Beverages · SIC 2080

PEPSICO INC

PEP

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Latest revenue

$19.44B

as of 2026-03-21

Latest net income

$2.33B

as of 2026-03-21

Net margin

12.0%

as of 2026-03-21

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+3.5% / yr 10.2 pts / yr vs S&P 500 18.8% total
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$150.57
1.16%
Market cap
$205.79B
Enterprise value
$248.05B
P/E (trailing)
25.0×
Forward P/E
P/B
9.62×
Dividend yield
3.8%
52-wk high
$171.48
52-wk low
$127.60
Beta
Shares out
1.37B

5-year trend

What this company does

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PepsiCo makes and sells snacks and beverages, including Pepsi sodas, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, and Quaker foods, across roughly 200 countries. Revenue comes from selling these branded products through retailers, restaurants, and direct-store delivery, with Frito-Lay snacks and global beverage concentrate sales driving the bulk of profits. First-quarter results show 8.5% revenue growth to $19.4 billion and a 24% jump in operating profit, signaling a recovery after restructuring charges and weaker prior-year volumes.

Key risks

AI
  • Leverage: $42.6B long-term plus $10.2B short-term debt against just $21.5B equity; net interest expense rose 14% to $301M.
  • Hyperinflationary exposure in Argentina, Egypt and Turkey; FX translation drove $719M comprehensive income swing this quarter.
  • Tariff and geopolitical pressure flagged by management as complicating estimates; cost of sales up 9.9% YoY outpacing some revenue lines.

Profitability

Gross margin

54.1%

0.7%

Operating margin

12.2%

12.7%

Net margin

8.8%

15.9%

Return on equity

40.4%

23.9%

Return on assets

7.7%

20.3%

Leverage

Debt / equity

4.26×

5.5%

Long-term debt / equity

2.07×

0.5%

Debt / assets

81.0%

1.1%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-21

$19.44B+8.5%$2.33B+26.9%12.0%

Q4 2025

2025-12-27

$29.34B+5.6%$2.54B+66.8%8.7%

Q3 2025

2025-09-06

$23.94B+2.7%$2.60B-11.2%10.9%

Q2 2025

2025-06-14

$22.73B+1.0%$1.26B-59.0%5.6%

Q1 2025

2025-03-22

$17.92B-1.8%$1.83B-10.2%10.2%

Q4 2024

2024-12-28

$27.78B$1.52B5.5%

Q3 2024

2024-09-07

$23.32B-0.6%$2.93B-5.2%12.6%

Q2 2024

2024-06-15

$22.50B+0.8%$3.08B+12.2%13.7%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$5.7M

Net activity

−$5.7M

Distinct insiders

2

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-03-04

Eugene Willemsen

CEO, International Beverages

Sale3,798$164.46$624.6K
2026-03-04

Eugene Willemsen

CEO, International Beverages

Sale2,702$164.44$444.3K
2026-03-02

Ramon Laguarta

Chairman and CEO

Sale27,945$167.39$4.7M

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns PEP

Institutional value

$43.45B

Total shares held

286.0M

Distinct holders

743

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC88.8M$13.79BNew
2VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC36.5M$5.66BNew
3Invesco Ltd.12.1M$1.87BNew
4WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN11.4M$1.78BNew
5DEUTSCHE BANK AG\9.0M$1.40BNew
6Legal & General Group Plc8.9M$1.38BNew
7DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP8.0M$1.25BNew
8VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO7.7M$1.20BNew
9STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP6.3M$984.8MNew
10Swiss National Bank4.0M$623.1MNew
11Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.3.3M$504.9MNew
12California Public Employees Retirement System3.2M$503.3MNew
13National Pension Service3.2M$501.7MNew
14PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.3.2M$500.1MNew
15Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC3.0M$472.2MNew
16FEDERATED HERMES, INC.2.9M$454.5MNew
17VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd2.8M$428.1MNew
18Fiera Capital Corp2.7M$421.7MNew
19LPL Financial LLC2.5M$387.9MNew
20RHUMBLINE ADVISERS2.5M$383.8MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

AI
  1. 1

    Operating cash flow was just $41M versus a $973M outflow last year—what's driving the persistent Q1 working capital drag, particularly the $1.85B AP decline?

  2. 2

    Short-term debt jumped from $6.9B to $10.2B in 12 weeks while you issued $3B long-term debt—is leverage funding dividends given $1.97B paid?

  3. 3

    Operating profit grew 24% on only 8.5% revenue growth—how much came from pricing versus volume, and is this margin expansion sustainable?