PEP Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Pepsico | NASDAQ:PEP)

PepsiCo is a global leader in snacks and beverages, owning well-known household brands including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Lay's, Cheetos, and Doritos, among others. The company dominates the global savory snacks market and also ranks as the second-largest beverage provider in the world (behind Coca-Cola) with diversified exposure to carbonated soft drinks, or CSD, as well as water, sports, and energy drink offerings. Convenience foods account for approximately 58% of its total revenue, with beverages making up the rest. Pepsi owns the bulk of its manufacturing and distribution capacity in the US, but uses bottlers overseas for beverages. International markets made up 41% of total sales and 46% of operating profits before corporate expenses in 2025.

Pepsico trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol PEP.

As of October 30, 2026, PEP stock price climbed to $137.34 with 13,997,963 million shares trading.

PEP has a beta of -0.03, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. PEP has a correlation of 0.00 to the broad based SPY ETF.

PEP has a market cap of $187.16 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.

Last quarter Pepsico reported $25 billion in Revenue and $2.34 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $332 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.05.

In the last 3 years, PEP traded as high as $183.41 and as low as $123.47.

The top ETF exchange traded funds that PEP belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, SCHD, QQQ, IVV.

PEP has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of -3.0%, while the SPY ETF gained +12.3%. In the last 3 month period, PEP fell short of the market, returning -1.0%, while SPY returned +2.1%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks PEP has outperformed the stock market by returning +4.4%, while SPY returned -1.0%.

PEP support price is $131.63 and resistance is $135.95 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that PEP shares will trade within this expected range on the day.