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PEP vs CAPL: Dividend Comparison 2026

PEP yields 3.63% · CAPL yields 10.21%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 PEP wins by $101.1K in total portfolio value· pulled ahead in Year 7
10 years
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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CAPL
CAPL
● Live price
10.21%
Share price
$20.57
Annual div
$2.10
5Y div CAGR
1.1%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$40.8K
Annual income
$2,232.50
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Portfolio growth — PEP vs CAPL

📍 PEP pulled ahead of the other in Year 7

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 PeriodPEPCAPL
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, PEP + CAPL cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

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PEP pays
CAPL pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

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

PEP
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$308.41/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$52,594.32/yr
CAPL
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$867.77/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$1,897.63/yr
At 15% tax rate, PEP beats the other by $50,696.69/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 PEP + CAPL for your $10,000?

PEP: 50%CAPL: 50%
100% CAPL50/50100% PEP
Portfolio after 10yr
$91.4K
Annual income
$32,054.09/yr
Blended yield
35.09%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on PEP right now

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
CAPL
Analyst Ratings
6
Buy
8
Hold
1
Sell
Consensus: Hold
Altman Z
6.6
Piotroski
5/9
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)

PEP buys
6
CAPL buys
0
PoliticianChamberTickerTypeAmountDate
Sheldon Whitehouse🏛 Senate$PEP▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002026-02-23
Sheldon Whitehouse🏛 Senate$PEP▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002026-02-23
Julia Letlow🏢 House$PEP▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002026-02-05
Julie Johnson🏢 House$PEP▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-12-18
Jared Moskowitz🏢 House$PEP▼ Sell$15,001 - $50,0002025-12-02
Jared Moskowitz🏢 House$PEP▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-12-02
Jared Moskowitz🏢 House$PEP▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-12-02
Julie Johnson🏢 House$PEP▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-11-13
Rich McCormick🏢 House$PEP▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-11-05
Scott DesJarlais🏢 House$PEP▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-10-28
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MetricPEPCAPL
Forward yield3.63%10.21%
Annual dividend / share$5.69$2.10
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR40.4%1.1%
Portfolio after 10y$141.9K$40.8K
Annual income after 10y$61,875.67$2,232.50
Total dividends collected$123.0K$16.0K
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorConsumer StaplesStock
Analyst consensusHoldHold

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

YearPEP PortfolioPEP Income/yrCAPL PortfolioCAPL Income/yrGap
1$10,849$509.42$11,732$1,032.13$883.00CAPL
2$11,969$750.47$13,698$1,144.14$1.7KCAPL
3$13,500$1,124.14$15,919$1,262.16$2.4KCAPL
4$15,680$1,721.66$18,419$1,385.93$2.7KCAPL
5$18,929$2,715.34$21,223$1,515.18$2.3KCAPL
6$24,023$4,450.80$24,358$1,649.62$335.00CAPL
7← crossover$32,510$7,669.92$27,852$1,788.92+$4.7KPEP
8$47,709$14,093.60$31,735$1,932.73+$16.0KPEP
9$77,415$28,083.48$36,037$2,080.71+$41.4KPEP
10$141,922$61,875.67$40,792$2,232.50+$101.1KPEP

PEP vs CAPL: Complete Analysis 2026

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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CAPLStock

CrossAmerica Partners LP engages in the wholesale distribution of motor fuels, operation of convenience stores, and ownership and leasing of real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels in the United States. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The Wholesale segment engages in the wholesale distribution of motor fuels to lessee dealers, independent dealers, commission agents, and company operated retail sites. The Retail segment is involved in the sale of convenience merchandise items; and retail sale of motor fuels at company operated retail sites and retail sites operated by commission agents. As of December 31, 2021, the company distributed motor fuel on a wholesale basis to approximately 1,750 sites located in 34 states; and owned or leased approximately 1,150 sites. CrossAmerica GP LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Lehigh Gas Partners LP and changed its name to CrossAmerica Partners LP in October 2014. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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