2026-10-08 · PEP
PEP: what changed in its latest quarter
Quarter ended Sep 5, 2026 vs the same quarter a year earlier, from PEPSICO INC’s SEC filing.
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Thursday, October 8, 2026. PEP: what changed in its latest quarter. Quarter ended Sep 5, 2026 vs the same quarter a year earlier, from PEPSICO INC’s SEC filing.
What the data shows for PepsiCo (PEP): Revenue growth: +5.6% vs the same quarter a year earlier. EPS growth: +17.4% vs the same quarter a year earlier. Gross margin: +0.8 pts vs the same quarter a year earlier. Operating margin: +1.9 pts vs the same quarter a year earlier. Free cash flow: +34.2% vs the same quarter a year earlier.
About the company: PepsiCo trades as PEP and is part of the S&P 500, in the Consumer Staples sector (Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages), headquartered in Purchase, New York, founded in 1898.
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- OBSERVEDRevenue growth: +5.6% vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year ÷ last year − 1 · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- OBSERVEDEPS growth: +17.4% vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year ÷ last year − 1 · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- OBSERVEDGross margin: +0.8 pts vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year’s margin − last year’s margin · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- OBSERVEDOperating margin: +1.9 pts vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year’s margin − last year’s margin · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- OBSERVEDFree cash flow: +34.2% vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year ÷ last year − 1 · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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Statistics only, not investment advice. Past moves don’t predict future ones. Data as of Oct 8, 2026, 4:35 PM ET.