PepsiCo
PEPNASDAQConsumer Defensive
Price
as of May 20, 2026
- Open
- $150.30
- High
- $152.57
- Low
- $148.97
- Vol
- 7.45M
Price · last 3 months
Source: yfinance. Snapshot pinned to as-of date.
Price / Earnings
P/E23.6×
Price paid per dollar of trailing earnings.
Price / Book
P/B10.1×
Share price against net book value of equity.
Enterprise Value / EBITDA
EV/EBITDA15.8×
Whole-company value over operating cash earnings.
Dividend Yield
TTM3.94%
Trailing annual payout as a share of price.
Market Capitalization
Mkt cap$205.55B
Total equity value at the current share price.
Quality
Quality assessment
Last reviewed May 19, 2026
View full read →Dual-engine brand portfolio plus direct-store delivery — a CPG moat with no real second.
CapitalCapital AllocationDividend aristocrat — 53 consecutive years; modest buyback, bolt-on M&A.Open deep-dive →Disciplined buybacks, rare buy-or-build M&A, sustainable dividend at 3.9% yield.
EarningsEarnings Quality & DurabilityRecurring CPG demand, low one-offs; staples cash flow through every cycle.Open deep-dive →ROIC consistently above WACC since FY10; operating income stable through three macro cycles.
Balance SheetBalance Sheet StrengthAA-equivalent issuer; $40B net debt at 2.6x operating income, smooth maturity ladder.Open deep-dive →AA-equivalent rating, $40B net debt manageable against $13.5B FY25 operating income.
RiskRisk ProfileGLP-1 demand overhang, EM FX translation drag, EU antitrust scrutiny on bottling.Open deep-dive →GLP-1 demand drag, EM FX overhang, and EU antitrust scrutiny are the live risks.
Recent changes
Last 3 months
May 2026
May 8PEP Q1 FY26 earnings: management reaffirmed full-year organic revenue growth of 4–6% and held EPS guide flat — first un-cut guide since FY24.
NotableApril 2026
Apr 25Atlas upgrades PEP moat to Excellent after FY25 disclosures cement Frito-Lay's ~60% U.S. salty-snack share and DSD network density.
NotableMarch 2026
Mar 15Atlas lifts risk profile to Adequate as GLP-1 volume drag fails to appear in FY25 snack prints and EM FX stabilizes.
Notable- Mar 1
PEP raises quarterly dividend from $1.30 to $1.40 — 54th consecutive annual increase, lifting forward yield to ~3.8%.
Notable
About
PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, simply granola, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
- CEO
- Ramon Luis Laguarta
- Employees
- 319K
- Dividend (last)
- $1.42
- HQ
- Purchase, NY
- IPO
- Jun 1, 1972
Peers
Sector cohort · price + mcap as of snapshot
KO
The Coca-Cola Company
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
MNST
Monster Beverage Corporation
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
KOF
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.