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The price of PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) closed at $144.4 in the last session, down -1.59% from day before closing price of $146.74. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.09 million shares were traded. PEP stock price reached its highest trading level at $147.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $144.19.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PEP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.09. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.72 and its Current Ratio is at 0.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.28.
On December 10, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $164.
DZ Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $167.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 04 ’25 when Gallagher Marie T. sold 25,000 shares for $159.55 per share. The transaction valued at 3,988,780 led to the insider holds 22,312 shares of the business.
MARIE T GALLAGHER bought 25,000 shares of PEP for $3,988,780 on Mar 04 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Williams Steven C, who serves as the CEO, North America of the company, sold 17,978 shares for $150.89 each. As a result, the insider received 2,712,733 and left with 122,249 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PEP now has a Market Capitalization of 197694750720 and an Enterprise Value of 239786917888. As of this moment, PepsiCo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.596 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.092.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEP is 0.41, which has changed by -0.015960276 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12692177 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEP has reached a high of $160.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $127.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.06%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PEP traded on average about 7.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8742700 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.39B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.39B. Insiders hold about 0.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.82% stake in the company. Shares short for PEP as of 1767139200 were 21554918 with a Short Ratio of 2.85, compared to 1764288000 on 20427866. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21554918 and a Short% of Float of 1.5800001000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PEP is 5.62, which was 5.555 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03785607. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.97. The current Payout Ratio is 76.68% for PEP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-05-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of PepsiCo Inc (PEP) involves the perspectives of 16.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.57, with high estimates of $1.61 and low estimates of $1.48.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.13 and $8.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.11. EPS for the following year is $8.56, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $8.7 and $8.31.
Revenue Estimates
According to 15 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $28.97B. It ranges from a high estimate of $29.27B to a low estimate of $28.48B. The current estimate, PepsiCo Inc’s year-ago sales were $27.78BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $18.71B. There is a high estimate of $18.98B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $18.28B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PEP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $93.85B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $92.21B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $93.41B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $91.85BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $96.93B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $98.9B and the low estimate is $94.25B.
