PEP vs MNST vs KO
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
PEP68.8
PepsiCo, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
$131.49 +2.42%$179.2B mkt cap
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MNST77.6
Monster Beverage Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
$45.73 +0.86%$89.6B mkt cap
Score DNA
KO72.0
The Coca-Cola Company
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
$93.90 +2.02%$404.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
PEP MNST KO · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $23.69M | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | 2026-07-17 | 2026-09-04 |
| 13F net change in holders | −140 | +130 | +72 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,674 | 1,454 | 1,841 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,299 | 1,131 | 1,393 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +375 | +323 | +448 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 16.4x
11th
|
42.1x
78th
|
28.2x
33rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.64
25th
|
— | 2.54
75th
|
| Price / sales | 1.8x
22nd
|
9.7x
100th
|
8.1x
89th
|
| Price / book | 8.0x
50th
|
9.6x
88th
|
11.2x
100th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 14.3x
80th
|
44.3x
100th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 17.1x
22nd
|
42.7x
100th
|
28.3x
89th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 12.3x
22nd
|
40.0x
100th
|
24.7x
78th
|
| Enterprise value | $219.9B
89th
|
$86.2B
78th
|
$431.2B
100th
|
| EV / sales | 2.2x
12th
|
9.3x
100th
|
8.6x
88th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 11.4x
12th
|
29.9x
88th
|
21.7x
75th
|
| EV / EBIT | 14.8x
12th
|
31.2x
88th
|
22.9x
62nd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 21.0x
25th
|
41.1x
100th
|
30.2x
62nd
|
| Earnings yield | 6.1%
89th
|
2.4%
22nd
|
3.5%
67th
|
| FCF yield | 5.8%
78th
|
2.3%
0th
|
3.5%
11th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 8.1%
78th
|
2.5%
0th
|
4.0%
22nd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $54.11
88th
|
$10.71
25th
|
$25.02
75th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 54.2%
78th
|
55.5%
89th
|
61.9%
100th
|
| EBITDA margin | 19.6%
44th
|
31.3%
89th
|
39.6%
100th
|
| Operating margin | 15.3%
44th
|
29.2%
89th
|
29.6%
100th
|
| EBIT margin | 15.1%
44th
|
30.0%
89th
|
37.5%
100th
|
| Net margin | 11.1%
56th
|
23.1%
89th
|
28.6%
100th
|
| NOPAT margin | 12.2%
44th
|
22.3%
89th
|
24.8%
100th
|
| FCF margin | 10.7%
44th
|
22.8%
89th
|
28.5%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 14.8%
44th
|
24.3%
89th
|
32.6%
100th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 38.8%
100th
|
0.0%
0th
|
30.0%
56th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
33rd
|
1.5%
89th
|
0.5%
56th
|
| Effective tax rate | 20.1%
22nd
|
23.4%
44th
|
16.4%
11th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 52.3%
89th
|
25.7%
33rd
|
44.2%
78th
|
| ROA | 10.0%
44th
|
21.2%
78th
|
13.5%
67th
|
| ROIC | 19.1%
44th
|
34.7%
67th
|
19.6%
56th
|
| ROCE | 19.2%
33rd
|
28.6%
67th
|
22.7%
44th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 13.6%
33rd
|
27.5%
67th
|
17.7%
44th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 23.1%
38th
|
37.7%
62nd
|
25.8%
50th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 47.5%
56th
|
45.0%
44th
|
28.7%
22nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 14.6%
17th
|
39.8%
83rd
|
17.8%
33rd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 17.4%
43rd
|
42.8%
86th
|
20.0%
57th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 45.9%
71st
|
21.9%
43rd
|
41.1%
57th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 158.9%
89th
|
39.3%
56th
|
134.3%
78th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.4%
22nd
|
20.4%
56th
|
6.5%
33rd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 4.5%
11th
|
7.8%
33rd
|
7.3%
22nd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 2.3%
25th
|
11.3%
62nd
|
4.3%
38th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 5.1%
29th
|
12.4%
86th
|
6.6%
43rd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 2.4%
25th
|
13.6%
75th
|
6.3%
50th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 3.7%
29th
|
13.9%
86th
|
10.8%
57th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 51.0%
88th
|
35.2%
75th
|
17.5%
62nd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 9.6%
57th
|
14.0%
86th
|
10.9%
71st
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 51.6%
88th
|
-32.7%
12th
|
17.5%
62nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 10.0%
57th
|
-7.4%
14th
|
11.1%
71st
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 6.4%
50th
|
-5.6%
0th
|
12.3%
67th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 54.3%
62nd
|
15.3%
25th
|
— |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 14.7%
50th
|
16.4%
75th
|
14.6%
38th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 6.3%
25th
|
13.8%
75th
|
13.8%
62nd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 6.2%
57th
|
-13.8%
14th
|
11.8%
71st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 1.8%
20th
|
— | 9.6%
60th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 14.5%
67th
|
25.7%
78th
|
10.1%
56th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 54.4%
75th
|
54.8%
88th
|
61.3%
100th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 15.1%
38th
|
27.8%
100th
|
26.6%
88th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 9.7%
25th
|
22.2%
88th
|
25.8%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 8.3%
25th
|
22.4%
100th
|
15.5%
88th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.86
