National Beverage Corp. vs PepsiCo, Inc., two Beverages stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FIZZ and PEP diverge most: on revenue growth, FIZZ reads -1.7% and PEP reads +5.8%; on debt / equity, FIZZ reads 0.00 and PEP reads 0.48. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FIZZ's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What PEP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FIZZ | PEP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $31.65 | $139.60 |
| Market cap | $3.0B | $191.1B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.5% | — |
| P/E | 16.1 | 18.3 |
| P/B | 4.66 | 8.58 |
| P/S | 2.51 | 1.97 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| Revenue growth | -1.7% | +5.8% |
| Gross margin | 34.7% | 54.2% |
| Operating margin | 16.9% | 16.6% |
| Net margin | 15.6% | 10.8% |
| Return on equity | 28.9% | 46.9% |
| Return on assets | 21.6% | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.6% | 34.1% |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 4.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| Current ratio | 4.39 | 0.93 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.21 | 3.16 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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