PepsiCo is a global beverage and snack maker from the US. Its well-known brands include Pepsi, Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade and Quaker. The products are sold in a great many countries; a large share of revenue comes from North America. As of Oct 11, 2026
PepsiCo makes beverages and snacks and sells them in a great many countries and territories. Its brands include Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Mountain Dew and Quaker. The business is divided into snacks and beverages for North America, an international beverages business and regions such as Europe with the Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia. Beverage concentrates go to authorized and independent bottlers, which pass finished beverages on to retailers. The goods reach stores through direct store delivery, customer warehouses and distributor networks and are also sold online directly to consumers. Customers are wholesalers, food service, supermarkets, drugstores and discounters, with Walmart accounting for a high share of revenue.
Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Feb 3, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026
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PepsiCo · Sector Consumer Staples · amounts in USD
Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Feb 3, 2026.
Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.
Fiscal year to Dec 27, 2025
54.1% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 57 of 100: higher than 57% of 153 peers (All). medium.
Rank 55 of 100: higher than 55% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: 52.2%
Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.
12.2% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 192 peers (All). medium.
Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: 14.2%
Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.
8.8% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 36 of 100: higher than 36% of 237 peers (All). medium.
Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: 9.6%
Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.
40.4% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 83 of 100: higher than 83% of 218 peers (All). strong.
Rank 79 of 100: higher than 79% of 7 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Consumer Staples: 25.8%
Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.
7.7% Fiscal year 2025 (total assets at year end)
Rank 61 of 100: higher than 61% of 238 peers (All). medium.
Rank 25 of 100: higher than 25% of 10 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Consumer Staples: 11.4%
Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.
19.0% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 24 of 100: higher than 24% of 239 peers (All). weak.
Rank 35 of 100: higher than 35% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: 28.9%
Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.
8.2% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 36 of 100: higher than 36% of 213 peers (All). medium.
Rank 35 of 100: higher than 35% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: 9.7%
Free cash flow divided by revenue.
7.7B USD Fiscal year 2025
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.
+2.8% per year
Rank 25 of 100: higher than 25% of 230 peers (All). weak.
Rank 35 of 100: higher than 35% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: +4.0%
Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.
+5.9% per year
Rank 24 of 100: higher than 24% of 217 peers (All). weak.
Rank 55 of 100: higher than 55% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: +5.5%
Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.
+4.1% per year
Rank 31 of 100: higher than 31% of 157 peers (All). weak.
Rank 83 of 100: higher than 83% of 9 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Consumer Staples: +2.9%
Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.
−2.2% per year
Rank 21 of 100: higher than 21% of 157 peers (All). weak.
Rank 5 of 100: higher than 5% of 10 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Consumer Staples: +8.3%
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
+3.2% per year
Rank 17 of 100: higher than 17% of 146 peers (All). weak.
Rank 35 of 100: higher than 35% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: +5.4%
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
+5.0% per year
Rank 28 of 100: higher than 28% of 140 peers (All). weak.
Rank 28 of 100: higher than 28% of 9 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Consumer Staples: +5.6%
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
94% Fiscal year 2025
Dividend per share divided by earnings per share.
+6.9% per year
Rank 34 of 100: higher than 34% of 118 peers (All). medium.
Rank 72 of 100: higher than 72% of 9 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Consumer Staples: +5.5%
Growth of the dividend per share per year.
1.0x Fiscal year 2025
Free cash flow per share divided by dividend per share. From 1x the dividend is covered.
6 of 9 Fiscal year 2025
Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 134 peers (All). medium.
Rank 35 of 100: higher than 35% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: 6.5 of 9
Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.
2.27 at fiscal year end
Rank 9 of 100: lower than 9% of 199 peers (All). weak.
Rank 19 of 100: lower than 19% of 8 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Consumer Staples: 0.80
Long-term financial debt divided by equity.
0.85 at fiscal year end
Rank 13 of 100: higher than 13% of 215 peers (All). weak.
Rank 55 of 100: higher than 55% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: 0.84
Current assets divided by current liabilities.
−1.4% in 5 years
Rank 48 of 100: lower than 48% of 199 peers (All). medium.
Rank 35 of 100: lower than 35% of 10 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Consumer Staples: −5.8%
Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.
Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.
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Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.
Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.
