PepsiCo (PEP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) is a global food and beverage company whose portfolio includes Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Quaker, Tostitos, Fritos, and SodaStream. Its products span carbonated soft drinks, sports and energy beverages, bottled water, juices, convenient foods, snacks, and other packaged food offerings.

The company sells products through retail stores, restaurants, food-service providers, e-commerce platforms, and other distribution channels. PepsiCo serves consumers in North America and international markets across Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Its operations include both company-owned businesses and partnerships, licensing arrangements, and distribution relationships.

PepsiCo was formed in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. The company is headquartered in Purchase, New York, and has expanded its portfolio through organic development and acquisitions over its history. Ramon Laguarta has served as PepsiCo’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2018.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $135.52 to $135.52
• 50-Day Range: $123.73 to $144.67
• 52-Week Range: $123.47 to $171.48
• Volume: 64,290 shs
• Average Volume: 8.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $182.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.03
• Dividend Yield: 4.42%
• Price Target: $143.28
• Consensus Rating: Hold

PepsiCo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PepsiCo scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 166 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

PepsiCo has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for PepsiCo is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PepsiCo has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.98%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PepsiCo are expected to grow by 2.98% in the coming year, from $8.39 to $8.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PepsiCo is 16.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PepsiCo is 16.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PepsiCo has a PEG Ratio of 4.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PepsiCo has a P/B Ratio of 8.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.02% of the float of PepsiCo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PepsiCo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PepsiCo has recently increased by 18.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

PepsiCo is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

PepsiCo has been increasing its dividend for 54 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PepsiCo is 74.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PepsiCo will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.52% next year. This indicates that PepsiCo will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

PepsiCo has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 67 news articles for PepsiCo this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

127 people have searched for PEP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 3% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

61 people have added PepsiCo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 118% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $19,632,489.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0109% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PepsiCo insiders have bought 484.29% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $23,686,389.00 in company stock and sold $4,053,900.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.12% of the stock of PepsiCo is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.07% of the stock of PepsiCo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PEP
• CIK: 77476
• Web: www.pepsico.com
• Phone: (914) 253-2000
• Fax: 914-253-2070
• Employees: 306,000
• Year Founded: 1965

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PepsiCo: $143.28
• High Price Target: $176.00
• Low Price Target: $126.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.96
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.81
• P/E Growth: 4.06
• Net Income: $8.24 billion
• Net Margins: 11.09%
• Pretax Margin: 13.97%
• Return on Equity: 53.08%
• Return on Assets: 10.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.90
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $93.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.92
• Cash Flow: $10.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.09
• Book Value: $15.03 per share
• Price / Book: 8.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,362,740,000
• Free Float: 1,361,106,000
• Market Cap: $180.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.35