KO and PEP are the two big soft-drink rivals and both are Dividend Kings. Compare the businesses, snacks vs drinks, and the dividend facts side by side.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are the best-known rivals in soft drinks, and both have raised their dividends every year for more than five decades. They look alike from the outside, but the businesses are built differently.
Coca-Cola is almost entirely a beverage company, and mostly sells concentrates and syrups to bottlers. PepsiCo sells drinks too, but a large part of its business is snacks, through Frito-Lay.
The Coca-Cola Company
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PepsiCo, Inc.
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| Exchange | NYSE | Nasdaq |
| Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Staples |
| Industry | Non-alcoholic beverages | Beverages and snacks |
| Founded | 1892 | 1902 (as Pepsi-Cola) |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Harrison, New York, USA |
| Regular dividend | Yes | Yes |
| Dividend lists | Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend King | Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend King |
| Full profile | Read the profile → | Read the profile → |
Coca-Cola focuses on beverages. PepsiCo combines beverages with snacks (Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos) and foods such as Quaker.
Coca-Cola mainly makes concentrates and syrups and leaves bottling to partners. PepsiCo is more involved in manufacturing and distribution, especially for snacks.
Coca-Cola trades on the NYSE. PepsiCo trades on the Nasdaq.
Coca-Cola was founded in 1892 in Atlanta. PepsiCo's roots date to 1902 and it is headquartered in Harrison, New York.
Both are defensive consumer companies with very long dividend records, global reach and exposure to the same risks: health trends, currencies and input costs.
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