Based on the aggregated intelligence of 110,000 investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, beverage behemoth PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) has earned a coveted five-star ranking. Our data has shown that five-star stocks outperform the market by a significant margin; conversely, one-star stocks have woefully lagged the market average.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at PepsiCo's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

PepsiCo facts

Headquarters (Founded) Purchase, New York (1898)
Market Cap $103 billion

Industry

Soft Drinks

TTM Revenue

$40.46 billion

Management

CEO Indra Nooyi (since May 2007)
CFO Richard Goodman (since 2006)

Major Brands

Pepsi, Gatorade, Lay's, Doritos

Return on Equity (avg. last three years)

34.3%

CAPS players bullish on PEP also bullish on

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)
Altria (NYSE:MO)

CAPS players bearish on PEP also bearish on

Citigroup (NYSE:C)
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO)
Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, fully 749 of the 769 All-Star players who have rated PepsiCo -- roughly 97% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These All-Star bulls include my fellow Fool Jim Mueller (a.k.a. TMFGebinr) and DemonDoug, both of whom are ranked in the top 15% of our community.

In 2006, Jim explained that PepsiCo is: 

... not really a true soft drink company with its chips and snacks (from which it generates a lot of money) ... Pepsi the drink is still second place to Coca Cola. But with all the popular snack brands, this company is a powerhouse.

A more recent pitch from DemonDoug just last week elaborates on that bullish rationale, arguing:

Pepsi management has shown stellar performance over the past 30 years. ... Just like [Coke], Pepsi has strong international sales, and people will continue to use their product aaaaaaaaaaaaand... will also make money whether oil goes to 300 or 30. Yield 2.7%. What's your local bank paying again? And if the dollar goes down by another 20-30% in 5 years, what will be worth more, the dollars in your account, or a well-run large cap with international exposure?

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