{"id":93189,"date":"2026-07-09T06:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/pepsico-tops-revenue-expectations-but-warns-of-consumer-budget-strain\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T06:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:45:57","slug":"pepsico-tops-revenue-expectations-but-warns-of-consumer-budget-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/pepsico-tops-revenue-expectations-but-warns-of-consumer-budget-strain\/","title":{"rendered":"PepsiCo Tops Revenue Expectations But Warns of Consumer Budget Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783593957203.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783593957203.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783593957203.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>PepsiCo reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Thursday, with growing consumer interest in salty snacks and zero-sugar soft drinks helping the beverage giant outpace analyst projections.<\/p><p>Despite the solid quarterly showing, the company acknowledged that rising inflationary pressures are tightening household budgets across North America, putting a damper on its overall growth momentum. PepsiCo chose to leave its annual forecasts in place.<\/p><p>&#8220;Results were tempered in the quarter as U.S. food and beverage category performance moderated with consumer budgets tightening due to rising inflationary pressures,&#8221; CEO Ramon Laguarta said in prepared remarks.<\/p><p>The company posted quarterly revenue of $24.18 billion, a 6.4% jump compared to the same period last year. Analysts had projected a 5.4% increase, putting expected revenue at $23.95 billion, according to figures compiled by LSEG.<\/p><p>Looking ahead, PepsiCo said it expects fiscal 2026 organic revenue growth to land somewhere between 2% and 4%. The company also projected that its fiscal 2026 core constant currency earnings per share would increase in the range of 4% to 6%.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PepsiCo surpassed Wall Street&#8217;s second-quarter revenue projections, driven by stronger demand for salty snacks and zero-sugar sodas. However, the company cautioned that rising inflation is squeezing consumer spending, particularly in North America. The beverage giant kept its full-year outlook unchanged despite the headwinds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":93188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783593957203.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-of3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52952,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/pepsico-exceeds-revenue-expectations-after-cutting-snack-prices\/","url_meta":{"origin":93189,"position":0},"title":"PepsiCo Exceeds Revenue Expectations After Cutting Snack Prices","author":"Admin","date":"April 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"PepsiCo surpassed quarterly revenue forecasts after reducing prices on popular snack brands like Lay's and Doritos by up to 15%. 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