PepsiCo

PEP

Market cap $213B

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP | PEP Price Prediction) trades at $156.20 as of writing and our price target for the stock is $177.14, implying upside of 13.41% over the next 12 months.

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, April 16.

Seven months after activist investor Elliott disclosed a $4 billion stake in PepsiCo, the U.S. ​beverages giant is under pressure to show a turnaround drive including price cuts and brand relaunches can deliver the volume growth investors ‌crave.

The 2026 Q1 earnings season is nearly in full swing, with a wide variety of companies expected to report results in the coming weeks. Expectations remain positive, though geopolitical concerns bring uncertainty surrounding the actual results.

PEP nears Q1 results with solid growth forecasts and innovation momentum, but tariff costs and North America softness may test margins.

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Clorox and PepsiCo exemplify durable, dividend-growing businesses with strong capital allocation and defensive characteristics, making them top Dividend Aristocrat picks. CLX is recovering from post-pandemic margin pressure, trading at a discount with a 4.7% yield and 48 years of dividend increases, supported by innovation and normalization. PEP demonstrates resilient earnings growth, robust international expansion, and ongoing brand innovation, offering a 3.6% yield and a track record of 53 consecutive dividend raises.

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PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP, XETRA:PEP) is expected to report first quarter 2026 results next Thursday before the market opens, with analysts at UBS expecting a largely in-line print but ongoing scrutiny around North American performance and the sustainability of recent improvements in trends. UBS analysts wrote in a note that they expect the print itself to be broadly in-line with expectations, pointing to continued, modest progress in organic revenue growth.