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KDP vs. PEP, KO, BUD, DEO, ABEV, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, and WVVI

Should 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), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), and Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.

Keurig Dr Pepper vs. Its Competitors

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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

PepsiCo has higher revenue and earnings than Keurig Dr Pepper. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keurig Dr Pepper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PepsiCo$91.85B2.03$9.58B$6.8020.01
Keurig Dr Pepper$15.35B2.98$1.44B$1.1030.59

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 79 more articles in the media than Keurig Dr Pepper. MarketBeat recorded 98 mentions for PepsiCo and 19 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper. Keurig Dr Pepper's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat PepsiCo's score of 1.17 indicating that Keurig Dr Pepper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PepsiCo
75 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Keurig Dr Pepper
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

PepsiCo has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

PepsiCo presently has a consensus price target of $158.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.48%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus price target of $39.92, suggesting a potential upside of 18.64%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.16
Keurig Dr Pepper
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

PepsiCo has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Keurig Dr Pepper's net margin of 9.69%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 58.28% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PepsiCo10.24% 58.28% 11.02%
Keurig Dr Pepper 9.69%10.86%5.03%

PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. PepsiCo pays out 83.7% 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 83.6% 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.

73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Keurig Dr Pepper beats PepsiCo on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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KDP vs. The Competition

MetricKeurig Dr PepperBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$45.70B$44.18B$16.17B$9.04B
Dividend Yield2.73%1.93%3.13%4.03%
P/E Ratio30.5917.6920.0320.14
Price / Sales2.982.9646.09137.14
Price / Cash12.4323.7214.6258.41
Price / Book1.8811.436.165.60
Net Income$1.44B$1.40B$680.31M$248.43M
7 Day Performance0.64%-0.96%1.09%5.15%
1 Month Performance2.12%2.17%1.03%7.62%
1 Year Performance5.32%27.04%7.11%21.56%

Keurig Dr Pepper Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper
4.5872 of 5 stars
$33.65
flat
$39.92
+18.6%
+5.3%$45.70B$15.35B30.5929,400Positive News
PEP
PepsiCo
4.8665 of 5 stars
$132.04
+0.8%
$159.75
+21.0%
-16.9%$181.04B$91.85B19.42319,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
KO
CocaCola
4.4019 of 5 stars
$70.77
+0.6%
$76.27
+7.8%
+10.9%$304.61B$47.06B28.3169,700Positive News
BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
2.0239 of 5 stars
$68.72
+0.3%
$71.50
+4.0%
+14.3%$123.50B$59.77B19.92143,885
DEO
Diageo
3.4113 of 5 stars
$100.89
+0.4%
$129.00
+27.9%
-17.4%$56.13B$20.27B14.7328,600Positive News
ABEV
Ambev
2.7681 of 5 stars
$2.41
+2.1%
$2.60
+7.9%
+15.6%$37.98B$16.59B15.0652,000Gap Down
CCU
Compania Cervecerias Unidas
1.1868 of 5 stars
$12.92
+0.2%
$9.70
-24.9%
+11.1%$2.39B$2.98T13.749,638High Trading Volume
COCO
Vita Coco
1.6067 of 5 stars
$36.10
+2.4%
$35.88
-0.6%
+30.1%$2.05B$516.01M35.74280News Coverage
Insider Trade
WEST
Westrock Coffee
2.2659 of 5 stars
$5.73
-3.7%
$10.40
+81.5%
-34.7%$542.29M$850.73M-6.301,408
BRCC
BRC
1.8936 of 5 stars
$1.32
-0.4%
$2.88
+118.6%
-73.1%$280.38M$391.49M-14.61840
WVVI
Willamette Valley Vineyards
0.2686 of 5 stars
$5.55
+3.2%
N/A+42.1%$27.53M$39.78M-10.88270News Coverage
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:KDP) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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