COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
PEP vs POST
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PEP scored 60.3, POST scored 65.8 — POST leads.
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Different reporting periods. POST's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but PEP's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
PEP
PepsiCo, Inc.
60.3
$138.24 · $188.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
5.5
POST leads
POST
Post Holdings, Inc.
65.8
$80.50 · $3.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestPOST14.6x
- Fastest growthPOST+6.2%
- Strongest balance sheetPEP2.39
- Highest qualityPEP72 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valuePOST-46%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
PEP
stronger →← stronger
POST
72
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
52
55
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
72
55
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
76
POST is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PEP
POST
$7.7bB+
FCF
$553mC+
+2.3%C
Rev
+6.2%C+
2.39C
D/E
2.47D
18.5xB
P/E
14.6xA-
1.52C+
PEG
1.17B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
PEP
POST
60% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
46% below
~16%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-16%/yr
-39%
1-yr DCF upside
+106%
-38%
5-yr DCF upside
+85%
-35%
10-yr DCF upside
+60%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
PEP
Why this score
- Durable high returns
POST
Why this score
- Buying back stock
The companies
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.
Why now
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic · market cap $188.8b. 19% off the 52-week high of $171.48. 22 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $155.00 (implying +12% upside).
Moat
ROE 37% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. $188.8b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
D/E 2.39 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Dividend payout 75% of earnings on a 4.2% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
POSTPost Holdings, Inc.
Why now
Packaged Foods · market cap $3.6b. Down 31% from 52-week high of $117.28 — deep drawdown territory. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $105.17 (implying +31% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 189% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
D/E 2.47 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 31% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 3.5% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where PEP and POST diverge
On the headline score the gap is 5.5 points in favor of POST. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValuePEP 55.3 · POST 75.6POST +20.3
- QualityPEP 72.2 · POST 52.5PEP +19.7
- GrowthPEP 54.8 · POST 71.7POST +16.9
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.