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accession: "0000077476-26-000050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PEP"
cik: "0000077476"
company_name: "PEPSICO INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-07T21:57:44+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:44:06.903964+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PepsiCo reports Q3 2026 net revenue up 5.6% to $25.274B, EPS up 17% to $2.23, updates fiscal 2026 guidance

## Summary
- Q3 net revenue rose 5.6% to $25.274B; year-to-date net revenue rose 6.7% to $68.898B.
- Q3 EPS rose 17% to $2.23; YTD EPS rose 47% to $6.10; core EPS was $2.34, up 2%.
- Q3 operating profit rose 19% to $4.260B; YTD operating profit rose 45% to $11.496B; operating margin was 16.9%.
- Organic revenue grew 3.1% in Q3 and 2.7% year-to-date; CEO Ramon Laguarta cited international business strength and North America investments.
- PepsiCo updated fiscal 2026 guidance and plans structural cost reductions to fund innovation and brand building and offset input cost inflation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000077476-26-000050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PEP
- cik: 0000077476
- company_name: PEPSICO INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-07T21:57:44+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77476/000007747626000050/0000077476-26-000050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77476/000007747626000050/pep-20261008.htm

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