Fiscal year 2025 (Dec 29, 2024 – Dec 27, 2025): Revenue 93.9B USD · Net income 8.2B USD · Net margin 8.8%
Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.
Of 100 USD of revenue, 54.1 USD gross profit, 12.2 USD operating income and 8.8 USD net income remained.
| Item | Amount | of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 93.9B USD | 100.0% |
| Gross profit | 50.9B USD | 54.1% |
| Cost of revenue | 43.1B USD | 45.9% |
| Operating income | 11.5B USD | 12.2% |
| Research & development | 839.0M USD | 0.9% |
| Other operating expenses | 38.5B USD | 41.0% |
| Net income | 8.2B USD | 8.8% |
| Interest expense | 1.1B USD | 1.2% |
| Taxes | 1.9B USD | 2.1% |
| Other | 188.0M USD | 0.2% |
Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.
The operating margin fell in 5 years from 14.3% to 12.2%.
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on equity fell in 5 years from 52.9% to 40.4%.
Return on equityReturn on assetsThe equity ratio rose in 5 years from 14.5% to 19.0%.
EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.The current ratio fell in 5 years from 0.98 to 0.85.
Current ratioFree cash flow rose in 5 years from 6.4B USD to 7.7B USD.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USDThe share count fell in 5 years by 1.4% (mostly through share repurchases).
Diluted share countFrom annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.
The dividend per share rose in 5 years from 4.02 USD to 5.62 USD.
Dividend per share USD per share Per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; obvious filing errors are hidden.The payout ratio rose in 5 years from 78.6% to 93.7%.
Payout ratio (earnings)Payout ratio (free cash flow)Over 5 years, 38.1B USD went back to shareholders, 12% of it through share repurchases. That is 108% of the free cash flow of those years.
Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in USDDividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users. Log in
PepsiCo next to 8 stocks of the sector Consumer Staples we cover that are closest in revenue. Click a column header to sort the table.
| Symbol | Revenue (FY) | Growth 5 yrs | Gross margin | Op. margin | Net margin | ROE | Equity ratio | FCF margin | Piotroski |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST Costco | 303.2B USD | +9.1% | 12.8% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 25.8% | 40.2% | 3.1% | 7/9 |
| TGT Target Corporation | 104.8B USD | +2.3% | 27.9% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 22.9% | 27.2% | 2.7% | 5/9 |
| PEP PepsiCo this stock | 93.9B USD | +5.9% | 54.1% | 12.2% | 8.8% | 40.4% | 19.0% | 8.2% | 6/9 |
| PG Procter & Gamble | 87.0B USD | +2.7% | 50.2% | 22.7% | 18.4% | 29.5% | 42.9% | 17.4% | 6/9 |
| KO Coca-Cola Company (The) | 47.9B USD | +7.7% | 61.6% | 28.7% | 27.3% | 40.7% | 30.7% | 11.0% | 7/9 |
| PM Philip Morris International | 40.6B USD | +7.2% | 67.1% | 36.6% | 27.9% | – | −14.4% | 26.2% | 8/9 |
| MDLZ Mondelez International | 38.5B USD | +7.7% | 28.4% | 9.2% | 6.4% | 9.5% | 36.1% | 8.4% | 5/9 |
| MO Altria | 23.3B USD | −2.3% | 62.5% | 42.5% | 29.8% | – | −10.0% | 39.0% | 7/9 |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive | 20.4B USD | +4.4% | 60.1% | 16.2% | 10.5% | – | 0.3% | 17.8% | 6/9 |
| Median of the sector 10 symbols | 67.5B USD | +5.5% | 52.2% | 14.2% | 9.6% | 25.8% | 28.9% | 9.7% | 6.5/9 |
Growth 5 yrs = revenue growth per year over 5 fiscal years · Op. margin = operating margin · ROE = return on equity · FCF = free cash flow · Piotroski = F-Score (only with all 9 criteria).
Figures of the last fiscal year from SEC annual reports (peers as of Oct 28, 2026). Median across all companies of the sector we cover (from 5 stocks; several share classes of one company count once). Signed-in users also see P/E, P/S and dividend yield in the comparison. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median Sector medianThe middle value of all companies in a sector: half are above it, half below. Unlike the average, single outliers hardly distort it.Example: Margins 4%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 60% → median 10%, average 18.8%.More in the Academy: Lesson putting the P/E in context of all 34 symbols in the Consumer Staples sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).
