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PepsiCo PEP

US equityMarket cap rank #87Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
$128.77
−$1.41 (-1.08%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $130.20 +0.02%
Open$131.02
Prev close$130.18
Day range$128.52 – $131.19
Volume5.42M
Market cap$175.76B
P/E (TTM)16.9
Dividend yield4.46%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

PEP at a glance

Shares of PepsiCo are down 1.08% at $128.77. The company is worth $175.76B, number 87 out of 300 on our list.

It is close to the bottom of its 52-week range ($127.98 to $166.41), 22.6% under the high. Holders are behind 5.8% over twelve months, and down 8.5% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($137.13) and 200-day ($145.13) moving averages; RSI is 33, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 17% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $24.18B, up 6.4% from a year earlier, with $3.00B of net profit (a 10.8% margin).

Valuation works out to 16.9 times trailing earnings, 35% below its five-year average of 26.2. The median for its industry group is 29.1.

16 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $159.07, sits 23.5% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

PepsiCo: the business

PepsiCo sells Pepsi, Gatorade and Mountain Dew drinks and Frito-Lay, Quaker and Doritos snacks.

What tends to move it. Snack volume trends, pricing and activist pressure to restructure its business are the main topics.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.1%
1 week
-4.1%
1 month
-10.0%
3 months
-8.5%
6 months
-12.7%
Year to date
-7.5%
1 year
-5.8%
Day range
$128.52$131.19
52-week range
$127.98$166.41

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

0 bullish · 6 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-5.3%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-6.1%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-11.3%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)33.0Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-2.09Bearish
Bollinger band position-4%Neutral

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$128.76 / $128.78
Average price today$129.78
Volume5.42MAvg (90d) 8.54M
Turnover$703.34M
Turnover rate0.40%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.78vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.05%
Market cap$175.76B
Float market cap$175.36B
Shares outstanding1.36B
EPS (TTM)$6.00
P/E (TTM)16.88
P/B7.95
Book value / share$16.19
Earnings yield0.47%
Dividend (TTM)$5.75 / shareYield 4.46%
Net profit (TTM)$8.19B
Net assets$22.10B
30-day volatility17.0%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.61%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-21.7%-22.2% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How PEP ranks on BeStock

Market value#87 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#106 of 283
Dividend yield#20 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#233 of 300
Dollar volume today#52 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$24.18B+6.4% YoY
Operating profit$4.02B+10.2% YoY
Net profit$3.00B+134.9% YoY
Diluted EPS$2.18+137.0% YoY
Free cash flow$1.51B+41.3% YoY
Operating cash flow$2.32B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$23.3BSep '24$27.8BDec '24$17.9BMar '25$22.7BJun '25$23.9BSep '25$29.3BDec '25$19.4BMar '26$24.2BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$2.9BSep '24$1.5BDec '24$1.8BMar '25$1.3BJun '25$2.6BSep '25$2.6BDec '25$2.3BMar '26$3.0BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin54.0%
Operating margin15.0%
Net margin10.8%
Return on equity51.6%
Return on assets9.6%
Return on invested capital15.6%
Current ratio0.93
Liabilities / assets80.1%
Cash & investments$10.72B
Total debt$53.21B
Net cash (debt)-$42.50B
Free cash flow / sales9.6%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA)$7.24B 30.0%
  • PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA)$6.37B 26.3%
  • Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)$4.98B 20.6%
  • Latin America Foods (LatAm Foods)$2.94B 12.2%
  • International Beverages Franchise (IB Franchise)$1.52B 6.3%
  • Asia Pacific Foods$1.12B 4.6%
Average move on report day±3.2%last 15 reports
Closed higher10 of 1567% of the time
Best reaction+7.5%
Worst reaction-4.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

+1.9%2024/Q3-4.5%2024/Q4-4.9%2025/Q1+7.5%2025/Q2+4.2%2025/Q3+4.9%2025/Q4+2.3%2026/Q1-3.3%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings17.8x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 0th percentile, 5-year average 26.2x

#1367 of 2978 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book8.4x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 0th percentile, 5-year average 12.1x

#4753 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales1.9x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 0th percentile, 5-year average 2.5x

#2377 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

16x25x33x42xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$169.00
Price vs. fair value-23.8%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyLow

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts16
Average target$159.07+23.5% vs. price
  • Buy 38%
  • Hold 63%
Low $140.00Now $128.77Avg $159.07High $183.00

Latest rating actions

  • 2 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesHOLD · PT $152.00
  • 28 Aug 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $145.00
  • 21 Aug 2026Piper SandlerBUY · PT $176.00
  • 21 Jul 2026BarclaysHOLD · PT $142.00
  • 20 Jul 2026RBC CapitalHOLD · PT $161.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership80.4%+0.00 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding3,892-10 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)7 buys / 3 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.56% of floatDays to cover 3.2 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share13.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

8%17%26%35%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$1.60M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)4.46%
Last dividend$1.48Ex-date 4 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$1.48
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.5920183.7920194.0220204.2520214.5320224.9520235.3320245.622025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 6.6% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • BofA Securities Maintains PepsiCo(PEP.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $152Market news · 2 Sep 2026
  • TD Cowen Maintains PepsiCo(PEP.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $145Market news · 28 Aug 2026
  • Piper Sandler Maintains PepsiCo(PEP.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $176Market news · 21 Aug 2026
  • Barclays Maintains PepsiCo(PEP.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $142Market news · 21 Jul 2026
  • RBC Capital Maintains PepsiCo(PEP.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $161Market news · 20 Jul 2026
  • Barclays Maintains PepsiCo(PEP.US) With Hold Rating, Cuts Target Price to $138Market news · 13 Jul 2026

PEP stock: common questions

What is PEP's latest share price?

$128.77 is the latest print for PEP, a move of -1.08% against yesterday's close of $130.18. Today's low and high so far: $128.52 and $131.19.

How big is PepsiCo?

Equity value comes to $175.76B at the current price. By that measure it is number 87 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is PepsiCo valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 16.9 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $6.00). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 26.2, and today's level ranks in the 0th percentile of its own history.

Where does PEP sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $127.98 and the ceiling $166.41. Shares are 22.6% away from that ceiling.

Does PEP send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 4.46% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 4, 2026.

What is the analyst view on PepsiCo?

Of 16 analysts, 38% say buy, 63% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $159.07, with the most cautious at $140.00 and the most optimistic at $183.00.

What does PepsiCo do?

PepsiCo sells Pepsi, Gatorade and Mountain Dew drinks and Frito-Lay, Quaker and Doritos snacks.

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