Question 1

Which is bigger, KO or PEP?

Accepted Answer

Coca-Cola Company is the larger company — market cap $379B vs $172B for PepsiCo, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, KO or PEP?

Accepted Answer

KO keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 28.6% vs 11.1% for PEP.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, KO or PEP?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, PEP trades at a lower P/E — 16.5 vs 26.5 for KO. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, KO or PEP?

Accepted Answer

PEP yields 4.54% vs 2.92% for KO.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — KO or PEP?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, KO leads 6 of 11 comparable metrics and PEP leads 5. StockCV rates KO “Mixed” and PEP “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	KO	PEP
Price	$88.15	$126.05
Market cap	$379B	$172B
Revenue (TTM)	$50.1B	$98.2B
Revenue growth	+3.7%	+2.8%
Net margin	28.6%	11.1%
Free cash flow	$14.3B	$10.5B
Net cash (debt)	($30.1B)	($39.7B)
1-year price return	+32.8%	-12.9%
P/E	26.5	16.5
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	44%	100%
Dividend yield	2.92%	4.54%
Return on equity	43%	50%
CV checks passed	10 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	65,900	306,000

Coca-Cola Company vs PepsiCo, Inc.