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PEP
PepsiCo Inc.
Consumer Staples · NYSE: PEP · MSJ-100
$135.45
▼ $3.04  (▼2.20%) today
After-hours: $135.75  ▲ 0.22%
Headquarters
Purchase, NY
Employees
306,000
Founded
1965
CEO
Mr. Ramon Luis Laguarta
Incorporated
North Carolina
Fiscal Year End
December
Analyst price target range Free
Avg target $155.73
$135 now
Bear $124 Avg $156 Bull $183
Price history Free
Volume
8.52M
Avg volume
8.26M
Open
$138.25
Day high / low
$138.79 / $135.41
Market cap
$185.0B
About this company
Free
PepsiCo, Inc. is a leading global beverage and convenient food company that manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells a diverse portfolio of products. Its well-known brands include Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream, serving customers in over 200 countries and territories.
Business segments
10-K
PepsiCo Foods North America PepsiCo Beverages North America International Beverages Franchise Europe, Middle East and Africa Latin America Foods Asia Pacific Foods
Recent News
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Earnings call: Q2 2026 FY2026
Intel
Free
Jul 09, 2026Confident
Ravi Pamnani (Senior Vice President of Investor Relations), Ramon Laguarta (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Stephen Schmitt (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)
Key metrics
Revenue was $24.18 billion, up 6.4% year over year and ahead of estimates by about $214.74 million.[3] The company reported 7% net revenue growth in the first half of the year, with global volume growth of 3% for food and 2% for beverages; the international segment was highlighted as a major driver of performance.[1][3]
Forward guidance
Management said the company expects international momentum to continue supporting overall growth, with the international business expected to reach a $40 billion revenue milestone this year. The call emphasized continued execution on volume growth, portfolio productivity, and disciplined reinvestment, while forward-looking remarks remained subject
Notable Q&A
Analysts focused on the sustainability of international growth and whether PepsiCo can maintain margin discipline while reinvesting for growth; management responded that international acceleration is broadening total company performance and that execution remains the priority.[3] Another notable the
Surprise items
International performance was notably strong and management highlighted the possibility that the international business could reach a $40 billion revenue milestone this year.[1] Revenue beat expectations, but the earnings reaction may also reflect the modest size of the surprise relative to the scal
Q1 2026 (Apr 16, 2026) · Confident (Dec 09, 2025) ·
Fundamentals
Signal
52-week high / low
$171.48 / $133.75
Forward P/E
15.1×
Trailing 18.2×
Dividend
$5.92 / share
Yield 4.27%
Analysts covering
22
Avg target $155.73
Beta
0.37
vs. S&P 500
Short interest
2.7%
Float shorted
Buy
29%
Hold
67%
Sell
4%
Wall Street consensus — sourced weekly via public disclosures
Analyst coverage data sourced from public filings. Xavier analyst thesis summary available after weekly Perplexity scan completes.
Financial summary — Gemini analysis
Signal
Revenue
$93,925 million
2 % YoY
Operating margin
12.2%
Net income
$8,240 million
Free cash flow
$8,200 million
Dividend / share
$5.92
Total debt
$42,321 million
Cash: $9,159 million
Earnings quality: HIGH
Cash conversion:1.5x
Non-recurring items: Restructuring and impairment charges, Acquisition and divestiture-related charges, Impairment and other charges, Indirect and income tax impact
Source: SEC 10-K filing analyzed by Gemini 2.5 Flash · 2026-02-03
Xavier sector view:
Consumer Staples
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Xavier's signal
NEUTRAL
Signal
Confidence 6.4 / 10  ·  75% model agreement  ·  Scheduled Jul 11, 2026
PEP screens as reasonably valued to slightly inexpensive versus the broad market at ~18x trailing and ~15x forward earnings, but the stock is also trading only ~2.7% above its 52-week low, signaling the market is discounting weak near-term organic demand and margin pressure rather than missing an obvious rebound. Over the next 5 trading days, the setup looks more balanced than asymmetric: defensive quality and low beta support downside containment, but absent a fresh catalyst, recent soft sentiment around North American beverage/snack volumes likely caps upside.
Strongest bull case
Low multiple relative to staples quality, defensive macro positioning, and substantial gap to analyst target create room for a short-term mean reversion bounce if investors rotate into lower-beta names.
Strongest bear case
The market's proximity to the 52-week low suggests investors are focused on near-term volume softness and pricing fatigue, so any negative read-through from consumer data, staples commentary, or cautious sell-side notes could keep pressure on the shares over the next week.
What the market may be missing
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Model breakdown
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Meridian (GPT-4) — NEUTRAL
Grayline (Grok) — BEARISH
Vantage (Gemini) — NEUTRAL
msj100_PEP_20260711T213819Z
Peer comparison
Signal
PEP
current
$135.45 ▼2.2%
KR
NEUTRAL
$60.54
PM
NEUTRAL
$181.62
COST
NEUTRAL
$916.25
KO
NEUTRAL
$83.49
Recent SEC filings
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P2 AUTO
8-K — 2026-07-09
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LOG
4 — 2026-07-02
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LOG
4 — 2026-06-03
View filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
LOG
4 — 2026-06-03
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LOG
4 — 2026-06-03
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CEO scorecard — Ramon L. Laguarta
Signal summary
Full detail Pro
RL
Ramon L. Laguarta
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer · PepsiCo Inc.
CEO since 2018
Total compensation
$23,903,545 ▼ 17.0% YoY
Prior year: $28,814,759
Pay vs performance
Aligned
Board assessment
Say-on-pay approval
87%
Shareholder vote
Board independence
12/13 (92%)
Diversity: 31% (5 women)
Base salary$1,804,615
Bonus / incentive
Stock awards$11,550,008
Executive appearances
Intel
Free
Investor DayApr 17, 2026
PepsiCo Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call Source ↗
Mr. Ramon Luis Laguarta (CEO) · PepsiCo Investor Relations
Ramon Laguarta discussed PepsiCo's Q1 2026 performance, highlighting the success of price reductions and artificial ingredient cuts in driving consumer demand. Key themes included the company's 'holistic value plus execution, plus advertising, plus i
“"The consumer is coming back multiple times to our brands, responding to our holistic value plus execution, plus advertising, plus innovation strategy."”
CEO letter to shareholders
Signal
Full letter Pro
Ramon L Laguarta 2023 Annual Report CONFIDENT

