Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Are Both Resilient, but One Is More Attractive

Consumer goods giants PepsiCo Inc. (PEP, Financial) and The Coca-Cola Co. (KO, Financial) don't need any introduction and are common in many investor portfolios. The reason is simple: these are stocks of resilient, non-cyclical companies and are formidable bets in market downturns. PepsiCo continued to rise steadily during the bear market with a 6.77% gain in 2022 while Coca-Cola achieved 10.61% growth. The S&P 500, which includes both stocks, was down 19.44% that year. PEP Data by GuruFocus Although both s ...