Thesis

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Thesis Summary

PepsiCo's second-quarter 2026 results showed improving consolidated demand, with 2.4% organic revenue growth and positive global convenient-food and beverage volumes. However, PepsiCo Foods North America organic revenue declined 2%, PepsiCo Beverages North America volume declined 4%, and quarterly core constant-currency EPS increased only 1%. The investment case therefore depends on management converting its affordability, innovation, SKU-reduction and productivity initiatives into a North American recovery and progress toward its three-year core-margin objective. A Hold is appropriate on operating evidence alone because consolidated and international momentum is offset by material North American execution risk.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets22 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$124.00
Mean target$155.00
High · most bullish analyst$183.00
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$124.0023%

North American affordability pressure persists, PepsiCo Foods North America remains in organic decline, beverage volumes continue contracting, and core constant-currency EPS growth finishes below the 4% lower bound of FY2026 guidance despite productivity actions.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$155.0057%
Matches the consensus mean

PepsiCo delivers within its FY2026 guidance ranges of 2%-4% organic revenue growth and 4%-6% core constant-currency EPS growth. International operations remain the principal growth support while North American demand improves gradually rather than sharply.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$183.0020%

North American affordability and innovation initiatives restore PepsiCo Foods North America to organic growth, international organic growth remains resilient, and productivity savings produce visible progress toward at least 100 basis points of aggregate core operating-margin expansion over fiscal 2026-2028.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Second-quarter 2026 consolidated organic revenue increased 2.4%, with positive global convenient-food and beverage volume growth supporting the portfolio's diversification.
  • Management has established measurable self-help objectives, including affordability and innovation initiatives and at least 100 basis points of aggregate core operating-margin expansion over fiscal 2026-2028.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Second-quarter 2026 PepsiCo Foods North America organic revenue declined 2%, indicating that the strategically important North American food turnaround remained incomplete.
  • Second-quarter core constant-currency EPS growth of 1% was below the 4%-6% full-year guidance range, while PepsiCo Beverages North America volume declined 4%.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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