1 Reason to Buy PepsiCo (PEP) Stock That's Been a Good Reason for More Than 50 Years

There are lots of reasons to like PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) as a possible investment for your long-term portfolio. One of the best reasons is its generous dividend yield -- recently at 4.1%. That yield is far above the S&P 500's recent yield of just 1.2%, and better still, it's a payout that's been growing at a good clip -- an annual average of more than 7% over the past decade.But wait -- there's more! Its payout ratio -- the percentage of earnings paid out in dividends -- was recently quite reasonable, too, at 67%. That leaves plenty of room for further growth. (PepsiCo has upped its dividend for 53 years in a row!)Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool