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

$126

Valued 30 Jul 2026

Return on the launch price
360.3×
Annualised
13.5%
Years held
46.6