38th
|
0.96
88th
|
0.95
75th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.09
12th
|
0.56
62nd
|
0.94
88th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.99
100th
|
0.96
62nd
|
0.98
88th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $11.2B
78th
|
$3.4B
67th
|
$16.4B
89th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$40.7B
0th
|
$3.4B
89th
|
−$27.2B
22nd
|
| Working capital | −$2.0B
11th
|
$4.7B
89th
|
$7.7B
100th
|
| Current ratio | 0.94
11th
|
3.73
100th
|
1.30
56th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.76
12th
|
3.22
100th
|
1.12
50th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.32
33rd
|
1.99
89th
|
0.65
56th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 237 days
22nd
|
799 days
89th
|
454 days
67th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $51.9B
100th
|
$0
0th
|
$43.5B
89th
|
| Debt / equity | 2.33
100th
|
0.00
0th
|
1.20
62nd
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.83
100th
|
−0.37
25th
|
0.75
62nd
|
| Debt / assets | 46.3%
78th
|
0.0%
0th
|
40.3%
67th
|
| Debt / capital | 69.9%
100th
|
0.0%
0th
|
54.6%
62nd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.69
67th
|
0.00
0th
|
2.20
44th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.11
67th
|
−1.19
22nd
|
1.37
56th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 13.4x
86th
|
1,973.5x
100th
|
12.0x
71st
|
| Cash interest coverage | 13.2x
86th
|
1,599.1x
100th
|
10.4x
71st
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.6 yrs
78th
|
0.0 yrs
0th
|
2.7 yrs
56th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 79.9%
89th
|
17.7%
0th
|
64.5%
56th
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB+ | AA | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 225
78th
|
80
22nd
|
125
44th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.90
44th
|
0.92
56th
|
0.47
11th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 3.30
33rd
|
8.41
78th
|
5.20
67th
|
| Inventory turnover | 7.2
67th
|
5.4
56th
|
3.9
11th
|
| Receivables turnover | 7.5
33rd
|
5.4
11th
|
12.7
100th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 49 days
67th
|
68 days
89th
|
29 days
0th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 51 days
33rd
|
68 days
44th
|
93 days
89th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 203 days
89th
|
55 days
56th
|
310 days
100th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −103 days
11th
|
80 days
67th
|
−188 days
0th
|
| Capex / revenue | 4.2%
78th
|
1.5%
22nd
|
4.1%
67th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.92
33rd
|
1.17
56th
|
1.98
89th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 37.6%
89th
|
26.8%
44th
|
28.0%
56th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.34
44th
|
1.05
0th
|
1.14
22nd
|
| FCF / net income | 0.96
11th
|
0.99
22nd
|
1.00
33rd
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 71.9%
33rd
|
93.7%
89th
|
87.5%
67th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 28.1%
67th
|
6.3%
11th
|
12.5%
33rd
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.4%
56th
|
-1.1%
100th
|
-1.9%
67th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -3.3%
56th
|
13.9%
89th
|
1.9%
78th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
44th
|
1.00
44th
|
1.00
44th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 69
67th
|
78
89th
|
72
78th
|
| IS profitability | 66
56th
|
93
100th
|
92
89th
|
| IS growth | 67
67th
|
75
78th
|
60
56th
|
| IS value | 49
67th
|
30
0th
|
41
44th
|
| IS momentum | 89
67th
|
91
78th
|
81
56th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
22nd
|
100
56th
|
100
56th
|
| IS quality | 72
56th
|
89
89th
|
87
78th
|
| IS balance sheet | 45
33rd
|
96
89th
|
67
56th
|
| IS earnings quality | 79
67th
|
72
33rd
|
86
100th
|
| IS cash flow | 65
44th
|
75
78th
|
68
67th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 9
89th
|
7
67th
|
9
89th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.5
33rd
|
31.6
100th
|
5.3
56th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.57
38th
|
−2.26
88th
|
−2.67
25th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.38
67th
|
−12.79
0th
|
−8.60
44th
|
| IS credit score | 60
22nd
|
89
78th
|
78
56th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $179.2B
89th
|
$89.6B
78th
|
$404.0B
100th
|
| Revenue | $98.2B
89th
|
$9.2B
56th
|
$50.1B
78th
|
| EBITDA | $19.3B
78th
|
$2.9B
56th
|
$19.8B
89th
|
| Net income | $10.9B
89th
|
$2.1B
67th
|
$14.3B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | $10.5B
78th
|
$2.1B
67th
|
$14.3B
100th
|
| Total assets | $112.0B
100th
|
$11.4B
56th
|
$107.9B
89th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $22.3B
78th
|
$9.4B
56th
|
$36.1B
100th
|
| Employees | 306,000
89th
|
6,332
33rd
|
65,900
78th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +2.4% | +0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1 week | +4.4% | +4.8% | +6.6% |
| 1 month | −1.6% | +2.7% | +6.6% |
| 3 months | −2.9% | −4.2% | +14.3% |
| 6 months | −16.6% | +19.2% | +23.9% |
| Year to date | −7.5% | +20.1% | +35.8% |
| 1 year | −12.2% | +33.2% | +40.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −12.6% | +84.4% | +86.9% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −3.8% | +104.9% | +96.9% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | PEP | MNST | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 54.4 | 62.7 | 75.2 |
| From 52-week high | −23.3% | −8.8% | −0.3% |
| From 52-week low | +6.5% | +38.8% | +40.7% |
| Beta | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.32 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17