PEP vs TAP Stock Comparison

Pepsico 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
7 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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 7, Molson Coors Beverage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.60B $8.67B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x -3.3x –
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% PEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -17.8% PEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% -12.5% PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -3.2x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.28% 4.77% TAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -11.9% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr -1.7%/yr TAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 29.7% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 39/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

PEPTAP

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

AxisPEPTAP
Valuation 67 #6 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Growth 73 #4 of 12 0 #12 of 12
Profitability 80 #3 of 11 40 #7 of 11
Financial Health 25 #13 of 17 44 #10 of 17
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall 61 39
  • PEP 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

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

Risk

MeasurePEPTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.18-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $170.49$54.38 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$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.

MultiplePEPTAP
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 30.2x -3.3xmedian 30.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 15.0x -8.1xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 17.8x 6.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 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 monthsPEPTAP
Revenue $98.24B $12.93B
Gross profit $53.22B $4.10B
Operating income $15.05B -$2.52B
Net income $10.97B -$2.34B
Free cash flow $10.47B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $-12.29
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $2.13B
Total debt $208.67B $7.71B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 187.70M
Enterprise value $142.55B $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
MetricPEPTAP
P/E 17.0x -3.3x
P/FCF 17.6x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 4.4x
P/S 1.9x 0.7x
P/B 8.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 21.7x -5.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x -8.1x
EV/EBIT 15.0x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 21.5x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% -256.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -94.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% -318.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -307.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -338.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -307.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 38.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 5.7%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPTAP
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.

ConsensusPEPTAP
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $4.43FY2026
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
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPTAP
Held by institutions 79.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,414 617
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +12.2%
Institutions buying 1,500 340
Institutions selling 1,515 196
Buyers to sellers 0.99 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.

PEPTAP
PEP 1.00 0.53
TAP 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP and TAP?

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

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Do PEP and TAP move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.53, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, PEP 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 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.