PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)
Consumer Defensive · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for PEP is $142.87, 8.7% above the last close of $131.49 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $131.82 to $165.00. Rating consensus: Hold.
Snapshot
- P/E16.5x
- P/E vs sector-29.5%
- P/E vs own-21.1%
- Target upside+8.7%
- ConsensusHold
- Market cap$179B
- FCF yield+7.1%
- Insiders$23.28M
- Earnings in109d
- News
Why it moved
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) rose 2.4% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 0.9%. Most of the move came from its sector.
5 stories on the day (30-day average 5.3).
- KFC Is Dumping Pepsi for Coca-Cola After 40 Years
- KFC Had Pepsi for Nearly 40 Years. Coca-Cola Stock Is Trending After Winning It Over
- KFC switch to Coke puts PepsiCo's food service ties in focus, analysts say
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $131.49 · -10.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▲ +2.6%
- MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50—
- RSI55
- Support-6.1%
- Resistance+0.5%
- Off 52w high-20.5%
- Off ATH-24.2%
- 52w range$131.49
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD0.81
- ATR+2.1%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
14 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $131.49 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 2 · Buy 4 · Hold 18 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q3 FY2026: Revenue +5.6% year over year, free cash flow 27.1% of revenue, operating margin 16.9%.
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 5, 2026 | $25.27B | 2.23 | $6.85B | 54.4% | 16.9% | 12.1% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 13, 2026 | $24.18B | 2.18 | $1.5B | 54.2% | 16.6% | 12.4% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 21, 2026 | $19.44B | 1.70 | -$406M | 55.2% | 16.5% | 12.0% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 27, 2025 | $29.34B | 1.85 | $4.7B | 53.2% | 12.1% | 8.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 6, 2025 | $23.94B | 1.90 | $3.48B | 53.6% | 15.5% | 10.9% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 14, 2025 | $22.73B | 0.92 | $1.06B | 54.7% | 16.1% | 5.6% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 22, 2025 | $17.92B | 1.33 | -$1.58B | 55.8% | 14.4% | 10.2% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $27.78B | 1.11 | $3.82B | 52.6% | 8.1% | 5.5% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $93.90 | +2.1% | 0.0% | +1.1% | 28.2 | $404B | |
| 2 |  | $159.35 | +1.4% | -3.3% | +0.6% | 24.1 | $370B | |
| 3 |  | $205.20 | +2.7% | -0.2% | -1.0% | 29.5 | $320B | |
| 4 | | $131.49 | +2.4% | -20.5% | +8.7% | 16.5 | $179B | |
| 5 |  | $75.11 | +1.7% | 0.0% | -8.7% | 15.8 | $125B | |
| 6 |  | $45.73 | +0.9% | -8.5% | +1.3% | 42.1 | $89.59B | |
| 7 |  | $112.40 | +2.4% | 0.0% | -1.3% | — | $49.82B | |
| 8 |  | $34.62 | +1.3% | 0.0% | +5.4% | 34.8 | $47.11B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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