Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Competitors $28.03 +0.31 (+1.12%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.81 -0.22 (-0.78%) As of 10/17/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KDP vs. PEP, KO, BUD, DEO, ABEV, COCO, CCU, WEST, BRCC, and BLNEShould you be buying Keurig Dr Pepper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Keurig Dr Pepper include PepsiCo (PEP), CocaCola (KO), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD), Diageo (DEO), Ambev (ABEV), Vita Coco (COCO), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), and Beeline (BLNE). Keurig Dr Pepper vs. Its Competitors PepsiCo CocaCola Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Diageo Ambev Vita Coco Compania Cervecerias Unidas Westrock Coffee BRC Beeline PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is PEP or KDP a better dividend stock? PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. PepsiCo pays out 108.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 82.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PepsiCo has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Keurig Dr Pepper has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. PepsiCo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is PEP or KDP more profitable? Keurig Dr Pepper has a net margin of 9.75% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 7.82%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 57.58% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PepsiCo7.82% 57.58% 10.43% Keurig Dr Pepper 9.75%11.05%5.09% Which has better valuation & earnings, PEP or KDP? PepsiCo has higher revenue and earnings than Keurig Dr Pepper. Keurig Dr Pepper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PepsiCo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPepsiCo$91.85B2.29$9.58B$5.2629.22Keurig Dr Pepper$15.35B2.48$1.44B$1.1225.03 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PEP or KDP? 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, PEP or KDP? PepsiCo has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer PEP or KDP? PepsiCo currently has a consensus target price of $156.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.49%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.87%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Keurig Dr Pepper is more favorable than PepsiCo.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PepsiCo 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24Keurig Dr Pepper 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Does the media prefer PEP or KDP? In the previous week, PepsiCo had 70 more articles in the media than Keurig Dr Pepper. MarketBeat recorded 95 mentions for PepsiCo and 25 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Keurig Dr Pepper's score of 1.16 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PepsiCo 69 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Keurig Dr Pepper 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPepsiCo beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Keurig Dr Pepper News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KDP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KDP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKeurig Dr PepperBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$38.08B$44.50B$16.41B$10.56BDividend Yield3.28%2.63%3.20%4.81%P/E Ratio25.0318.7917.7327.12Price / Sales2.482.9047.58132.79Price / Cash10.3622.6814.6460.81Price / Book1.5711.147.226.52Net Income$1.44B$1.47B$680.68M$276.93M7 Day Performance8.56%3.40%2.04%1.93%1 Month Performance3.05%0.90%0.01%2.19%1 Year Performance-24.12%12.34%-0.87%34.99% Keurig Dr Pepper Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.6707 of 5 stars$28.03+1.1%$35.00+24.9%-23.2%$38.08B$15.35B25.0329,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPEPPepsiCo4.3068 of 5 stars$139.70-1.6%$158.13+13.2%-12.0%$191.26B$91.85B25.45319,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastKOCocaCola4.82 of 5 stars$66.09-0.8%$76.93+16.4%-2.0%$284.43B$47.06B23.4469,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV3.3121 of 5 stars$58.52-1.7%$71.00+21.3%-5.0%$114.27B$58.52B16.44143,885DEODiageo3.9304 of 5 stars$94.36-2.0%$119.00+26.1%-29.2%$52.50B$20.25B13.7829,860Short Interest ↓ABEVAmbev2.1988 of 5 stars$2.19+0.9%$2.35+7.3%-1.7%$34.51B$16.59B13.6942,167COCOVita Coco2.2704 of 5 stars$42.91+0.9%$39.75-7.4%+41.3%$2.44B$559.88M40.10280Insider TradeCCUCompania Cervecerias Unidas1.0451 of 5 stars$11.70+0.6%$10.00-14.5%+12.2%$2.16B$3.08B13.769,638WESTWestrock Coffee2.3653 of 5 stars$4.69-3.5%$10.00+113.2%-30.0%$444.19M$850.73M-4.991,408BRCCBRC1.9162 of 5 stars$1.51-3.8%$2.88+90.4%-58.8%$374.83M$391.49M-10.07840BLNEBeeline0.957 of 5 stars$3.68+0.3%N/AN/A$72.28M$3.77M-0.1091Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PepsiCo Alternatives CocaCola Alternatives Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Alternatives Diageo Alternatives Ambev Alternatives Vita Coco Alternatives Compania Cervecerias Unidas Alternatives Westrock Coffee Alternatives BRC Alternatives Beeline Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KDP) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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