PepsiCo Inc
- Industry
- Beverages
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- Jan 13, 1978
- Employees
- 306,000
- Website
- www.pepsico.com
Composite valuation range · conservative $105–$125 / fair $130–$150 / optimistic $155–$185. At $139.79, Within the fair intrinsic-value range.
At publication $148.85 (May 22, 2026)
Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through six segments: PepsiCo Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; International Beverages Franchise; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America Foods; and Asia Pacific Foods. It offers cereals, chips, dips, granola bars, oatmeal, pasta, rice, and syrups and mixes; refrigerated dips and spreads; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; and ready-to-drink tea and coffee products. The company also provides SodaStream sparkling water makers and related products, as well as various dairy products under the Agusha, Chudo, and Domik v Derevne brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. PepsiCo, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.
History
PepsiCo, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York, with an IPO date of January 13, 1978. The company has paid quarterly cash dividends since 1965 and in February 2026 raised its annualized dividend from $5.69 to $5.92. In 2025 it made several bolt-on acquisitions, including poppi (net cash about $1.95 billion), Siete (about $1.2 billion), and the remaining 50% of Sabra. In November 2025 Stephen Schmitt moved from Walmart U.S. CFO to become PepsiCo's CFO, and in the second half of 2025 Elliott built a roughly $4 billion stake.
Industry position
PepsiCo is a global beverage and convenient-foods company that sold products in over 200 countries in 2025 and operates through six reportable segments, with 2025 net revenue of $93.925 billion and about 306,000 employees. Core brands include Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream, supported by a direct-store-delivery distribution system. Per Circana data cited by industry media, in the 52 weeks ended April 20, 2025, the non-aseptic sports drink category had sales above $11.5 billion, with Gatorade above $7.5 billion, remaining the leader. About 36% of 2025 consolidated revenue came from company-owned bottlers. Industry peers referenced include Coca-Cola (KO), Mondelez (MDLZ), and Monster (MNST).