Keurig Dr Pepper: Bull vs. Bear Perspectives

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Keurig Dr Pepper: Bull vs. Bear Perspectives

Deutsche Bank

Research

Rating Company Date

Hold Keurig Dr Pepper 16 July 2026

Company Update

North America

United States

Reuters Bloomberg Exchange Ticker Price at 15 Jul 2026 (USD) 30.28

KDP.OQ KDP US NSM KDP

Price target 30.00

Consumer

52-week range 34.88 - 25.30

Consumer Staples

Bull vs. Bear Perspectives

Valuation & Risks

Steve Powers

Since hosting KDP management at our conference in Paris in early June, investor

Research Analyst

interest in the name has accelerated meaningfully. The company's presentation at +1-212-250-5480

that time struck a notably confident tone, emphasizing resilient momentum within

U.S. Refreshment Beverages, improving visibility to coffee profit recovery, Christopher Barnes, CFA

meaningful synergy opportunities following the JDE Peet's acquisition, and a clear

+1-212-454-0778

path toward the planned separation into North America Beverage Co. and Global

Coffee Co. in early 2027. Since then, our conversations with investors have ranged Angeline Goh

from introductory discussions around the pro forma business mix and transaction Research Associate

structure to increasingly detailed debates around the durability of U.S. beverage +1-212-250-4515

growth, the long-term attractiveness of coffee, synergy realization, free cash flow Nikhil Jain, CFA

generation, deleveraging, and ultimate separation outcomes. Importantly, we Research Associate

sense a growing bullish skew in investor sentiment, supported by robust U.S. +1-212-250-3253

beverage consumption trends and expectations for a significant improvement in

coffee profitability as commodity pressures ease and temporary inventory

headwinds normalize. At the same time, one notable observation is that there