# Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Beverages. Price $32.59, market value $44.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 32.9×** (5-yr avg 24.0×, 3-yr avg 22.2×). Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. trades at 32.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 24.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 12.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.28**. A PEG of 0.28 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.2×.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.4%** (5-yr avg 4.2%). Free cash flow equals 4.4% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.2%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 49.4%**. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. keeps 49.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 16.2%**. 16.2% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.5%**. 12.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.1%**. 8.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.3%.
- **Return on assets: 2.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.2%** (3-yr 5.7%/yr, 5-yr 7.4%/yr). Revenue grew 8.2% over the last year, against 7.4% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 45.7%** (3-yr 14.8%/yr, 5-yr 10.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 45.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -15.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -15.4% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.63**. Debt is 0.63 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.04**. A Z-score of 2.04 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.82%** ($0.92 per share, trailing). Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. yields 2.82%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 60%** (63% of free cash flow). 60% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.9%/yr** (1-yr 5.1%). The dividend has grown 8.9% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $36.21 (+11% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 15.2%** (YTD 19.2%, 3-mo 7.5%). The shares are up 15.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.6%** (31.0% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 59**. An RSI of 59 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.08** (volatility 27%). Beta of 0.08 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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