PepsiCo (PEP) is taking a cautious view on the next 12 months as it deals with dueling headwinds in the form of tariffs and fierce competition.
«We’re not immune to this [tariffs] — we are less impacted than most of the businesses,» PepsiCo chair and CEO Ramon Laguarta told me Tuesday morning.
Over the weekend, President Trump began to enact tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. The tariffs on Mexico and Canada were temporarily delayed on Monday as leaders worked out a near-term compromise.
Read more: The latest news and updates as Trump’s tariffs take effect
Shares fell 2.5% in premarket trading as PepsiCo unveiled a muted growth outlook for 2025 following better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings.
Added Laguarta, «Obviously, we bring a lot of aluminum from Canada. We bring some oats from Canada as well, but [the] majority of our food — potatoes, corn — most of our inputs are localized. You know, we will be impacted. But we have enough flexibility — that’s why we’re giving conservative guidance now because we need some flexibility to deal with all this.»
Net sales: unchanged year over year to $27.8 billion vs. estimates for $28.05 billion
Frito-Lay North America sales: -2.7% year over year to $7.3 billion vs. estimates for $7.3 billion
Quaker Foods North America sales: -2.1%% year over year to $874 million vs. estimates for $901.5 million
North America beverages: unchanged year over year to $7.9 billion vs. estimates for $7.99 billion
Europe sales: +7.1% year over year to $4.5 billion vs. estimates for $4.46 billion
Latin America sales: -5.1% year over year to $3.7 billion vs. estimates for $3.86 billion
Africa/Middle East sales: +3% year over year to $2 billion vs. estimates for $1.96 billion
Asia Pacific sales: +2% year over year to $1.5 billion vs. estimates for $1.52 billion
Organic sales growth: +2.1% year over year vs. estimates for +2.27%
Core EPS: +10.1% year over year to $1.96 vs. estimates for $1.94
Organic revenue guidance: low-single-digit percentage increase vs. estimates for a 3.2% increase
Core EPS guidance: mid-single-digit percentage increase year over year vs. estimates for +4.5%
The company’s 2025 sales and EPS guidance were relatively in line with consensus estimates. The Street may have some concern about the company hitting those targets judging by how the fourth quarter played out.
PepsiCo saw another quarter of pressured top and bottom lines in its two most important segments: Frito Lay North America and North America Beverages.
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