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS,

I am pleased to inform you that 2023 was another good

year for PepsiCo. We exceeded many of our performance

goals, innovated across our portfolio, and continued to

transform the business and build new capabilities. We did

this while continuing to invest in communities where we

live and work, create industry-leading partnerships, and

nurture our talent and workplace culture. More than ever,

we put PepsiCo Positive (pep+) at the center of all that

we do, transforming the business from end-to-end to

drive sustainable performance and value that positively

impacts the planet and our communities.

Our 2023 results show that our Winning with pep+

strategy is working, and it is the key to building an even

Faster, Stronger, and Better PepsiCo.

Becoming Even Faster, Stronger, and Better

Our financial performance in 2023 was highlighted

by robust 9.5% organic revenue growth, bringing our

three-year compound annual organic revenue growth

rate to 11%, and 14% growth in core constant currency

earnings per share (EPS). We showed very good progress

across geographies, with organic revenue up 8% in North

America, 12% in our International business, 10% in our

Global Convenient Foods business, and 8% in our Global

Beverages business.i

Our results reflect more than $1 billion in productivity

savings, while minimizing waste across our value chain.

From a marketplace perspective, in 2023 we held or

gained share in more than half our key global beverage

and convenient foods markets. We also received the

top spot for manufacturing in the Kantar PoweRanking

survey for the eighth consecutive year, a testament to

the collaborative relationships we maintain with our

customers and partners.

