PepsiCo is planning to spend $7.6 billion on dividends in 2025, along with $1 billion in stock buyback spending. Coca-Cola executives also favor dividends as their main channel for cash returns.

Pepsico’s stock was in focus on Friday after a Bloomberg report said the consumer giant was in talks to buy probiotic beverages maker Poppi, but retail sentiment lagged the development. The deal is ...

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are direct competitors in the beverage industry. PepsiCo's business extends into the snack and packaged food areas. PepsiCo's languishing stock is attractively priced ...

PepsiCo stock will appeal to dividend investors. Coca-Cola stock might be worth the premium. Coca-Cola is the clear growth winner, despite consumers becoming more price-sensitive in the past year.

It is virtually impossible not to look at Coca-Cola (NYSE ... have punished the stock, which is down around 20% from its peak in 2023. The drop has pushed PepsiCo's yield up toward the highest ...