Live Earnings Conference Call: PepsiCo will host a live Q3 2025 earnings call on October 9, 2025 at 8:15AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to PepsiCo's Q3 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. PepsiCo (PEP) Competitors $138.84 -1.95 (-1.39%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$139.05 +0.21 (+0.15%) As of 10/8/2025 08:00 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 PEP vs. CELH, KDP, MNST, TSLA, HSY, KO, PG, SAM, STZ, and TAPShould you be buying PepsiCo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PepsiCo include Celsius (CELH), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Monster Beverage (MNST), Tesla (TSLA), Hershey (HSY), CocaCola (KO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Boston Beer (SAM), Constellation Brands (STZ), and Molson Coors Beverage (TAP). PepsiCo vs. Its Competitors Celsius Keurig Dr Pepper Monster Beverage Tesla Hershey CocaCola Procter & Gamble Boston Beer Constellation Brands Molson Coors Beverage Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Do analysts recommend CELH or PEP? Celsius currently has a consensus price target of $63.15, suggesting a potential upside of 0.38%. PepsiCo has a consensus price target of $158.13, suggesting a potential upside of 13.89%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Celsius.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Celsius 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75PepsiCo 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.10 Which has higher earnings & valuation, CELH or PEP? 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 RatioCelsius$1.36B11.97$145.07M$0.37170.03PepsiCo$91.85B2.07$9.58B$5.4925.29 Which has more risk and volatility, CELH or PEP? Celsius has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PepsiCo has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CELH or PEP? 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CELH or PEP? In the previous week, PepsiCo had 87 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 116 mentions for PepsiCo and 29 mentions for Celsius. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Celsius' score of 0.84 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Celsius 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PepsiCo 70 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CELH or PEP more profitable? 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 Celsius7.91% 36.88% 10.24% PepsiCo 8.23%57.81%10.63% SummaryPepsiCo 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. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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 Export to ExcelMetricPepsiCoBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$192.75B$42.54B$15.79B$10.55BDividend Yield4.04%2.75%3.22%4.75%P/E Ratio25.2916.2917.7927.60Price / Sales2.072.3648.09224.03Price / Cash12.8222.1614.5161.55Price / Book10.4810.967.076.76Net Income$9.58B$1.40B$680.75M$275.88M7 Day Performance-2.44%-0.08%-0.09%2.81%1 Month Performance-2.98%0.00%-0.12%9.24%1 Year Performance-19.53%12.52%-0.49%35.42% PepsiCo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEPPepsiCo4.6606 of 5 stars$138.84-1.4%$158.13+13.9%-18.5%$192.75B$91.85B25.29319,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCELHCelsius3.3486 of 5 stars$59.40+1.2%$62.40+5.0%+118.9%$15.30B$1.36B160.321,073Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.657 of 5 stars$25.33-2.0%$35.14+38.8%-29.3%$34.46B$15.35B22.6529,400Analyst ForecastMNSTMonster Beverage3.5896 of 5 stars$67.150.0%$65.19-2.9%+38.9%$65.56B$7.49B41.706,558Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTSLATesla4.0262 of 5 stars$450.00+4.7%$344.40-23.5%+79.4%$1.49T$97.69B259.65125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHSYHershey3.6677 of 5 stars$194.68-0.2%$174.05-10.6%+4.2%$39.53B$11.30B25.9020,030Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKOCocaCola4.7995 of 5 stars$65.95-1.1%$76.93+16.7%-4.4%$283.82B$47.06B23.3969,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPGProcter & Gamble4.6533 of 5 stars$150.91-0.9%$173.11+14.7%-10.4%$353.53B$84.28B23.20109,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSAMBoston Beer3.8737 of 5 stars$219.24-3.3%$250.18+14.1%-18.9%$2.44B$2.05B30.892,537Analyst DowngradeGap DownSTZConstellation Brands4.7552 of 5 stars$140.54-1.2%$188.96+34.5%-40.8%$24.74B$10.06B-58.7210,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTAPMolson Coors Beverage4.4022 of 5 stars$45.93-1.0%$56.88+23.8%-15.5%$9.08B$11.28B9.0616,800Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Celsius Alternatives Keurig Dr Pepper Alternatives Monster Beverage Alternatives Tesla Alternatives Hershey Alternatives CocaCola Alternatives Procter & Gamble Alternatives Boston Beer Alternatives Constellation Brands Alternatives Molson Coors Beverage 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:PEP) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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