This strong performance enabled us to increase our

annualized dividend by 7%, effective with the dividend

expected to be paid in June 2024. This will represent

PepsiCo's 52nd consecutive annualized dividend per

share increase.

Our success in 2023 was powered by the critical

investments we're making to accelerate growth and build

a company that thrives in the future, such as:

• Advancing major transformation initiatives to

increase our productivity, elevate our focus on cost

control, and speed up the implementation of our

digital strategy;

• Showing progress with the automation of our data

and digital infrastructure and expanding critical

digital programs in more markets to enable faster

decision making;

• Launching our Powering Positive Growth marketing

transformation, leveraging the scale and influence of

our global brands;

• Driving scope and presence in key consumer

channels, like Away from Home and e-commerce;

and

• Laying the groundwork for the future of the business

and our industry, becoming the first consumer

packaged goods company to collaborate with the

Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial

Intelligence to shape responsible and ethical Al

standards around consumer goods and retail.

We're also continuing to transform our portfolio with new

innovations and more positive choices for consumers.

These include:

• Launching Starry, our new lemon-lime soda, as well

as mini-snacks canisters and new Beyond the Bottle

solutions with Gatorade;

• Introducing our new Pepsi visual identity;

• Refreshing and extending our lineup of bold flavor

profiles across large brands with Flamin' Hot

and Doritos;

• Reducing sodium in some of our biggest brands like

Lay's Classic, Doritos Nacho Cheese, and Cheetos

Crunchy in the U.S.; Sabritas Adobadas in Mexico;

and Walkers in the U.K.; and

• Reducing added sugars and expanding our

zero sugar offerings across our beverage

portfolio, with Pepsi Zero Sugar now available in

121 international markets.

People and Planet at the Center

As we work to grow our business and deliver best-in-class

performance, we continue to make sure we are a company

that has a positive impact beyond our financials.

In 2023, pep+ remained our North Star, and we made

progress across its three core pillars: Positive Agriculture,

Positive Value Chain, and Positive Choices.

Positive Agriculture:

• Forging industry-leading partnerships to advance

our goal of adopting regenerative agriculture

practices across seven million acres worldwide,

roughly the size of our agricultural footprint. This

includes a collaboration with Walmart to cover

more than two million acres of farmland in the U.S.

and Canada, as well as strategic partnerships with

three of the most well-respected U.S. farmer-facing

organizations— Practical Farmers of Iowa, the Soil and

Water Outcomes Fund, and the Illinois Corn Growers

Association; and

• Announcing the third year of our Positive Agriculture

Outcomes Accelerator with investments in

projects across nine countries that support farmer

livelihoods, help scale sustainable innovations, and

accelerate the spread of regenerative agriculture.

Positive Value Chain:

• Introducing more sustainable packaging solutions,

with 31 markets having at least one product

packaged with 100% rPET;

• Continuing to scale new business models that

require little or no single-use packaging, allowing

users to personalize their choices in reusable

containers at home or on the go through

SodaStream and expanding Beyond the Bottle

at Gatorade and Propel with enhancers, tablets,

and powders;

• Opening an industry-leading Greenhouse Learning

Center for the Frito-Lay and Quaker Research

and Development teams to study compostable

packaging, aimed at speeding up the rate of

innovation for packaging solutions;

• Launching pep+ Partners for Tomorrow to help our

partners achieve their own sustainability goals,

bringing PepsiCo's comprehensive customer

sustainability offerings under a single umbrella;

• Advancing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

agenda around our people to reflect the

communities where we operate, including reaching

45% women in management roles globally, while

increasing U.S. Black and Hispanic representation at

the manager level to 9.2% and 10.3%, respectively.

