DJ PepsiCo Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) slid 1.58% to $123.73 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87.
PepsiCo Inc. closed 27.85% below its 52-week high of $171.48, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Coca-Cola Co. (KO) fell 0.41% to $85.82, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 2.63% to $93.58, and Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 0.40% to $59.38.
Trading volume (13.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 7, 2026.