Consumer Defensive
PepsiCo, Inc.(PEP)
Live Price
Offline$142.02
+0.30% today
1Y Change
+11.76%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $215.17B
- Revenue Growth
- +2.3%
- EPS Growth
- -13.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.6%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $215.17B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $142.02 and up 11.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.3%, EPS growth of -13.6%, a dividend yield of 3.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.3%, EPS -13.6%, free cash flow +6.7% with operating margin 14.8% and ROIC 13.2%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 24.6 and price/sales 2.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PEP price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+2.3% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+14.8% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
24.6 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 16, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +2.3% and EPS is at -13.6%, with operating margin around 14.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 16, 2026 | โ | -0.4% | -1.7% | -6.1% |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | +0.9% | +2.0% | +2.5% | +0.7% |
2025 Oct 9, 2025 | +1.3% | +3.7% | +5.5% | -2.2% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
PEP Max Drawdown
-17.48%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for PEP and SPY.
Company Overview
PepsiCo, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
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.
- Leadership
- Ramon Luis Laguarta
- IPO Date
- Jun 1, 1972
- Employees
- 319.0k
- Street Address
- 700 Anderson Hill Road
- Mailing
- Purchase, NY, 10577
- Region
- Purchase, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 914 253 2000
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 17.1
- Price/Sales
- 2.3
- Price/Book
- 10.1
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.3%
- EPS
- -13.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- +6.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 54.1%
- Operating Margin
- 14.8%
- Net Margin
- 9.2%
- ROE
- 43.9%
- ROIC
- 13.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.47
- Current Ratio
- 0.90
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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