We also continued to strengthen our ability to hire,

develop, and retain the best and brightest talent,

supporting our business partners, while helping to

build an inclusive supply chain and create economic

opportunity in the communities we serve;

• Continuing to focus on investing in our

employees— both frontline and professional —and

providing more opportunities for career

advancement; and

• Creating smiles in our communities through the

PepsiCo Foundation, investing $47.4 million in more

than 40 countries to help unlock access to nutritious

food, safe water, and economic opportunity.

Positive Choices:

• Continuing to transform our portfolio with new goals

to further reduce sodium and deliver 145 billion

portions of diverse ingredients such as legumes,

whole grains, plant-based proteins, fruits, vegetables,

and nuts and seeds annually by 2030; and

• Expanding the variety of positive choice offerings

with our air popped, baked, reduced fat, lightly salted,

and Simply branded products, as well as smaller

pack sizes.

Performing to Our Potential

From our investments in long-term growth to our actions

to build a more resilient and sustainable world, we are

proud of our progress in 2023—a challenging year,

defined in many ways by economic instability, geopolitical

tensions, high inflation, and a tight labor market. We have

proven we can navigate these challenges well. The next

few years will no doubt bring new and different challenges,

and the landscape will continue to evolve. To remain an

industry leader, we must continue to evolve too, seizing

new opportunities.

We're coming from a position of strength: we've spent

a lot of time and resources building up our technology,

our world class talent, our brands, and our capabilities.

Now, we need to do the hard work of building on some

very strong years to perform to our full potential in 2024

and beyond.

To achieve profitable growth in the years ahead, we

will work to accelerate our growth in North America

($55 billion in 2023 reported net revenue) by capturing

new consumer needs and occasions, and we'll continue

to scale our International business ($36 billion in 2023

reported net revenue) by broadening our presence

and availability in key markets where there are many

opportunities to develop our categories.

Central to our growth strategy will be building up core

capabilities, including:

• Advancing consumer-centric innovation by offering

more positive choices, delivering new flavors and

packaging options, building new ways for consumers

to connect with our brands across different

occasions, providing opportunities to customize and

personalize products, and extending our brands into

new channels;

• Digitalizing our company by leveraging cutting-

edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence

and machine learning, to gain more consumer

insights and analytics, develop faster and more

agile forecasting, and deliver better execution and

performance from the plant to the shelf; and

• Accelerating and expanding our productivity, with

more automation at our plants and warehouses

to empower frontline decision-making, greater

optimization across our transportation and fleet

network, and greater focus on cost management and

eliminating waste.

I am more confident than ever that our Winning with

pep+ strategy is the right one to achieve these goals

and make us an even Faster, even Stronger, and even

Better company.

We have the right team to get us there. Our people are the

key to our success, and I am proud of our leaders and our

associates who continue to deliver exceptional results in a

dynamic and complex operating environment.

I'd like to also extend my gratitude to our partners and

suppliers around the world for showing us what best-

in-class collaboration looks like. With their continued

support—and the support of all our stakeholders—we

will be well-positioned to achieve our goals for 2024 and

move closer to performing to our full potential.

Thank you for your continued support and for trusting us

with your investment.

