⚡ Asset Showdown Engine

KO vs PEP

Head-to-head financial comparison for Coca-Cola Co (KO) and PepsiCo Inc (PEP).

🏆 Showdown Verdict

KO leads PEP in 10 of 17 key financial metrics.

KO: 10 wins · PEP: 7 wins
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · Beverages

KO

Coca-Cola Co
$88.43
+0.48%
Pre-market
52-Week Range 85.0% of High
Low: $65.35 High: $92.49
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Profitability Winner Higher Operating & Net Margins
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Income Winner Higher Dividend Yield
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Performance Winner Higher Historical Returns
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Scale Leader Larger Market Cap
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET · Beverages

PEP

PepsiCo Inc
$88.43
+0.48%
🌅 Pre-market
🌅 Pre-Market: $88.39 (-0.04%)
52-Week Range 85.0% of High
Low: $65.35 High: $92.49
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Profitability Winner Higher Operating & Net Margins
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Income Winner Higher Dividend Yield
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Performance Winner Higher Historical Returns
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Scale Leader Larger Market Cap
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET · Beverages

PEP

PepsiCo Inc
$140.50
+0.54%
🌅 Pre-market
🌅 Pre-Market: $140.70 (+0.13%)
52-Week Range 17.9% of High
Low: $133.73 High: $171.48
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Valuation Winner Lower P/E & Multiples

Normalized % Return Comparison

Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)

KO (Coca-Cola Co) +31.75%
PEP (PepsiCo Inc) -1.77%
KO leads by +33.52%
-12.5%+1.5%+15.5%+29.5%+43.5% Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26Jun '26Sep '26

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.

Financial Metric KO PEP Showdown Advantage
Valuation & Multiples
Price Current market price per share / unit $88.43 $140.50
Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity $379.66B $191.79B 👑 KO Larger
P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) 26.26x 18.23x 👑 PEP Cheaper
Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple 25.76x 15.96x 👑 PEP Lower
PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) 3.36 3.26 👑 PEP Lower
Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue 7.50x 1.97x 👑 PEP Lower
Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share 10.01x 9.05x 👑 PEP Lower
Profitability & Margins
Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold 61.89% 54.17% 👑 KO Higher
Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue 30.35% 14.53% 👑 KO Higher
Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue 28.56% 10.78% 👑 KO Higher
Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity 42.99% 50.20% 👑 PEP Higher
Historical Performance & Growth
Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate +6.74% +6.40% 👑 KO Higher
1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days -0.10% +0.20% 👑 PEP Higher
6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days +12.24% -13.14% 👑 KO Higher
1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks +31.75% -1.77% 👑 KO Higher
5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years +80.73% +4.09% 👑 KO Higher
Dividends & Risk
Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price 3.14% 2.99% 👑 KO Higher
Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) 0.30 0.33
52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year $65.35 – $92.49 $133.73 – $171.48