PepsiCo Valuation

Is PEP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PEP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PEP ($171.22) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($251.52)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PEP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PEP?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PEP key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA16.7x
PEG Ratio2.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PEP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PEP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24x
KO Coca-Cola
24.4x7.9%US$261.4b
MNST Monster Beverage
34.3x11.7%US$55.9b
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper
20.2x5.2%US$44.1b
KOF Coca-Cola FEMSA. de
17.2x9.8%US$19.9b
PEP PepsiCo
25.6x9.3%US$235.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PEP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.6x) compared to the peer average (24x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PEP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Beverage Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a9.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a9.1%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PEP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.6x) compared to the Global Beverage industry average (19.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PEP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PEP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.6x
Fair PE Ratio28.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PEP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PEP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$171.22
US$186.86
+9.1%
6.6%US$210.00US$151.00n/a23
Apr ’25US$172.98
US$186.93
+8.1%
6.6%US$210.00US$151.00n/a23
Mar ’25US$164.59
US$186.88
+13.5%
6.6%US$210.00US$151.00n/a23
Feb ’25US$171.70
US$187.26
+9.1%
7.7%US$220.00US$151.00n/a22
Jan ’25US$169.84
US$187.66
+10.5%
7.6%US$220.00US$151.00n/a22
Dec ’24US$168.69
US$188.26
+11.6%
7.5%US$220.00US$151.00n/a22
Nov ’24US$164.87
US$187.55
+13.8%
7.5%US$220.00US$151.00n/a21
Oct ’24US$169.44
US$197.21
+16.4%
7.7%US$220.00US$156.00n/a19
Sep ’24US$175.32
US$198.42
+13.2%
7.5%US$220.00US$156.00n/a19
Aug ’24US$186.82
US$198.90
+6.5%
7.3%US$220.00US$156.00n/a20
Jul ’24US$185.22
US$199.47
+7.7%
5.5%US$220.00US$176.00n/a19
Jun ’24US$182.19
US$199.00
+9.2%
5.5%US$220.00US$176.00n/a20
May ’24US$191.68
US$195.73
+2.1%
8.3%US$220.00US$141.00n/a22
Apr ’24US$182.30
US$186.74
+2.4%
6.9%US$205.00US$141.00US$172.9823
Mar ’24US$171.33
US$185.87
+8.5%
7.1%US$205.00US$141.00US$164.5923
Feb ’24US$171.56
US$187.00
+9.0%
7.8%US$210.00US$141.00US$171.7022
Jan ’24US$180.66
US$184.33
+2.0%
8.0%US$210.00US$141.00US$169.8421
Dec ’23US$185.90
US$181.38
-2.4%
7.1%US$200.00US$141.00US$168.6921
Nov ’23US$180.76
US$183.10
+1.3%
5.4%US$200.00US$164.00US$164.8720
Oct ’23US$163.26
US$181.74
+11.3%
5.8%US$200.00US$164.00US$169.4419
Sep ’23US$172.85
US$181.42
+5.0%
6.1%US$200.00US$160.00US$175.3219
Aug ’23US$176.95
US$181.26
+2.4%
6.1%US$200.00US$160.00US$186.8219
Jul ’23US$169.39
US$181.47
+7.1%
6.5%US$200.00US$160.00US$185.2219
Jun ’23US$166.49
US$183.10
+10.0%
6.4%US$200.00US$160.00US$182.1920
May ’23US$171.71
US$182.70
+6.4%
6.9%US$200.00US$154.00US$191.6820
Apr ’23US$169.76
US$178.70
+5.3%
7.9%US$200.00US$145.00US$182.3020

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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