15.05B $482.70M $15.34B
Net income $10.97B $100.30M $14.78B
Free cash flow $10.47B $366.70M –
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $0.27 $3.39
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $366.80M $13.45B
Total debt $208.67B $5.16B $73.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 365.67M 4.31B
Enterprise value $138.71B $5.52B $358.28B

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
MetricPEPPRMBKO
P/E 16.7x 69.5x 26.8x
P/FCF 17.4x 19.0x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 8.5x 24.2x
P/S 1.9x 1.0x 7.7x
P/B 8.1x 2.3x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 21.4x 102.3x 14.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 10.4x –
EV/EBIT 14.8x 24.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.7x 7.4x
EV/FCF 21.3x 32.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 14.4x 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 – 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPPRMBKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 11.5% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 3.3% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 40.9% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% 308.5% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% 314.9% 12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 49.0% 113.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 5.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPPRMBKO
Gross margin 54.2% 29.2% –
EBITDA margin 19.1% 16.8% –
Operating margin 15.3% 7.2% –
Pretax margin 14.0% 2.7% –
Net margin 11.1% 1.5% –
FCF margin 10.7% 5.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 12.1% 31.8%
Return on equity 49.0% 3.4% 38.0%
Return on assets 9.8% 0.9% 13.7%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 3.6% –
Return on capital employed 19.4% 5.2% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 8.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPPRMBKO
Debt / assets 46.3% 48.5% –
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.2x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 14.1x –
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 72.0% –
Equity / assets 20.1% 28.0% 36.6%
Interest coverage 13.6x 1.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.46 1.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPPRMBKO
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.4% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 5.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusPEPPRMBKO
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +5.3% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +6.6% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPPRMBKO
Held by institutions 79.1% 100.0% 75.2%
Institutions holding 3,415 385 3,642
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +0.6% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,501 214 1,807
Institutions selling 1,515 124 1,359
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.73 1.33

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.

PEPPRMBKO
PEP 1.00 0.17 0.60
PRMB 0.17 1.00 0.06
KO 0.60 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, PRMB and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $180.95B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $6.98B, Coca Cola (KO) $395.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, PRMB and KO?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 69.5x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primo Brands (PRMB) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.5x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 14.7x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.1x). 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 (KO) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -12.5%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -14.9%, Coca Cola (KO) +30.1%. Over five years, Coca Cola (KO) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.8%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +3.8%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.2%/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 (KO) 0.00%. Pepsico (PEP) and Coca Cola (KO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEP, PRMB and KO?

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.