Ramon L Laguarta

PepsiCo Chairman of the

Board of Directors and

Chief Executive Officer

Xavier analysis
The CEO expresses clear satisfaction with 2023's performance, outlines a robust strategy for future growth, and uses strong, positive language like 'pleased to inform,' 'robust,' 'strong performance,' and 'more confident than ever'.
Strategic themes by emphasis
#1pep+ & ESG Integration
#2Financial Performance & Profitable Growth
#3Digital Transformation & Productivity
#4Consumer-Centric Innovation & Portfolio Evolution
#5Talent & Strategic Partnerships
30 named projects & initiatives
PepsiCo Positive (pep+), Winning with pep+ strategy, Powering Positive Growth marketing transformation, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Starry, mini-snacks canisters +24 more
15 product, 6 strategic initiative, 6 partnership, 2 program, 1 facility
Forward-looking statements
8 total: 1 quantified, 6 directional, 1 vague
Capital allocation priority
Organic Growth Investment → Dividends → Productivity Savings (reinvestment potential)
Key quotes
“More than ever, we put PepsiCo Positive (pep+) at the center of all that we do, transforming the business from end-to-end to drive sustainable performance and value that positively impacts the planet ”
Highlights the central, all-encompassing nature of the 'pep+' strategy and its dual focus on business performance and positive impact.
“Our 2023 results show that our Winning with pep+ strategy is working, and it is the key to building an even Faster, Stronger, and Better PepsiCo.”
Directly links strong financial performance to the effectiveness of the core strategy and sets the tone for future objectives.
View 2023 Annual Report (PDF) →2 letters on file (2023, 2022) · Full history with Pro
Executive compensation
Signal
NameTitleTotal compensation
Ramon L. LaguartaChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer$23,903,545
Steve SchmittEVP and CFO$10,196,589
Steven WilliamsCEO, NA$7,768,918
Silviu PopoviciCEO, EMEA$6,429,099
Becky SchmittEVP and CPO$5,676,617
Jamie CaulfieldFormer EVP and CFO$4,650,510
Source: DEF 14A proxy statement · 2026-03-27
Governance
Pro
Dual-class shares: No
Poison pill: No
Clawback policy: Yes
Stock ownership req.: Yes
Shareholder proposals
Independent Board Chair
AGAINST
Pending
Report on Human Rights Oversight
AGAINST
Pending
Report Evaluating the Treatment of Animals within Supply Chain
AGAINST
Pending
Debt intelligence
Pro
4 debt instruments · 3 unique covenants
2.47x
Debt / Equity
10.5x
Interest coverage
2.7x
Net Debt / EBITDA
$42.3B
Net debt
48%
Debt / Assets
Interest coverage trend (EBITDA / Interest expense)
21.0x
24-09
12.4x
25-03
10.0x
25-06
16.6x
25-09
13.1x
26-03
21.4x
26-06
Credit facilities & debt instruments
Revolver $3,750,000,000
U.S. $3,750,000,000 FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Matures 2023-06-04 · Filed 2018-06-05
Floating · LIBOR | Federal Funds | Prime
Unsecured. The agreement contains a negative covenant limiting the Company's and its Restricted Subsidiaries' ability to create secured debt, and requires that if other debt is secured, the Advances must be secured equally and ratably, subject to certain exceptions.
Revolver $3,750,000,000
FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Matures 2022-06-05 · Filed 2017-06-06
Floating · Eurodollar Rate | Base Rate (Citibank base rate, Federal Funds Rate, or Eurodollar Rate)
unsecured
Revolver $3,722,500,000
FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Matures 2021-06-06 · Filed 2016-06-08
Floating · LIBOR (Eurodollar Rate)
Unsecured. The agreement contains a negative pledge clause, requiring the Advances to be secured equally and ratably if other Debt is secured, subject to certain exceptions.
Revolver $3,722,500,000
FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Matures 2020-06-08 · Filed 2015-06-10
Floating · Eurodollar Rate, Base Rate (referencing Citibank N.A. base rate, Federal Funds Rate)
unsecured
Financial covenants
Maximum Secured Debt
≤ 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets
Debt secured by a Lien on Principal Property, shares of stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, or Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary
