Coca-Cola (KO) Competitors $72.01 +0.40 (+0.55%) Closing price 05/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.07 +0.06 (+0.09%) As of 05/16/2025 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 KO vs. PEP, MNST, COKE, FIZZ, DEO, KDP, ABEV, STZ, BF.B, and COCOShould you be buying Coca-Cola stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Coca-Cola include PepsiCo (PEP), Monster Beverage (MNST), Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE), National Beverage (FIZZ), Diageo (DEO), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Ambev (ABEV), Constellation Brands (STZ), Brown-Forman (BF.B), and Vita Coco (COCO). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector. Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo Monster Beverage Coca-Cola Consolidated National Beverage Diageo Keurig Dr Pepper Ambev Constellation Brands Brown-Forman Vita Coco Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) 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 community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, KO or PEP? Coca-Cola has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PepsiCo has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is KO or PEP more profitable? Coca-Cola has a net margin of 22.59% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 10.43%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 58.87% beat Coca-Cola's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Coca-Cola22.59% 45.37% 12.24% PepsiCo 10.43%58.87%11.28% Is KO or PEP a better dividend stock? Coca-Cola pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Coca-Cola pays out 81.6% 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 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. Coca-Cola has raised its dividend for 64 consecutive years and PepsiCo has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to KO or PEP? In the previous week, PepsiCo had 1 more articles in the media than Coca-Cola. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for PepsiCo and 67 mentions for Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat PepsiCo's score of 0.93 indicating that Coca-Cola is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Coca-Cola 41 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PepsiCo 43 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, KO or PEP? Coca-Cola has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PepsiCo. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coca-Cola, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCoca-Cola$46.89B6.61$10.63B$2.5028.80PepsiCo$91.52B1.98$9.58B$6.8019.41 Does the MarketBeat Community favor KO or PEP? Coca-Cola received 96 more outperform votes than PepsiCo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.28% of users gave Coca-Cola an outperform vote while only 67.15% of users gave PepsiCo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCoca-ColaOutperform Votes121668.28% Underperform Votes56531.72% PepsiCoOutperform Votes112067.15% Underperform Votes54832.85% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KO or PEP? 70.3% of Coca-Cola shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Coca-Cola shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend KO or PEP? Coca-Cola presently has a consensus price target of $75.59, suggesting a potential upside of 4.97%. PepsiCo has a consensus price target of $160.69, suggesting a potential upside of 21.75%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Coca-Cola.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Coca-Cola 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05PepsiCo 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16 SummaryCoca-Cola beats PepsiCo on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Coca-Cola News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 KO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCoca-ColaBeverages IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$309.93B$54.36B$17.50B$19.68BDividend Yield2.96%2.66%3.06%3.88%P/E Ratio29.1517.7916.8035.47Price / Sales6.6121.324.3735.54Price / Cash22.2921.9616.3917.51Price / Book11.775.096.214.78Net Income$10.63B$2.72B$740.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.96%-2.37%2.13%3.50%1 Month Performance-1.35%-1.55%5.44%10.72%1 Year Performance14.24%-17.27%-3.19%5.37% Coca-Cola Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KOCoca-Cola4.164 of 5 stars$72.01+0.6%$75.59+5.0%+13.7%$309.93B$46.89B29.1582,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionPEPPepsiCo4.3879 of 5 stars$131.40+0.7%$160.69+22.3%-27.9%$179.79B$91.52B18.87315,000Trending NewsMNSTMonster Beverage3.5835 of 5 stars$60.75-0.4%$60.17-1.0%+16.2%$59.10B$7.45B38.854,090Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCOKECoca-Cola Consolidated0.7827 of 5 stars$1,176.86+2.1%N/A+26.1%$10.26B$6.89B16.8517,000News CoverageFIZZNational Beverage0.9966 of 5 stars$43.84+0.7%$41.00-6.5%-5.4%$4.09B$1.19B21.951,580Positive NewsDEODiageo2.793 of 5 stars$114.89-0.4%$129.00+12.3%-19.5%$63.82B$20.21B16.7528,600News CoveragePositive NewsKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.6769 of 5 stars$33.36-0.6%$39.33+17.9%-0.9%$45.21B$15.52B20.1728,000Trending NewsABEVAmbev1.4509 of 5 stars$2.51-1.0%$2.70+7.8%+7.1%$39.47B$89.45B13.9252,000Dividend CutSTZConstellation Brands4.0049 of 5 stars$188.63-0.8%$225.74+19.7%-23.4%$33.54B$10.21B50.6410,000Trending NewsInsider TradeGap UpBF.BBrown-Forman1.8717 of 5 stars$35.16+1.4%$43.06+22.5%-25.8%$16.58B$4.05B16.555,200COCOVita Coco1.3204 of 5 stars$32.74-1.7%$35.38+8.0%+35.6%$1.86B$535.24M33.12280 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PepsiCo Alternatives Monster Beverage Alternatives Coca-Cola Consolidated Alternatives National Beverage Alternatives Diageo Alternatives Keurig Dr Pepper Alternatives Ambev Alternatives Constellation Brands Alternatives Brown-Forman Alternatives Vita Coco 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 (NYSE:KO) was last updated on 5/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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