Which is more profitable, Altria Group or PepsiCo?

Altria Group keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Altria Group or PepsiCo?

PepsiCo grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Altria Group or PepsiCo?

Altria Group costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Altria Group or PepsiCo?

Altria Group would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Altria Group vs PepsiCo stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Altria Group is more profitable, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. PepsiCo grows faster.

Side by side

	Altria Group	PepsiCo
	$131 billion	$198 billion
	34.5%	8.8%
	−0.9%	+5.9%
	18.8×	24.1×
	2.0 years	2.6 years
	38.5%	13.1%
	5.8%	3.9%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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