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PepsiCo is not only drinks: roughly half the business is Frito-Lay snacks, and they supply most of the profit.
Unlike Coca-Cola, the company owns both manufacturing and a large part of bottling and distribution. That makes it capital-intensive but gives control of the shelf: its own representatives stock stores directly, an advantage in impulse categories.
The snack business — Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and others — grows more steadily than beverages and carries higher margins. Drinks include Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, water and partner brands. That combination leaves the company less dependent on a single category than a pure beverage maker.
The main drivers are price and volume: in recent years revenue grew largely on price, and whether volume holds has become the key question. A separate storyline is weight-loss medication and its possible effect on snack consumption — an effect still debated rather than measured. PepsiCo is a dividend aristocrat with a long record of increases.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 31 May 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) is a company in the Consumer defensive sector; its shares trade on Nasdaq.
The price of PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) on November 2, 2026 is 138.43 $, +0.79 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 123.47 $ and 171.48 $; the price now sits 31 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by −15.07 %. The P/E ratio is 18.06, which is below the sector median (22.58). Market capitalization is 188.73 billion $, rank 2 among 14 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
PepsiCo, Inc. trades on Nasdaq under the ticker PEP. The company belongs to the Consumer defensive sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks PEP has traded between 123.47 $ and 171.48 $. As of 2 November 2026 the price stood 10.23 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year PEP shares fell 15.07 %; over six months they fell 18.94 %. Volatility over 90 days is 22.11 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 2 November 2026.
PEP trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.1, below the sector median of 22.6. Price to sales is 1.9, above the sector median of 0.8. Price to book is 8.5, above the sector median of 2.0. Calculated from reports for the period ending 31 May 2026.
PepsiCo, Inc. reported revenue of 96.9B $ and net income of 10.5B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 10.78 %. Revenue changed by +5.62 % year over year. Earnings per share are 7.63 $. Market capitalisation is 188.7B $.
PEP has a return on equity of 47.29 %, above the sector median of 6.34 %. Return on assets is 9.32 %, above the sector median of 2.28 %. Operating margin is 14.82 %, above the sector median of 3.54 %.
PepsiCo, Inc. pays dividends quarterly: 5.81 $ per share over the past twelve months, a yield of 4.20 %. The latest payment was 1.48 $, with an ex-dividend date of 4 September 2026. The company has raised its payout for 16 years in a row.
