Current Liabilities
Dividends payable
PepsiCo Dividends payable increased by 4.4% to $1.97B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.4%, from $1.89B to $1.97B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Dividends payable shows an upward trend with a 6.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025Feb 3, 2026
How to read this metric
A consistent or growing balance reflects a stable and predictable dividend policy, while a sudden drop could indicate a change in capital return strategy.
Detailed definition
This represents the liability for dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have not yet...
Peer comparison
Standard for dividend-paying companies; peers with similar payout ratios will show comparable patterns in this liability.
Metric ID:
dividends_payableHistorical Data
5 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.51B | $1.61B | $1.77B | $1.89B | $1.97B |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.8% | +9.8% | +6.7% | +4.4% |
| YoY Change | — | +6.8% | +9.8% | +6.7% | +4.4% |
Range$1.51B – $1.97B
CAGR+30.4%
Avg YoY Growth+6.9%
Median YoY Growth+6.7%
Current Streak4+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PepsiCo's dividends payable?
- PepsiCo (PEP) reported dividends payable of $1.97B in Q4 2025.
- How has PepsiCo's dividends payable changed year-over-year?
- PepsiCo's dividends payable increased by 4.4% year-over-year, from $1.89B to $1.97B.
- What is the long-term trend for PepsiCo's dividends payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), PepsiCo's dividends payable has grown at a 6.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.43B to $1.97B.
- What does dividends payable mean?
- The amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.