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FRCEF vs PEP: Dividend Comparison 2026

FRCEF yields 106.95% · PEP yields 3.63%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 PEP wins by $97.6K in total portfolio value· pulled ahead in Year 8
10 years
FRCEF
FRCEF
● Live price
106.95%
Share price
$1.87
Annual div
$2.00
5Y div CAGR
-50%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$44.3K
Annual income
$23.52
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PEP
PepsiCo Inc.
● Live price
3.63%
Share price
$156.82
Annual div
$5.69
5Y div CAGR
40.4%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$141.9K
Annual income
$61,875.67
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Portfolio growth — FRCEF vs PEP

📍 PEP pulled ahead of the other in Year 8

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis PeriodFRCEFPEP
2008–2009
GFC
— No data— No data
2020 Q1–Q2
COVID
— No data— No data
2022 Q4
Rate Hike
— No data— No data
Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.
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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, FRCEF + PEP cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

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FRCEF pays
PEP pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

FRCEF
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$9,090.91/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$19.99/yr
PEP
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$308.41/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$52,594.32/yr
At 15% tax rate, PEP beats the other by $52,574.33/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000
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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of FRCEF + PEP for your $10,000?

FRCEF: 50%PEP: 50%
100% PEP50/50100% FRCEF
Portfolio after 10yr
$93.1K
Annual income
$30,949.60/yr
Blended yield
33.23%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on PEP right now

FRCEF
Analyst Ratings
1
Buy
Consensus: Buy
Price Target
$2.85
+52.4% upside vs current
Range: $2.85 — $2.85
Altman Z
2.4
Piotroski
3/9
PEP
Analyst Ratings
1
Strong
15
Buy
27
Hold
1
Sell
Consensus: Hold
Price Target
$172.43
+10.0% upside vs current
Range: $156.00 — $191.00
Altman Z
3.6
Piotroski
7/9
Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

FRCEF buys
0
PEP buys
0
No recent congressional trades found for FRCEF or PEP in the last 90 days.
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MetricFRCEFPEP
Forward yield106.95%3.63%
Annual dividend / share$2.00$5.69
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR-50%40.4%
Portfolio after 10y$44.3K$141.9K
Annual income after 10y$23.52$61,875.67
Total dividends collected$14.6K$123.0K
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorStockConsumer Staples
Analyst consensusBuyHold
Analyst price target$2.85$172.43

Year-by-year: FRCEF vs PEP ($10,000, DRIP)

YearFRCEF PortfolioFRCEF Income/yrPEP PortfolioPEP Income/yrGap
1$16,048$5,347.59$10,849$509.42+$5.2KFRCEF
2$21,181$4,010.09$11,969$750.47+$9.2KFRCEF
3$25,137$2,473.31$13,500$1,124.14+$11.6KFRCEF
4$28,268$1,371.61$15,680$1,721.66+$12.6KFRCEF
5$30,968$720.78$18,929$2,715.34+$12.0KFRCEF
6$33,504$368.98$24,023$4,450.80+$9.5KFRCEF
7$36,036$186.54$32,510$7,669.92+$3.5KFRCEF
8← crossover$38,653$93.76$47,709$14,093.60$9.1KPEP
9$41,405$46.99$77,415$28,083.48$36.0KPEP
10$44,327$23.52$141,922$61,875.67$97.6KPEP

FRCEF vs PEP: Complete Analysis 2026

FRCEFStock

Fletcher Building Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes building products in New Zealand, Australia, and internationally. It operates through Building Products, Distribution, Concrete, Residential and Development, Construction, and Australia segments. The Building Products segment manufactures, markets, and distributes building products used to build homes; and buildings and infrastructure, including insulations, plasterboards, laminate surfaces, and plastic and concrete piping for the commercial and residential markets. The Distribution segment distributes building, plumbing, and pipeline products under the PlaceMakers, Mico, and Forman Building Systems brands. The Concrete segment engages in the extraction of aggregates, and production of cement and concrete. The Residential and Development segment builds residential homes and apartments; and develops and sells residential and commercial land. The Construction segment builds and maintains public and commercial buildings, transport and utilities infrastructure, and buildings and infrastructure, as well as designs, constructs, and maintains roads and civil infrastructure. The Australia segment manufactures and distributes building materials, such as insulation, plasterboard, laminate surfaces, steel roofing, and plastic and concrete piping for a range of industries across Australia. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

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PEPConsumer Staples

PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, simply granola, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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