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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 A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV (NYSE:KOF) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 5 points higher than the beverage industry average of 37.

KOF passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV has seen its stock return 38.49% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 23 percentage points.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV has an average 1 year price target of $119.50, an upside of 6.21% from Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's current stock price of $112.51.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 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.

Vita Coco Company (NASDAQ:COCO) 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 Vita Coco Company (NASDAQ:COCO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Vita Coco Company (NASDAQ:COCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 21 points higher than the beverage industry average of 37.

COCO passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vita Coco Company has seen its stock return 50.29% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 35 percentage points.

Vita Coco Company has an average 1 year price target of $79.00, an upside of 43.43% from Vita Coco Company's current stock price of $55.08.

Vita Coco Company stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Vita Coco Company, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% 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 #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 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 30, which is -7 points lower than the beverage industry average of 37.

COKE passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Coca Cola Consolidated has seen its stock return 68.44% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 53 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 4.1%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.1%. 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 75.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Andina Bottling Co (NYSE:AKO.B) has an annual dividend yield of 2.86%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.1%. Andina Bottling Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Andina Bottling Co's dividend has 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.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) has an annual dividend yield of 2.8%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.1%. Keurig Dr Pepper's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Keurig Dr Pepper's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Keurig Dr Pepper's dividend payout ratio of 92.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Beverage stocks were up 0.15% in the last day, and down -0.62% 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 B. 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 13 points higher than the beverage industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's stock has gained 38.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by 23 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 13 points higher than the beverage industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pepsico's stock has dropped -5.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -21 percentage points.

Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) 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.

Primo Brands has a valuation score of 29, which is -1 points higher than the beverage industry average of 30. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Primo Brands's stock has dropped -10.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -25 percentage points.

66.67% of beverage stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect beverage stocks to rise by 14.72% over the next year.

7.14% of beverage stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of beverage stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.43% are rated C (Hold), 21.43% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).