Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PEP scored 65.5, SFD scored 41.8 — 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
23.7
PEP leads
SFD
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Packaged Foods · Quality-Growth
41.8
$18.61 · $7.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestSFD6.9x
Fastest growthPEP+6.4%
Strongest balance sheetSFD0.33
Highest qualityPEP78 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueSFD-22%
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
SFD
78
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
73
56
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
27
64
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
37
PEP is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PEP
SFD
$10.5bA-
FCF
$711mC+
+6.4%C+
Rev
+4.3%C+
2.31C
D/E
0.33A-
15.8xB+
P/E
6.9xA
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
SFD
5% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
22% below
~6%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-5%/yr
-8%
1-yr DCF upside
+37%
-5%
5-yr DCF upside
+28%
-1%
10-yr DCF upside
+16%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
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
SFD
Why this score
Short track record
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.
SFDSmithfield Foods, Inc.
Packaged Foods · $18.61
Why now
Packaged Foods · market cap $7.3b. Down 38% from 52-week high of $29.80 — deep drawdown territory. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $25.50 (implying +37% upside).
Moat
ROE 15% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Down 38% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where PEP and SFD diverge
On the headline score the gap is 23.7 points in favor of PEP. The widest single difference is Growth, where PEP leads by 28.6 points.
GrowthPEP 56.1 · SFD 27.5PEP +28.6
ValuePEP 64.1 · SFD 36.6PEP +27.5
QualityPEP 78.2 · SFD 72.7PEP +5.5
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 SFD the better stock?
PEP scores higher: PEP 65.5, SFD 41.8 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 SFD differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where PEP leads by 29 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 SFD 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.