PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)
PepsiCo, Inc.
Scored against other Consumer Defensive stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
PepsiCo reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- It turns sales into profit more efficiently than most other everyday-goods companies.
- Worth watching
- Its price has been falling, trading below its recent averages.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 22 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About PepsiCo, Inc.
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through six segments: PepsiCo Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; International Beverages Franchise; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America Foods; and Asia Pacific Foods…
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
- Employees
- 306,000
- Headquarters
- Purchase, NY
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 16.5 — lower than 69% of Consumer Defensive peers
P/B 8.0 — lower than 38% of Consumer Defensive peers
P/S 1.8 — lower than 56% of Consumer Defensive peers
EV/EBITDA 11.5 — lower than 67% of Consumer Defensive peers
EV/Revenue 2.2 — lower than 56% of Consumer Defensive peers
PEG 1.4 — lower than 71% of Consumer Defensive peers
FCF yield 5.0% — higher than 72% of Consumer Defensive peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 54.3% — higher than 72% of Consumer Defensive peers
Operating margin 16.9% — higher than 50% of Consumer Defensive peers
Net margin 11.1% — higher than 61% of Consumer Defensive peers
ROE 52.2% — higher than 88% of Consumer Defensive peers
ROA 9.0% — higher than 61% of Consumer Defensive peers
Free cash flow is 83% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 2.3 — lower than 19% of Consumer Defensive peers
Current ratio 0.94 — higher than 39% of Consumer Defensive peers
Quick ratio 0.72 — higher than 89% of Consumer Defensive peers
Cash/debt 0.22 — higher than 72% of Consumer Defensive peers
Debt/EBITDA 2.71 — lower than 44% of Consumer Defensive peers
Growth
Revenue growth 5.6% YoY — higher than 56% of Consumer Defensive peers
Earnings growth 17.4% YoY — higher than 63% of Consumer Defensive peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 73.0% — typical for Consumer Defensive peers
Net insider buying, +1.3% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -13.6% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.2% of shares outstanding
1.9% of float sold short
Momentum
Below its 50- & 200-day averages
17% of the way from its 52-week low to high