Anheuser-Busch InBev vs PepsiCo
BUD and PEP side by side, both in beverages. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BUD and PEP compare
PepsiCo grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.4% versus −0.75% for Anheuser-Busch InBev).
Anheuser-Busch InBev keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.5% compared with 11.1% at PepsiCo.
PepsiCo pays a dividend yielding 4.2%; Anheuser-Busch InBev does not pay one.
PepsiCo scores higher on the StockData Score (24 against 5 for Anheuser-Busch InBev), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BUD | PEP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $187B |
| Share price | $80.38 | $137.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 30.8% | −6.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 32.2% | −17.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.52 | 0.31 |
| Employees | 137K | 306K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 24 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 17.3× |
| P/S | – | 1.9× |
| P/B | – | 8.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 12.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 17.9× |
| FCF yield | – | 5.6% |
| Fair value | – | $196.16 |
| Margin of safety | – | 30.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.75% | 6.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 5.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 16.8% | 50.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.5% | 51.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 37.5% (better) | 3.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 55.9% (better) | 54.2% |
| Operating margin | 26.0% (better) | 15.3% |
| Net margin | 11.5% (better) | 11.1% |
| FCF margin | 18.9% (better) | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | 52.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 14.5% | 18.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 2.33 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.18 |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | 13.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 0.94 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 3.50 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 4.2% |
| Payout ratio | 66.4% | 72.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 6.9% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.53% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 4.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 5.3% | 79.4% |
| Held by insiders | – | 0.15% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$6.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.7% |
Go deeper
- BUD stock overview
- BUD income statement
- BUD valuation and score
- PEP stock overview
- PEP income statement
- PEP valuation and score
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