Pepsico (PEP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pepsico (PEP) reported Operating Margin of 16.53% for Q1 2026, up 211.0% year-over-year from 5.31% in Q1 2025, and up 36.32% quarter-over-quarter from 12.12% in Q4 2025.
Pepsico (PEP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pepsico (PEP) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 16.53% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 16.53%, up 211.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.71% (down 123.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.24%, down 179.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin grew to 16.53% in Q1 2026 per PEP's latest filing, from 12.12% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 32.51% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 2.91% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 14.04% and a median of 14.89% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin jumped 1691 bps in 2022, then plunged 1778 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 2.91% in 2022, then surged by 108 bps to 6.04% in 2023, then jumped by 34 bps to 8.1% in 2024, then surged by 50 bps to 12.12% in 2025, then soared by 36 bps to 16.53% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PEP's Operating Margin at 16.53% in Q1 2026, 12.12% in Q4 2025, and 14.91% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 341.39 Bn | 332.40 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 34.95% |
| 2 | Pepsico | 194.25 Bn | 183.58 Bn | 10.73 Bn | 16.53% |
| 3 | Monster Beverage | 89.38 Bn | 86.39 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 31.02% |
| 4 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 87.89 Bn | 86.38 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 12.73% |
| 5 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 41.86 Bn | 27.96 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 19.01% |
| 6 | Coca-Cola Consolidated | 10.27 Bn | 10.04 Bn | 727.08 Mn | 12.86% |
| 7 | Primo Brands | 8.82 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 464.90 Mn | 8.49% |
| 8 | Celsius Holdings | 7.92 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 378.07 Mn | 17.76% |
| 9 | Vita Coco Company | 4.80 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 71.81 Mn | 18.68% |
| 10 | National Beverage | 3.40 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 99.60 Mn | 19.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | 16.53% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 12.12% |
| Sep 6, 2025 | 14.91% |
| Jun 14, 2025 | 7.87% |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 14.41% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 8.10% |
| Sep 7, 2024 | 16.60% |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 17.99% |
| Mar 23, 2024 | 14.89% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.04% |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 17.12% |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 16.39% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 14.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.91% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 15.26% |
| Jun 11, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Mar 19, 2022 | 32.51% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 10.15% |
| Sep 4, 2021 | 15.65% |
| Jun 12, 2021 | 16.28% |