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How PepsiCo, Inc. stacks up
PEP · against 10 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
84/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #7 of 11 · scores higher than 40% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score3 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including PEP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 84?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 79% of peers. Operating margin: 15.3% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 81% of peers. Return on invested capital: 18.7% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 88% of peers. Return on assets: 9.7% vs peer median 4.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PEP, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PEP | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 10 reported | 18.7% | 14.8% | 67% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 11 reported | 15.3% | 26.0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 11 reported | 9.7% | 9.5% | 60% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 8 reported | 52.2% | 22.8% | 100% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 11 reported | 54.3% | 67.5% | 20% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PEP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128.5B USD | 99 | 46 | |
| 1 | 324.2B USD | 99 | 54 | |
| 3 | 1.85T CNY (≈$259.0B) | 98 | 71 | |
| 4 | 139.6B USD | 90 | 53 | |
| 5 | 230.5B EUR (≈$253.5B) | 86 | 43 | |
| 6 | 130.9B USD | 85 | 61 | |
| 7 | 187.1B USD | 84 | 54 | |
| 8 | 95.6B CHF (≈$109.9B) | 78 | 56 | |
| 9 | 717.6B BRL (≈$129.2B) | 76 | 59 | |
| 10 | 159.8B USD | 74 | 40 | |
| 10 | 217.1B CHF (≈$249.7B) | 74 | 35 |
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