PepsiCo Q3 Profit Rises; Cuts FY26 Core EPS Growth Guidance, Updates Revenue Outlook

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PepsiCo reported higher third-quarter profit and sales on Thursday. The snack and beverage company trimmed its fiscal 2026 core earnings per share growth guidance and updated its revenue growth forecast.

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PepsiCo's reduced FY26 core EPS growth guidance signals management's revised expectations for profitability growth despite Q3 profit gains.

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The chart totals every SEC-reported transaction by month and share count, separating informative purchases and sales from non-informative awards, vesting, exercises, tax withholding and transfers. Records without a reported price remain included. Only informative purchases and sales affect the conservative sentiment signal.

Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in PEPSICO INC.

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0 discretionary purchases · 1 discretionary sales

Confidence: Low

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Insiders	Activity	Description	Shares	Avg. price / share	Est. value	Trade date
DirectorWeisser Alberto	Non-informative buy	PepsiCo, Inc. Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	1,592.36	—	—	Oct 1, 2026
DirectorVASELLA DANIEL	Non-informative buy	PepsiCo, Inc. Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	1,592.36	—	—	Oct 1, 2026
DirectorDiamond Susan M	Non-informative buy	PepsiCo, Inc. Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	1,592.36	—	—	Oct 1, 2026
DirectorCOOK IAN M	Non-informative buy	PepsiCo, Inc. Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	1,592.36	—	—	Oct 1, 2026
DirectorCOOPER EDITH W	Non-informative buy	PepsiCo, Inc. Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	1,592.36	—	—	Oct 1, 2026

As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.

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Owner	Activity	Change	Shares held	Value (thousands)	Reported
Vanguard Group Inc	Buy	1,612,652 (1.178%)	138,483,870	$17,134,609	12/31/2025
Blackrock, Inc.	Buy	2,440,377 (2.107%)	118,281,854	$14,635,014	6/30/2026
Vanguard Capital Management Llc	Buy	450,194 (0.507%)	89,257,968	$11,043,888	6/30/2026
State Street Corp	Buy	987,582 (1.662%)	60,406,932	$7,474,150	6/30/2026
Invesco Ltd.	Buy	2,369,921 (5.817%)	43,113,398	$5,334,421	6/30/2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc	Buy	704,386 (1.932%)	37,159,425	$4,597,736	6/30/2026
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	Buy	5,885,256 (19.481%)	36,096,064	$4,466,166	6/30/2026
Geode Capital Management, Llc	Buy	365,936 (1.057%)	34,977,755	$4,327,798	6/30/2026
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	Sell	-4,202,596 (-12.077%)	30,596,336	$3,785,685	6/30/2026
Morgan Stanley	Buy	34,032 (0.128%)	26,615,206	$3,293,099	6/30/2026
Bank Of America Corp /De/	Sell	-932,824 (-4.383%)	20,350,877	$2,518,014	6/30/2026
Norges Bank	Sell	-1,617,284 (-7.689%)	19,416,811	$2,402,442	6/30/2026

Settlement date	Short interest	Avg. daily volume	Change vs. previous report	Days to cover
Sep 15, 2026	25,853,939	8,064,282	+21.50%	3.21
Aug 31, 2026	21,279,663	6,751,508	-9.67%	3.15
Aug 14, 2026	23,558,326	6,127,584	-19.84%	3.84
Jul 31, 2026	29,388,790	8,181,629	-9.95%	3.59
Jul 15, 2026	32,637,580	9,939,243	-2.00%	3.28
Jun 30, 2026	33,304,413	10,555,952	+5.88%	3.16
Jun 15, 2026	31,455,776	8,844,581	+25.38%	3.56
May 29, 2026	25,087,625	8,487,421	—	2.96

Fiscal quarter	Reported	EPS	Consensus	Surprise
Jun 2026	Jul 9, 2026	2.20	2.19	+0.46%
Mar 2026	Apr 16, 2026	1.61	1.55	+3.87%
Dec 2025	Feb 3, 2026	2.26	2.24	+0.89%
Sep 2025	Oct 9, 2025	2.29	2.27	+0.88%

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