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PepsiCo’s Rally Tests the Distance to a New All-Time High in 2026
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Business/The Apex Times/Jun 7, 10:58 PM EDT

PepsiCo’s Rally Tests the Distance to a New All-Time High in 2026

As PepsiCo leans on international growth and profitability gains, market observers are weighing whether the stock can clear its previous peak from 2023.

By The Apex Times Newsroom3 min readAI-assisted Apex article

PepsiCo’s share price has climbed enough to rekindle questions about whether it can reach a new all-time high in 2026, but the remaining gap to the prior peak is still substantial. In a June 2 analysis, 24/7 Wall St. said PepsiCo was trading around $144.19, about 1% below a then-recent 52-week high near $169.96, and argued the setup was “closer to a coin flip” than the chart alone might suggest.

The key benchmark for the bullish case is the distance to PepsiCo’s prior all-time high close. Macrotrends lists PepsiCo’s all-time high closing price at $177.25 on May 12, 2023, meaning any new 2026 record would require the stock to move materially higher than the levels referenced in the June 2 article.

Fundamentally, PepsiCo has been pointing to improving operating performance in its recent reporting. In its Q1 2026 results, the company reported net revenue of $19.443 billion, up 8.5% year over year, alongside an operating margin of 16.5% (up from 14.4% a year earlier). Core EPS was $1.61, and management also highlighted 2.6% organic revenue performance.

Management’s forward outlook in the same Q1 materials provided another pillar for the “can it make new highs” debate. For fiscal 2026, PepsiCo said it continues to expect organic revenue to increase between 2% and 4%, core constant-currency EPS to rise between 4% and 6%, a core annual effective tax rate of approximately 22%, and capital spending below 5% of net revenue.

Shareholder returns also remain central to how the market may value the stock. In its 2025 Form 10-K, PepsiCo disclosed a 4% increase in its annualized dividend to $5.92 per share from $5.69 per share, with the updated dividend effective with the expected June 2026 payment. The filing also describes a new share repurchase program authorizing up to $10 billion of common stock repurchases beginning Feb. 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2030, and expects to return about $8.9 billion to shareholders in 2026, consisting of roughly $7.9 billion in dividends and about $1.0 billion in share repurchases.

Still, the path to a fresh all-time high is not presented as one-directional. 24/7 Wall St. pointed to potential headwinds, including tariff-driven commodity cost increases, impacts from global minimum tax rules, and the effect of brand impairment charges. The company’s 10-K supports that impairments have been part of the story: PepsiCo recorded pre-tax impairment charges of about $1.9 billion tied primarily to the Rockstar brand, and it also references an impairment related to the Be & Cheery brand.

Looking at how the market may get to a new peak, 24/7 Wall St. argued that international results have been providing the heavier lift behind the rebound, citing Q1 international growth figures such as EMEA up 18%, Latin America Foods up 16%, and Asia Pacific Foods up 11%. On valuation, the piece also cited its own 12-month price target of $172.85 and framed the result as a potential clearing of the prior all-time high. But investors will still be watching whether PepsiCo can sustain margin expansion and keep organic growth within (or above) the guidance range as more quarters of 2026 results roll in.

Why It Matters

  • Whether PepsiCo can clear its prior all-time high close could reflect not only earnings momentum but also whether the market is willing to re-rate the stock after a long period of dividend-centered valuation.
  • PepsiCo’s guidance range for organic revenue and core EPS matters because it sets a ceiling for how quickly expectations can rise toward a new peak.
  • The durability of international growth is likely to be tested by both macro conditions and consumer mix, which can shift quarter to quarter.
  • Brand impairments and tax or commodity headwinds can change reported earnings even when underlying operating progress continues, complicating the path to a clean “new high” narrative.

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Key Facts

  • In its Q1 2026 earnings release, PepsiCo reported net revenue of $19.443 billion, operating margin of 16.5%, and core EPS of $1.61.
  • PepsiCo guided for fiscal 2026 organic revenue growth of 2% to 4% and core constant-currency EPS growth of 4% to 6%.
  • PepsiCo’s 2025 Form 10-K disclosed a 4% dividend increase to $5.92 annualized per share, effective with the expected June 2026 payment.
  • The 2025 Form 10-K also describes a $10 billion share repurchase program starting Feb. 1, 2026 and running through Feb. 28, 2030.
  • Macrotrends lists PepsiCo’s all-time high closing price as $177.25 on May 12, 2023.
  • PepsiCo’s 10-K indicates impairment charges tied to brands including Rockstar (pre-tax about $1.9 billion) and Be & Cheery (impairment charges referenced by brand).
  • A June 2 analysis from 24/7 Wall St. said the stock was around $144.19 and near a then 52-week high, and it cited its own 12-month target of $172.85.

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