PepsiCo Yields 4%. Is Its Dividend Still Safe After Lowering Guidance?
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PepsiCo just cut its earnings outlook while its stock sits 17% below its peak, yet the company still promises billions in dividends with cash coverage paper-thin. Before trusting that 4% yield, there is one number worth a very close look.
Directly affected
- PEP Pepsico+1.9%
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Indirectly affected
- No related companies are mapped for this report yet.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEP | -5.31% | -3.51% | base | -1.58% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLD | that day | -0.47% | still updating |
| GLD | three days earlier | +2.33% | final price |
| GLD | five days earlier | +3.51% | final price |
| PEP | that day | -1.58% | still updating |
| PEP | three days earlier | -3.51% | final price |
| PEP | five days earlier | -5.31% | final price |
| QQQ | that day | +0.41% | still updating |
| QQQ | three days earlier | +1.80% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +0.75% | final price |
| SPY | that day | -0.53% | still updating |
| SPY | three days earlier | +0.66% | final price |
| SPY | five days earlier | -0.09% | final price |
| TLT | that day | -0.29% | still updating |
| TLT | three days earlier | -1.97% | final price |
| TLT | five days earlier | -2.07% | final price |
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- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Pepsico (PEP) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 28 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Pepsico (PEP) (held by a dependent child), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 11 Sep 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Pepsico (PEP) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 49 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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“PepsiCo Yields 4%. Is Its Dividend Still Safe After Lowering Guidance?” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources. The price is not final yet.