Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. vs COCA COLA CO, two Beverages stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KDP and KO diverge most: on altman z (solvency), KDP reads 0.68 and KO reads 7.81; on return on assets, KDP reads 1.6% and KO reads 13.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KDP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What KO's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | KDP | KO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $31.77 | $88.06 |
| Market cap | $43.4B | $379.9B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +12.0% |
| P/E | 32.1 | 27.7 |
| P/B | 1.48 | 10.63 |
| P/S | 2.16 | 7.71 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.9 | 26.6 |
| Revenue growth | +26.5% | +5.2% |
| Gross margin | 42.0% | 63.0% |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 35.0% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 27.8% |
| Return on equity | 4.9% | 38.3% |
| Return on assets | 1.6% | 13.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.8% | 15.6% |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Debt / equity | 1.03 | 1.23 |
| Current ratio | 0.48 | 1.36 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.68 | 7.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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