PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 16 (Q2), PepsiCo met expectations on revenue and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue shrank slightly and GAAP earnings per share contracted significantly.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
PepsiCo booked revenue of $16.46 billion. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for net sales of $16.56 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 2.2% lower than the prior-year quarter's $16.83 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at $1.12. The 16 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $1.09 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.94 for Q2 were 20% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.17 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 51.9%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 15.8%, 90 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 9.0%, 220 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $17.18 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.17.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $66.40 billion. The average EPS estimate is $4.09.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 4,407 members out of 4,553 rating the stock outperform, and 146 members rating it underperform. Among 1,272 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1,242 give PepsiCo a green thumbs-up, and 30 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on PepsiCo is outperform, with an average price target of $71.64.

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