U.S. $3,750,000,000 FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Maximum Secured Debt
≤ 15%
Debt secured by a Lien on Principal Property, shares of stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, or Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary / Consolidated Net Tangible Assets
FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Limitation on Secured Debt
≤ 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets
Aggregate amount of Debt secured by a Lien on Principal Property, shares of stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, or Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary
FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Cross-default risk
4 agreements contain cross-default provisions — a covenant breach on one facility may trigger default on others.
Xavier risk radar
Pro
Covenant headroom
Moderate leverage — no covenants on file
Earnings quality
High quality (cash conversion 1.5x)
Risk trend
Risk increasing — Reduction in future demand for products due to evolving consumer preferences, di
Mgmt narrative
Management tone: Cautiously optimistic
Analyst drift
Consensus Hold — watch for drift
Insider sentiment
Pattern detection — 90 days needed
Signal history
Signal
DateDirectionConf.Agree.ThesisPriceType
Jul 11, 2026 NEUTRAL 6.4/10 75% PEP screens as reasonably valued to slightly inexpensive versus the broad market at ~18x trailing an... $137.38 Sched.
Jun 07, 2026 NEUTRAL 6.4/10 75% PEP is trading ~17% below its 52-week high and at a 22x TTM P/E — neither cheap nor expensive for a ... $141.92 Sched.
May 31, 2026 NEUTRAL 6.0/10 75% PEP is trading ~16% below its 52-week high and ~19% below consensus analyst target, offering superfi... $144.19 Sched.
May 24, 2026 NEUTRAL 5.8/10 75% PEP trades at ~$150.57, roughly 12% below its 52-week high and ~12% below consensus analyst targets ... $150.57 Sched.
May 17, 2026 NEUTRAL 5.8/10 100% PEP has executed a genuine operational turnaround — Q1 2026 delivered 8.5% revenue growth, 9% core E... $149.12 Sched.
May 10, 2026 NEUTRAL 6.1/10 100% PEP has legitimate fundamental improvement underway — Q1 2026 beat on both EPS ($1.61 vs. $1.55 est.... $154.62 Sched.
May 03, 2026 NEUTRAL 6.3/10 75% PEP trades at ~24.7x TTM P/E — slightly above sector average — with earnings growth decelerating sha... $157.41 Sched.
Apr 17, 2026 NEUTRAL 6.1/10 100% PEP delivered a clean Q1 2026 beat — EPS of $1.61 vs. $1.55 estimate, revenue $19.44B vs. $18.9B, an... $157.15 Event
Apr 17, 2026 NEUTRAL 6.5/10 50% PEP delivered a clean Q1 2026 beat — EPS of $1.61 vs $1.55 est., revenue of $19.44B vs $18.94B est.,... $158.38 Event
Apr 12, 2026 NEUTRAL 6.1/10 50% PEP is in active turnaround mode — Elliott-backed cost cuts, SKU rationalization, and price reductio... $157.06 Sched.
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PEP PepsiCo Inc.
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FY2026 annual report (10-K filed 2026-02-03)
INCOME STATEMENT
? Revenue
$93,925 million 2 % YoY
? Operating income
$11,498 million
? Net income
$8,240 million
? Free cash flow
$8,200 million
? EPS (diluted)
$2.18
? Dividend per share
$5.92
Click any row to expand the plain-English explanation. Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings.
Capital intelligence
Signal
Weighted Average Cost of Capital · Return on Invested Capital · Economic Value Added
ROIC
20.52%
WACC
5.18%
🟢 VALUE CREATOR — EVA Spread: 15.33%
? WACC
5.18%
? Cost of equity
6.27%
? Cost of debt (after-tax)
0.42%
? Capital structure
E: 81.38% / D: 18.62%
? ROIC
20.52%
? EVA
$8.3B
? NOPAT
$11.1B
Risk-free rate: 4.25% (10Y Treasury) · Equity risk premium: 5.50% · Sources: total_debt: Gemini 10-K, operating_income: XBRL TTM (4Q sum), interest_expense: XBRL, invested_capital: Equity + Debt - Cash
Xavier consensus signals are intelligence outputs, not investment advice. All signals are generated by a multi-model AI system and reflect public information at time of generation. Past signal accuracy does not guarantee future performance. Wall Street analyst consensus sourced from public disclosures, summarized weekly. Financial data sourced from SEC EDGAR and yfinance. Insider transactions sourced from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. Updated Jul 11, 2026.