I’m just dumbfounded that KO has pretty high PE ratio of 26 in comparison to Procter and gamble and PepsiCo
In this high inflation environment, I’m not sure how KO stock is keep growing.
I compared product lines KO vs PepsiCo. They are fairly comparable.
Metric
🥤 Coca-Cola (KO)
🥨 PepsiCo (PEP)
Stock Price
\~$88.24
\~$140.52
Market Cap
\~$379.66B
\~$191.79B
Forward P/E Ratio
\~23.6x – 26x
\~14.7x – 15x
Dividend Yield
\~2.45% – 2.6%
\~4.3% – 4.7%
Operating Margin
\~34.9%
\~16.6%
1-Year Return
\+30.4% to +35%
\-10% to -13%
What am I missing??