PepsiCo just announced its Third Quarter 2023 Worldwide Pretax Income, which increased by 22% from the third quarter 2022.
The problem with this is that it's all due to its Worldwide Price Increases of an amazing 11% in the third quarter 2023.
In North America Frito-Lay, its Price Increases were 8% and in North America PepsiCo Beverages, its Price Increases were 12%, both in the third quarter 2023.
There was a substantial transfer of financial wealth in the third quarter 2023, just like there was in each of the previous 10 quarters, from US and Worldwide consumers to PepsiCo's bottom-line earnings.