Based on the aggregated intelligence of 120,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, beverage giant 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

$81.6 billion

Industry

Soft Drinks

TTM Revenue

$42.9 billion

Management

CEO Indra Nooyi (since 2006)

CFO Richard Goodman (since 2006)

Major Brands

Pepsi, Gatorade, Lay's, Doritos

Return on Equity (average last three years)

35.5%

Dividend Yield

3.3%

Competitors

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO),

Kraft Foods (NYSE:KFT)

CAPS members bullish on PEP also bullish on

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG),

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

CAPS members bearish on PEP also bearish on

Citigroup (NYSE:C),

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

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

Over on CAPS, fully 2,970 of the 3,069 members who have rated PepsiCo -- some 97% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include KokueiOTD and CAPS All-Star dmbeach.

Earlier this month, KokueiOTD noted that PepsiCo "has a lot of good things to say for it, including good management, a strong brand, great global market presence, a huge, diverse lineup of products, and an attractive balance sheet."

In a pitch from late October, dmbeach agrees, highlighting the stock's tasty valuation (which has remained relatively unchanged) as a good reason to drink up:

How can you not love Pepsi at this price? Should be relatively recession-proof and pays a decent yield in the meantime. As a cash flow machine, they do not depend on credit. It's is an impeccably managed firm; really I don't think anybody can compete with them operationally in terms of production and distribution. Finally, they've shown a good instinct for acquiring solid brands in growing market segments (juices, healthier snacks,etc) that will not only be immediately accretive but will provide for faster growth in the future.

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