The Coca-Cola Company (KO), PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP): The Fizziest in the Losing Soda Industry

But for price-to-earnings, Dr. Pepper has a more attractive ratio, as revenue is small but earning is second best. Now that it has the cheapest price to earnings, an investment in the company looks appealing, especially as Pepsi lags behind it. On the other hand, Pepsi has been impressive up to this point, but it has fallen into the second place. Continuing its poor performance, Coke takes the rear position once again, creating doubt about the company’s ability to compete with Pepsi and Dr Pepper.

Will you drink to that?

Overall, Pepsi has the largest revenue, and Coke has the best profit margins. Pepsi has the greatest EPS, while Dr Pepper Snapple is the cheapest of the three giants, having the lowest price-to-sales ratio. Coke has the greatest net income, but this does not translate to paying the highest EPS. So, after taking all of this into consideration, especially the earnings per share, all companies look worthy of investors interest. However, PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) looks to me to be the best investment due to its overall superiority.

The article The Fizziest in the Losing Soda Industry originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Roberto Bañaga.

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