PEP vs TAP vs OTLY Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Molson Coors Beverage and Oatly Group AB Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.46 +5.3% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$183.58B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
OTLY Oatly Group AB
$11.69 -1.3% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$355.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$925.00M
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 6, Molson Coors Beverage 2, Oatly Group AB 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPTAPOTLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.58B $7.43B $355.25M PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -3.2x -2.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 9.0x — TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -2.6% +11.7% OTLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -17.8% -13.8% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% -12.5% -13.2% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -3.2x -108.3x OTLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -11.9% -25.3% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr -1.7%/yr -46.2%/yr TAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 29.7% 61.1% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 53/100 34/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPTAPOTLY

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

AxisPEPTAPOTLY
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 84 #7 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Growth 59 #14 of 33 6 #31 of 33 81 #7 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 31 33 #21 of 31 27 #23 of 31
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 41 #23 of 38 5 #36 of 38
Shareholder Returns 77 #6 of 23 100 #1 of 23 –
Overall 64 53 34
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • OTLY ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEPTAPOTLYSPY
1 month +5.3%+11.3%-1.3% -0.8%
3 months -3.1%-2.7%-18.3% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%-6.0%-3.4% +7.0%
Year to date -5.6%-14.3%+9.4% +12.2%
1 year -10.6%-11.9%-25.3% +13.0%
3 years -15.1%-29.5%+28.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%-11.0%+8.7% +23.1%
5 years -15.7%-8.3%-95.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.4%-1.7%-46.2% +11.0%
10 years +26.5%-62.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%-9.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePEPTAPOTLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%29.7%61.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%32.0%59.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.18-0.261.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.40-0.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-49.1%-97.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-26.4%-26.5% -1.8%
52-week high $170.49$54.38$15.90 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$35.96$8.03 $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.

MultiplePEPTAPOTLY
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 26.6x -3.3xmedian 26.6x -2.8xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 14.2x -8.1xmedian 14.2x -191.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 18.3x 6.5xmedian 18.3x -16.7xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x -14.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 2.09 0.01median 2.09 -0.09median 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 monthsPEPTAPOTLY
Revenue $98.24B $12.93B $925.00M
Gross profit $53.22B $4.10B $304.81M
Operating income $15.05B -$2.52B -$55.68M
Net income $10.97B -$2.34B -$128.10M
Free cash flow $10.47B $1.33B -$21.88M
R&D – – $19.09M
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $-12.29 $-4.20
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $2.13B $44.65M
Total debt $208.67B $7.71B $1.55B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 187.70M 30.38M
Enterprise value $141.34B $3.08B $133.19M

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
MetricPEPTAPOTLY
P/E 17.0x -3.3x -2.8x
P/FCF 17.6x 6.5x -16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 4.4x -35.5x
P/S 1.9x 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 8.2x 0.8x -14.9x
P/Tangible book 21.7x -5.7x -14.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x -8.1x -191.9x
EV/EBIT 15.0x -5.7x -15.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 21.5x 10.7x -38.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 7.2x -81.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 0.01 -0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPTAPOTLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -2.6% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -1.0% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% -6.2% 20.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 1.7% 41.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% -256.4% 65.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -94.9% 47.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -318.2% 34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -307.5% 31.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -338.3% 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -307.3% 32.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 20.3% 76.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 4.6% 65.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 38.0% -452.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 5.7% 43.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPTAPOTLY
Gross margin 54.2% 31.7% 33.0%
EBITDA margin 19.1% -13.6% -0.5%
Operating margin 15.3% -19.5% -6.0%
Pretax margin 14.0% -21.3% -13.5%
Net margin 11.1% -17.8% -13.8%
FCF margin 10.7% 10.3% -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 15.3% -1.1%
Return on equity 49.0% -22.9% –
Return on assets 9.8% -10.1% -34.2%
Return on invested capital 16.1% -12.5% -13.2%
Return on capital employed 19.4% -13.9% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPTAPOTLY
Debt / assets 46.3% 31.6% 69.6%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.7x -21.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -3.2x -108.3x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 5.8x -23.7x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 57.7% 103.3%
Equity / assets 20.1% 42.3% -3.3%
Interest coverage 13.6x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.48 0.87 -1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPTAPOTLY
Dividend yield 4.3% 4.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 6.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 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.

ConsensusPEPTAPOTLY
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $4.43FY2026 $-2.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 -18.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +3.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $10.74BFY2026 $917.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -1.1% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPTAPOTLY
Held by institutions 79.1% 100.0% 13.3%
Institutions holding 3,414 617 63
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +12.2% +15.7%
Institutions buying 1,500 340 31
Institutions selling 1,515 196 10
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.73 3.10

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.

PEPTAPOTLY
PEP 1.00 0.53 0.12
TAP 0.53 1.00 0.08
OTLY 0.12 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, TAP and OTLY?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $183.58B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.43B, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) $355.25M.

Which company is growing faster?

Oatly Group AB (OTLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pepsico (PEP) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -13.8%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pepsico (PEP) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -10.6%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -25.3%. Over five years, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.4%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -46.2%/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%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.7%, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) 61.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.