Free Trial

PepsiCo (PEP) Competitors

PepsiCo logo
$144.12 +1.46 (+1.03%)
As of 12:59 PM Eastern
This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

PEP vs. CELH, GOOGL, KDP, MNST, TSLA, KO, PG, SAM, STZ, and TAP

Should you be buying PepsiCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PepsiCo include Celsius (CELH), Alphabet (GOOGL), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Monster Beverage (MNST), Tesla (TSLA), CocaCola (KO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Boston Beer (SAM), Constellation Brands (STZ), and Molson Coors Beverage (TAP).

PepsiCo vs. Its Competitors

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

PepsiCo currently has a consensus target price of $158.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.16%. Celsius has a consensus target price of $61.95, indicating a potential upside of 6.76%. Given PepsiCo's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Celsius.

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
Celsius
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

PepsiCo has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

PepsiCo has a net margin of 8.23% compared to Celsius' net margin of 7.91%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 57.81% beat Celsius' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PepsiCo8.23% 57.81% 10.63%
Celsius 7.91%36.88%10.24%

73.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 36 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for PepsiCo and 46 mentions for Celsius. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Celsius' score of 0.67 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PepsiCo
62 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Celsius
19 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PepsiCo$91.85B2.15$9.58B$5.4926.24
Celsius$1.36B11.04$145.07M$0.37156.82

Summary

PepsiCo beats Celsius on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get PepsiCo News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
By 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PEP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

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.
Skip Chart

PEP vs. The Competition

MetricPepsiCoBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$197.40B$43.42B$16.18B$10.13B
Dividend Yield3.98%2.77%3.02%4.57%
P/E Ratio26.2617.5818.2426.28
Price / Sales2.152.8256.10119.20
Price / Cash13.0322.3914.8959.95
Price / Book10.8710.426.156.26
Net Income$9.58B$1.40B$679.99M$270.61M
7 Day Performance-1.94%-0.80%4.12%3.90%
1 Month Performance-0.58%-3.94%5.28%8.21%
1 Year Performance-18.06%16.43%7.27%28.14%

PepsiCo Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PEP
PepsiCo
4.3189 of 5 stars
$144.10
+1.0%
$158.67
+10.1%
-19.8%$197.18B$91.85B26.23319,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CELH
Celsius
3.6399 of 5 stars
$54.76
-6.2%
$61.42
+12.2%
+73.0%$14.09B$1.36B147.681,073Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
GOOGL
Alphabet
3.3343 of 5 stars
$234.57
-0.1%
$221.44
-5.6%
+60.9%$2.84T$350.02B24.97183,323Trending News
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Downgrade
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper
4.6707 of 5 stars
$27.62
-3.6%
$38.38
+39.0%
-26.2%$37.45B$15.35B24.6129,400Positive News
MNST
Monster Beverage
3.469 of 5 stars
$62.78
+0.5%
$65.10
+3.7%
+24.8%$61.26B$7.49B38.976,558Positive News
TSLA
Tesla
4.168 of 5 stars
$346.06
-1.4%
$303.00
-12.4%
+53.8%$1.12T$97.69B200.35125,665Trending News
Insider Trade
KO
CocaCola
4.6255 of 5 stars
$67.35
-0.9%
$77.21
+14.6%
-5.2%$289.71B$47.06B23.8769,700Positive News
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.5753 of 5 stars
$158.89
-0.7%
$175.12
+10.2%
-11.4%$371.24B$84.28B24.37109,000Positive News
SAM
Boston Beer
4.2366 of 5 stars
$223.53
-1.5%
$258.09
+15.5%
-18.8%$2.49B$2.14B31.442,537Positive News
STZ
Constellation Brands
4.5886 of 5 stars
$145.54
-1.9%
$194.36
+33.5%
-42.7%$25.63B$10.96B-60.8210,600Analyst Downgrade
TAP
Molson Coors Beverage
4.3434 of 5 stars
$49.84
-1.1%
$58.12
+16.6%
-10.4%$9.83B$13.73B9.8116,800Positive News

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NASDAQ:PEP) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners