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PepsiCo vs Philip Morris International: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how PepsiCo (PEP) and Philip Morris International (PM) compare, as of Sep 4, 2026.

As of Sep 4, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees PepsiCo as the less overvalued of the two: PepsiCo trades at $140 versus a fair value of $107 (-24%), while Philip Morris International trades at $186 versus $104 (-44%).
PepsiCo
PEP · USD · Consumer Staples
-24%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$140
Fair Value$107
Quality63/100
Philip Morris International
PM · USD · Consumer Staples
-44%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$186
Fair Value$104
Quality78/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

PepsiCoPhilip Morris International
Valuation
22.0×P/E (TTM)25.4×
1.97×P/S (TTM)7.13×
9.23×P/B
11.9×EV/EBITDA18.1×
1.53×PEG2.52×
−23.6%Fair value upside−44.3%
4.1%Dividend yield3.1%
$5.69Dividend per share$5.76
Profitability
17%Operating margin36%
1.01×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.90×
44%Return on equity
9%Return on assets15%
Growth
9%Revenue growth (YoY)9%
2.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)8.6%
5.9%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)7.2%
+9.6%Value creation/yr+12.1%
Balance & size
12.0×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)9.4×
2.07×Debt / equity
$188BMarket cap$296B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

PepsiCo leads: 8 to 5 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

PepsiCoof which business quality 59 · market factors 51 Philip Morris Internationalof which business quality 74 · market factors 69
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
69
76
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
32
63
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
52
81
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
49
62
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
77
85
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
93
86
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
34
55
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
30
72
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
85
80

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyPepsiCoPrice $140Philip Morris InternationalPrice $186
DCF Models-42%below the price$81.79-49%below the price$95.84
Earnings-Based-64%below the price$50.16-64%below the price$66.23
Dividend Discount-33%below the price$93.30-56%below the price$82.37
Multiples-18%below the price$115-38%below the price$115
Asset-Based-93%below the price$10.01n/a
Growth DCF-48%below the price$73.16-68%below the price$59.46
Economic Profit-56%below the price$61.14-61%below the price$71.82
Growth Earnings-24%below the price$107-35%below the price$122
Minimum-93%below the price$10.01-68%below the price$59.46
Maximum-18%below the price$115-35%below the price$122
Median-45%below the price$77.47-56%below the price$82.37
Geometric mean-56%below the price$61.70-54%below the price$84.72

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

PepsiCo: 24 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Philip Morris International: 22 of 22 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

PepsiCo
Bear $56.05Fair Value $107Bull $158
$140 = current price (white tick)
Philip Morris International
Bear $62.46Fair Value $104Bull $148
$186 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

PepsiCo · Consumer Staples

Quality score63 · above median
Fair value upside-24% · below median

Philip Morris International · Consumer Staples

Quality score78 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-44% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 4, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees PepsiCo as the less overvalued of the two: PepsiCo trades at $140 versus a fair value of $107 (-24%), while Philip Morris International trades at $186 versus $104 (-44%).

Philip Morris International has the higher quality score (78/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.