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Best Beverage Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top beverage stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best beverage stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best non-alcoholic beverage stocks to buy right now are:

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV (NYSE:KOF) is the #1 top beverage stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV (NYSE:KOF) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV (NYSE:KOF) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 6 points higher than the beverage industry average of 36.

KOF passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV has seen its stock return 35.63% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 13 percentage points.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV has an average 1 year price target of $119.40, a downside of -0.61% from Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's current stock price of $120.13.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Coca Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) is the #2 top beverage stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Coca Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Coca Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -2 points lower than the beverage industry average of 36.

COKE passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Coca Cola Consolidated has seen its stock return 47.29% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 25 percentage points.

Zevia (NYSE:ZVIA) is the #3 top beverage stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Zevia (NYSE:ZVIA) is: Value: D, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Zevia (NYSE:ZVIA) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -10 points lower than the beverage industry average of 36.

ZVIA passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Zevia has seen its stock lose -58.24% over the past year, underperforming other beverage stocks by -81 percentage points.

Out of 8 beverage stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 beverage stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Pepsico (NASDAQ:PEP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.04%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.15%. Pepsico's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Pepsico's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pepsico's dividend payout ratio of 72.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Andina Bottling Co (NYSE:AKO.B) has an annual dividend yield of 3.55%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.15%. Andina Bottling Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Andina Bottling Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Andina Bottling Co's dividend payout ratio of 19.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV (NYSE:KOF) has an annual dividend yield of 2.74%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.15%. Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's dividend payout ratio of 60.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Beverage stocks were up 1.3% in the last day, and up 4.31% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why beverage stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued beverage stocks right now are:

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV (NYSE:KOF) is the most undervalued beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the beverage industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's stock has gained 35.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by 13 percentage points.

Pepsico (NASDAQ:PEP) is the second most undervalued beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pepsico has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the beverage industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pepsico's stock has gained 0.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -22 percentage points.

National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) is the third most undervalued beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

National Beverage has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the beverage industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

National Beverage's stock has gained 14.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -8 percentage points.

50% of beverage stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect beverage stocks to rise by 5.32% over the next year.

0% of beverage stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.14% of beverage stocks are rated B (Buy), 78.57% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).