Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ: KDP) is a beverage company that operates across the refreshment beverage and coffee categories. The company develops, manufactures, distributes and markets a broad portfolio of soft drinks, flavored beverages, juices, water and mixers, as well as single-serve coffee products and brewing systems.

Its beverage portfolio includes brands such as Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, 7UP, A&W, Snapple, Mott’s, Bai and CORE Hydration. In coffee, Keurig Dr Pepper offers Keurig brewing systems, pods and related products under brands including Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and The Original Donut Shop. The company serves consumers through retail stores, e-commerce, foodservice and other distribution channels.

Keurig Dr Pepper was formed in 2018 through the merger of Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Its operations are concentrated primarily in the United States, with additional business in Canada, Mexico and other international markets. Tim Cofer serves as the company’s chief executive officer, while former CEO Bob Gamgort became executive chairman in 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.39 to $32.06
• 50-Day Range: $29.18 to $32.88
• 52-Week Range: $24.88 to $33.82
• Volume: 7.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $42.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.90
• Dividend Yield: 2.91%
• Price Target: $34.94
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Keurig Dr Pepper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Keurig Dr Pepper scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 174 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Keurig Dr Pepper has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus price target of $34.94, representing about 10.6% upside from its current price of $31.58.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Keurig Dr Pepper has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Keurig Dr Pepper are expected to grow by 9.57% in the coming year, from $2.30 to $2.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 14.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 14.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Keurig Dr Pepper has a PEG Ratio of 1.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Keurig Dr Pepper has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.58% of the float of Keurig Dr Pepper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Keurig Dr Pepper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.49.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Keurig Dr Pepper has recently increased by 12.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Keurig Dr Pepper pays a meaningful dividend of 2.93%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Keurig Dr Pepper has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 92.93%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Keurig Dr Pepper will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.51% next year. This indicates that Keurig Dr Pepper will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Keurig Dr Pepper has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Keurig Dr Pepper this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 27 people have searched for KDP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

17 people have added Keurig Dr Pepper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 467% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Keurig Dr Pepper insiders have sold 180.22% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $250,247.00 in company stock and sold $701,250.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.34% of the stock of Keurig Dr Pepper is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.99% of the stock of Keurig Dr Pepper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/10 Dividend: 6/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend: 6/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• 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:KDP
• CIK: 1418135
• Web: www.keurigdrpepper.com
• Phone: (800) 527-7096
• Fax: 972-673-7980
• Employees: 30,600
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Keurig Dr Pepper: $34.94
• High Price Target: $42.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.58
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.73
• P/E Growth: 1.48
• Net Income: $2.08 billion
• Net Margins: 7.10%
• Pretax Margin: 9.81%
• Return on Equity: 10.80%
• Return on Assets: 4.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.59
• Cash Flow: $2.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.03
• Book Value: $18.78 per share
• Price / Book: 1.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,360,830,000
• Free Float: 1,356,199,000
• Market Cap: $42.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.40