+5.9% per year, last 5 years
Sector Consumer Staples: median +4.7% (31 symbols)
What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 5.9% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+4.7%).
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
+3.0% per year, last 5 years
Sector Consumer Staples: median −2.1% (28 symbols)
per share: +3.2% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)
What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 3.0% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (−2.1%).
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
8.8% last fiscal year
Sector Consumer Staples: median 6.6% (33 symbols)
What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 8.77 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (6.6%). Five years ago the margin was 10.1%.
Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.
1.91 latest balance sheet
Sector Consumer Staples: median 0.70 (29 symbols)
What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 1.91 USD of financial debt – more than twice as much as the median company in the sector (0.70). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.
Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.
94% Dividend / earnings per share
Sector Consumer Staples: median 71% (24 symbols)
What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.94 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. Little buffer remains for weaker years. Median company in the sector: 71%.
Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.
10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit
What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.
Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).
| Year | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 27, 2025 | 93.9B | 8.2B | 8.8% | 6.00 | 5.62 | 94% |
| 2024 | Dec 28, 2024 | 91.9B | 9.6B | 10.4% | 6.95 | 5.33 | 77% |
| 2023 | Dec 30, 2023 | 91.5B | 9.1B | 9.9% | 6.56 | 4.95 | 75% |
| 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 86.4B | 8.9B | 10.3% | 6.42 | 4.53 | 70% |
| 2021 | Dec 25, 2021 | 79.5B | 7.6B | 9.6% | 5.49 | 4.25 | 77% |
| 2020 | Dec 26, 2020 | 70.4B | 7.1B | 10.1% | 5.12 | 4.02 | 79% |
| 2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | 67.2B | 7.3B | 10.9% | 5.20 | 3.79 | 73% |
| 2018 | Dec 29, 2018 | 64.7B | 12.5B | 19.4% | 8.78 | 3.59 | 41% |
| 2017 | Dec 30, 2017 | 63.5B | 4.9B | 7.6% | 3.38 | 3.17 | 94% |
| 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 62.8B | 6.3B | 10.1% | 4.36 | 2.96 | 68% |
| Quarter | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3/26 | Sep 5, 2026 | 25.3B | 3.0B | 12.1% | 2.23 | 1.48 | 66% |
| Q2/26 | Jun 13, 2026 | 24.2B | 3.0B | 12.3% | 2.18 | 1.48 | 68% |
| Q1/26 | Mar 21, 2026 | 19.4B | 2.3B | 12.0% | 1.70 | 1.42 | 84% |
| Q3/25 | Sep 6, 2025 | 23.9B | 2.6B | 10.9% | 1.90 | 1.42 | 75% |
| Q2/25 | Jun 14, 2025 | 22.7B | 1.3B | 5.6% | 0.92 | 1.42 | 155% |
| Q1/25 | Mar 22, 2025 | 17.9B | 1.8B | 10.2% | 1.33 | 1.36 | 102% |
| Q3/24 | Sep 7, 2024 | 23.3B | 2.9B | 12.6% | 2.13 | 1.36 | 64% |
| Q2/24 | Jun 15, 2024 | 22.5B | 3.1B | 13.7% | 2.23 | 1.36 | 61% |
| Q1/24 | Mar 23, 2024 | 18.3B | 2.0B | 11.2% | 1.48 | 1.27 | 85% |
| Q3/23 | Sep 9, 2023 | 23.5B | 3.1B | 13.2% | 2.24 | 1.27 | 56% |
| Q2/23 | Jun 17, 2023 | 22.3B | 2.7B | 12.3% | 1.99 | 1.27 | 64% |
| Q1/23 | Mar 25, 2023 | 17.8B | 1.9B | 10.8% | 1.40 | 1.15 | 82% |
* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.
How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.
| Period | Purchases | Sales | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | $23.7M1 person | $4.1M1 person | +$19.6M |
| 6 months | $23.7M1 person | $4.5M2 people | +$19.2M |
| 12 months | $23.7M1 person | $10.2M3 people | +$13.5M |
Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.
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