Procter & Gamble (PG) Competitors $150.50 -0.26 (-0.17%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$150.54 +0.04 (+0.03%) As of 07:59 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 PG vs. PEP, TSLA, BRK.B, CHD, CL, CLX, KMB, KO, TGT, and WMTShould you be buying Procter & Gamble stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Procter & Gamble include PepsiCo (PEP), Tesla (TSLA), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Church & Dwight (CHD), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Clorox (CLX), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), CocaCola (KO), Target (TGT), and Walmart (WMT). Procter & Gamble vs. Its Competitors PepsiCo Tesla Berkshire Hathaway Church & Dwight Colgate-Palmolive Clorox Kimberly-Clark CocaCola Target Walmart PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, PEP or PG? PepsiCo has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Procter & Gamble has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PEP or PG? In the previous week, Procter & Gamble had 5 more articles in the media than PepsiCo. MarketBeat recorded 94 mentions for Procter & Gamble and 89 mentions for PepsiCo. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Procter & Gamble's score of 1.08 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PepsiCo 69 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Procter & Gamble 69 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PEP or PG more profitable? Procter & Gamble has a net margin of 18.95% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 8.23%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 57.81% beat Procter & Gamble's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PepsiCo8.23% 57.81% 10.63% Procter & Gamble 18.95%32.56%13.49% Which has better valuation & earnings, PEP or PG? Procter & Gamble has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PepsiCo. Procter & Gamble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PepsiCo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPepsiCo$91.85B2.08$9.58B$5.4925.40Procter & Gamble$84.28B4.19$15.97B$6.5123.12 Is PEP or PG a better dividend stock? PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Procter & Gamble pays an annual dividend of $4.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. PepsiCo pays out 103.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Procter & Gamble pays out 65.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PepsiCo has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Procter & Gamble has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer PEP or PG? PepsiCo currently has a consensus price target of $158.73, indicating a potential upside of 13.83%. Procter & Gamble has a consensus price target of $175.88, indicating a potential upside of 16.87%. Given Procter & Gamble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Procter & Gamble 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) 2.16Procter & Gamble 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PEP or PG? 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of Procter & Gamble shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Procter & Gamble shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryProcter & Gamble beats PepsiCo on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Procter & Gamble News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PG 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 PG 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 PG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProcter & GambleCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$353.46B$31.67B$15.84B$20.69BDividend Yield2.80%2.68%3.20%3.67%P/E Ratio23.1217.3114.3025.82Price / Sales4.191.8045.7364.14Price / Cash18.0116.2414.5123.31Price / Book6.756.865.644.40Net Income$15.97B$1.23B$693.36M$995.90M7 Day Performance-3.95%-2.22%-3.07%-0.85%1 Month Performance-6.36%-2.69%-3.12%0.39%1 Year Performance-10.49%4.20%1.62%16.86% Procter & Gamble Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGProcter & Gamble4.8622 of 5 stars$150.50-0.2%$175.88+16.9%-11.3%$353.46B$84.28B23.12108,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportPEPPepsiCo4.5423 of 5 stars$139.33-0.2%$158.73+13.9%-21.6%$191.12B$91.85B25.43319,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionTSLATesla4.3453 of 5 stars$306.95-0.7%$303.31-1.2%+48.9%$989.25B$97.69B177.28125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBRK.BBerkshire Hathaway0.6069 of 5 stars$464.07+1.1%$575.00+23.9%+7.2%$1.00T$371.43B12.36392,400Trending NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.7808 of 5 stars$91.93+0.5%$103.94+13.1%-7.1%$22.65B$6.07B43.385,750Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCLColgate-Palmolive4.7697 of 5 stars$83.330.0%$98.92+18.7%-18.9%$67.63B$20.00B23.4434,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCLXClorox4.6836 of 5 stars$124.08-0.1%$143.36+15.5%-13.8%$15.29B$7.10B19.038,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseKMBKimberly-Clark4.2287 of 5 stars$132.40-0.6%$142.70+7.8%-5.0%$43.97B$19.75B17.5544,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastKOCocaCola4.8852 of 5 stars$68.930.0%$77.21+12.0%-0.5%$296.93B$47.06B24.4769,700Positive NewsTGTTarget4.8236 of 5 stars$100.83+1.0%$115.65+14.7%-28.4%$45.87B$106.57B11.09440,000WMTWalmart4.5198 of 5 stars$99.65+0.1%$106.67+7.0%+45.3%$795.02B$680.99B42.572,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PEP Competitors TSLA Competitors BRK.B Competitors CHD Competitors CL Competitors CLX Competitors KMB Competitors KO Competitors TGT Competitors WMT Competitors 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:PG) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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