Coca-Cola Just Hit an All-Time High -- and Pepsi Trades 16% Below Its 52-Week High. Which Dividend Giant Is the Better Buy?
One is executing at a record price, the other is doubted and discounted -- and the doubted one reports this week.
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The market has rendered a split verdict on the two most famous names in the beverage aisle. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) closed Thursday at a record $84.14, and has climbed about 20% in 2026. PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), meanwhile, sits about 16% below its own 52-week high, even after a bounce of its own last week.
For dividend investors, that divergence sets up a classic choice: pay up for the one that's executing, or collect a fatter yield from the one the market doubts -- right before it gets a chance to answer those doubts, with its second-quarter report due Thursday, July 9.
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