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Keurig Dr Pepper Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1993 · Revenue 12 mo. $20.1B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
5.5
of 10 6 of 11 points Medium Match To the score
Price
$36.63
1 Y +29.4%
Market cap
$48.5B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +5.7% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 22.0%Payout 61.7% of operating cash flow

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. owns, manufactures, and distributors beverages and single serve brewing systems in the United States and internationally.

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Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. owns, manufactures, and distributors beverages and single serve brewing systems in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Refreshment Beverages, U.S. Coffee, and International. It manufactures and distributes branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages, as well as sales of owned brands and third-party brands; tea, cocoa, and other products; and offers finished goods relating to K-Cup pods, single serve brewers, specialty coffee, and ready to drink coffee products. The company offers its products under the Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Mott's, A&W, Peñafiel, GHOST, Snapple, 7UP, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Clamato, Core Hydration, The Original Donut Shop, Sunkist soda, Squirt, C4 Energy, Hawaiian Punch, Electrolit, Bloom, Bai, Evian, Yoo-Hoo, Vita Coco, Big Red, RC Cola, Crush, McCafé, Tim Hortons, Van Houtte, Celestial Seasonings, Bigelow, Starbucks, Dunkin', Folgers, Peet's, and Swiss Miss brands, as well as other partner and private label brands. It markets and sells its products to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, club stores, e-commerce retailers, office superstores, vending machines, fountains, grocery and drug stores, convenience stores, and other small outlets; and directly to consumers through Keurig.com website. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.

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Summary

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc is around the middle of the Consumer Defensive sector overall

57.1 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 14.9% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €1.4B (2025), it supports €15B. The remaining €28.5B of the market value assume it grows 14.9% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

14.9%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€43.5B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€15B without growth
€28.5B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −16.2%
  • 10 yrs achieved 6.6%
  • priced in 14.9%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 19.8×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 17.9× to 23.2×, median 19.5×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High, stable gross margin median 55.3%, range 7.8 pp (10 years)
  • Low capital needs capex median 3.2% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 14.9%, achieved at most 6.6%
  • Volatile earnings 3 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 3 of 5 changes for the worse.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$16.9B → $20.1B+18.6%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$1.6B → $2.0B+24.7%better
  • Gross margin53.8% → 49.4%−4.4 ppworse
  • EBIT margin21.3% → 16.8%−4.5 ppworse
  • Net debt$24.8B → $32.9B+32.5%worse

3 more unchanged: FCF margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability71.9above the middleEarns more than the sector: Return on capital (Greenblatt) 113.10%, sector 20.14%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity8.15%12.35%Rank 28
Return on capital (Greenblatt)113.10%20.14%Rank 93
EBIT margin22.00%9.44%Rank 87
FCF margin9.06%6.71%Rank 68
Gross margin54.20%35.78%Rank 84
Growth61.6above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year 8.16%, sector 2.12%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year8.16%2.12%Rank 85
Earnings growth, 3 years per year14.92%5.20%Rank 74
Earnings growth, 5 years per year10.36%6.07%Rank 60
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)2.93%3.77%Rank 27
Valuation31.7below the middleValued higher than the sector: EV/sales 3.83, sector 1.51.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield4.16%4.25%Rank 47
FCF yield3.10%5.05%Rank 22
EV/saleslower is better3.831.51Rank 12
EV/EBITlower is better17.4216.74Rank 46
Momentum91.8above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 3 months 27.19%, sector 9.00%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year29.35%3.24%Rank 89
Share price, 6 months27.54%11.30%Rank 91
Share price, 3 months27.19%9.00%Rank 98
Distance from 52-week high−0.70%−7.96%Rank 90
Quality41.6around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better1.21%−0.99%Rank 26
Change in share countlower is better−0.40%−0.62%Rank 47
Dividend streak in years65Rank 59
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−0.99%0.22%Rank 34
Balance sheet & risk43.6around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio46.01%41.95%Rank 59
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better3.601.96Rank 9
Debt to equitylower is better0.630.67Rank 55
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better25.78%25.82%Rank 51

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $6.4B (2016) to $16.6B (2025), 11.1% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
20166.422.3%$757.0M933M2.7
20176.720.8%$830.0M914M4.4
20187.416.6%$1.4B1.10B15.9
201911.121.4%$2.1B1.42B15.2
202011.621.4%$1.9B1.42B14.2
202112.722.8%$2.4B1.43B12.7
202214.119.8%$2.5B1.43B13.0
202314.821.6%$848.0M1.41B14.6
202415.421.6%$1.7B1.37B16.8
202516.622.0%$1.5B1.36B15.1
5.5 / 10Medium MatchStockScorer score6 of 11 points

4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc mainly meets criteria in the Momentum category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 100%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Keurig Dr Pepper Inc's score is built

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

4 of 7 rules met

6 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Keurig Dr Pepper Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Moat Quality
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Mohanram G-Score: Growth Quality
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio24.022.8
P/B ratio2.02.6
Return on equity (ROE)8.1%12.3%
Equity ratio46.0%42.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.630.67
Dividend yield2.5%2.6%

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Frequently asked questions about Keurig Dr Pepper Inc stock

How does Keurig Dr Pepper Inc stock (KDP) score in the StockScorer model?
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 5.5 out of 10, which is a medium match with the rule-based strategies. 4 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Keurig Dr Pepper Inc's P/E ratio?
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc's P/E ratio is 24.0. The Consumer Defensive sector median is 22.8.
What sector is Keurig Dr Pepper Inc in?
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc is assigned to the Consumer Defensive sector. Its rank within the sector is 57.1 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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