Pepsico (PEP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Pepsico (PEP) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.27% for Q1 2026, down 219.0% year-over-year from 13.67% in Q1 2025, and up 5.01% quarter-over-quarter from 15.49% in Q4 2025.

Pepsico (PEP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pepsico (PEP) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.27% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.27%, down 219.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.27% (down 219.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.27%, down 256.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 16.27% in Q1 2026 per PEP's latest filing, from 15.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.12% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 13.29% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 17.24% and a median of 17.3% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 603 bps in 2022, then sank 783 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 17.3% in 2022, then rose by 1 bps to 17.48% in 2023, then increased by 8 bps to 18.83% in 2024, then slipped by 18 bps to 15.49% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 16.27% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PEP's Return on Capital Employed at 16.27% in Q1 2026, 15.49% in Q4 2025, and 13.69% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Coca Cola 341.39 Bn 332.40 Bn 7.85 Bn 17.61%
2 Pepsico 194.25 Bn 183.58 Bn 10.73 Bn 16.27%
3 Monster Beverage 89.38 Bn 86.39 Bn 1.29 Bn 7.92%
4 Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv 87.89 Bn 86.38 Bn 1.89 Bn -
5 Keurig Dr Pepper 41.86 Bn 27.96 Bn 2.10 Bn 6.50%
6 Coca-Cola Consolidated 10.27 Bn 10.04 Bn 727.08 Mn 31.87%
7 Primo Brands 8.82 Bn 8.54 Bn 464.90 Mn 4.48%
8 Celsius Holdings 7.92 Bn 7.37 Bn 378.07 Mn 5.58%
9 Vita Coco Company 4.80 Bn 4.59 Bn 71.81 Mn 27.54%
10 National Beverage 3.40 Bn 3.09 Bn 99.60 Mn 36.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 21, 2026 16.27%
Dec 27, 2025 15.49%
Sep 6, 2025 13.69%
Jun 14, 2025 15.63%
Mar 22, 2025 18.46%
Dec 28, 2024 18.83%
Sep 7, 2024 17.67%
Jun 15, 2024 18.16%
Mar 23, 2024 17.24%
Dec 30, 2023 17.48%
Sep 9, 2023 17.03%
Jun 17, 2023 16.12%
Mar 25, 2023 13.29%
Dec 31, 2022 17.30%
Sep 3, 2022 19.46%
Jun 11, 2022 19.85%
Mar 19, 2022 21.12%
Dec 25, 2021 16.76%
Sep 4, 2021 16.87%
Jun 12, 2021 16.54%