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Coca-Cola currently offers better value than PepsiCo, despite both being strong, low-beta dividend stocks for diversified portfolios. KO’s capital-light, brand-focused model enables higher margins, greater dividend growth potential, and resilience versus PEP’s more capital-intensive, diversified operations. KO is slightly undervalued by the dividend discount model and shows a 9.2% upside to fair value.