Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PEP scored 65.5, PPC scored 32.5 — PEP leads.
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PEP
PepsiCo, Inc.
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic · Quality-Growth
65.5
$125.97 · $171.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
33.0
PEP leads
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Packaged Foods · Quality-Growth
32.5
$28.65 · $6.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestPPC12.5x
Fastest growthPEP+6.4%
Strongest balance sheetPPC0.83
Highest qualityPEP78 / 100
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
PPC
78
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
56
56
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
20
64
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
30
PEP is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PEP
PPC
$10.5bA-
FCF
$267mC
+6.4%C+
Rev
+1.4%C
2.31C
D/E
0.83B
15.8xB+
P/E
12.5xA-
1.31B
PEG
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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
PPC
5% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
81% above
~6%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~17%/yr
-8%
1-yr DCF upside
-43%
-5%
5-yr DCF upside
-45%
-1%
10-yr DCF upside
-47%
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
PPC
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic · $125.97
Why now
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic · market cap $171.7b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $171.48 — deep drawdown territory. 22 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $143.86 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
ROE 49% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 96% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash. $171.7b 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 2.31 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Dividend payout 75% of earnings on a 4.6% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
PPCPilgrim's Pride Corporation
Packaged Foods · $28.65 · beta 0.33
Why now
Packaged Foods · market cap $6.8b. Down 36% from 52-week high of $44.84 — deep drawdown territory. 7 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $33.29 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
ROE 15% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Down 36% 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 3.0% 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 PPC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 33.0 points in favor of PEP. The widest single difference is Growth, where PEP leads by 35.7 points.
GrowthPEP 56.1 · PPC 20.4PEP +35.7
ValuePEP 64.1 · PPC 29.9PEP +34.2
QualityPEP 78.2 · PPC 56.2PEP +22.0
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value 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.
Common questions
Is PEP or PPC the better stock?
PEP scores higher: PEP 65.5, PPC 32.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do PEP and PPC differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where PEP leads by 36 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. PEP leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are PEP and PPC scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.