PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) is a Beverages - Non-Alcoholic company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $155.70. It has a SharesGrow Score of 54/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of PEP = $220.35 (+41.5% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is PEP = $172 (+10.7% upside).
Valuation: PEP trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 25.7 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 3.87.
Financials: revenue is $93.9B, +2.9%/yr average growth. Net income is $8.2B, growing at -2.2%/yr. Net profit margin is 8.8% (thin). Gross margin is 54.1% (+1.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $49.9B against $20.4B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 2.45, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.85 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 46.5%. Total assets: $107.4B.
Analyst outlook: 16 / 45 analysts rate PEP as buy (36%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 41/100 (Partial), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 90/100 (Pass), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
