---
title: "PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/pep
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-10-12
ticker: PEP
sector: "Consumer Defensive"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) stock analysis", 2026-10-12. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/pep
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## Key facts

- As of October 12, 2026, PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) trades at $126.14, down 15.9% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $123.47 to $171.48; the price is 26.4% below that high.
- It is 35.9% below its all-time high of $196.88, reached in May 2023, and at the lowest price it has traded at since April 2020.
- Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +58.8%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
- It sits 13.9% below its 200-day average of $146.59, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 20.5% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 15.9 and a dividend yield of 4.70%.

## About PepsiCo Inc.

PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) is a consumer defensive company operating in beverages—non-alcoholic. Demand is typically resilient, with margin discipline and pricing power as key drivers. Follow price action, market risk, and comparative valuation signals to support portfolio decisions.

## What the chart is saying

In a downtrend, below both moving averages.

- Price is 6.7% below its 50-day average and 13.9% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-06-22 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 38 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $135.35 (+7.3%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $140.83, 11.6% above the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $135.35, 7.3% above the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).

## Which ETFs hold it

PEP is in 12 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLP: 4.25% of the fund, holding #10 of 33.

- [XLP holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/xlp/holdings): 4.25% of the fund, holding #10 of 33 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [SCHD holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/schd/holdings): 3.80% of the fund, holding #13 of 100 (Schwab, September 24, 2026)
- [JEPI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepi/holdings): 1.16% of the fund, holding #27 of 119 (J.P. Morgan, September 24, 2026)
- [VIG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vig/holdings): 0.82% of the fund, holding #32 of 333 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VYM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vym/holdings): 0.77% of the fund, holding #27 of 603 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [QQQ holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqq/holdings): 0.74% of the fund, holding #34 of 101 (Invesco, September 24, 2026)
- [QQQM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqqm/holdings): 0.72% of the fund, holding #35 of 102 (Invesco, October 1, 2026)
- [VTV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vtv/holdings): 0.70% of the fund, holding #29 of 306 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 0.29% of the fund, holding #59 of 505 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 0.26% of the fund, holding #65 of 504 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 0.26% of the fund, holding #64 of 503 (iShares, September 24, 2026)
- [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 0.26% of the fund, holding #58 of 3,503 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)

Source: each issuer's full holdings file (August 31 to October 1, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN.

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