Beverages
Price
$144.22
+2.17%Market Cap
$197.12B
Day High
$144.74
Day Low
$142.16
PepsiCo delivered a strong Q1 2026 with revenue up 8.5% YoY to $19.4B and net income surging 26.9% to $2.3B, driven by operating leverage as SG&A growth was held to just 1.5% while operating income jumped 24.4%.
Key risk: High Leverage and Debt-to-Equity Ratio
PepsiCo's debt-to-equity ratio stands at 4.17x, indicating a heavily leveraged balance sheet with total liabilities of $89.1B against stockholders' equity of $21.4B. In a rising or sustained high interest rate environment, this level of leverage could pressure interest expenses and limit financial flexibility. Refinancing risk remains a key concern for a company of this capital structure.
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