InvestedInstead

1 January 1980 · PepsiCo, Inc.

Pepsi-Cola (12oz can)

The price of a Pepsi during the Cola Wars. Pepsi won the taste test. Coke won everything else.

You bought the product

$0.35

Launch price, Jan 1980

You bought the shares instead

$127

Valued 6 Nov 2026

Return on the launch price
363.2×
Annualised
13.4%
Years held
46.8