Celsius Holdings, Inc. receives investment from PepsiCo, Inc.
PepsiCo, Inc. made a minority investment in Celsius Holdings, Inc., a US functional energy drinks brand, on Aug 1, 2022.
Transaction summary
- Company
- Celsius Holdings, Inc.
- Investor(s)
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- Announced
- 2022-08-01
- Geography
- United States
- Tags
- ConsumerConvertible Preferred StockDistribution PartnershipEnergy DrinksFood & BeverageFunctional Energy Drinks
- Type
- Minority
- Stake invested
- 9%
- First added
- 2026-10-04
- Latest update
- 2026-10-04
Investment and valuation context
100% enterprise value
USD 6.5B
100% enterprise value | USD
Basis: Estimated
Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.
EV / revenue
9.89x
Period: varies by source
Basis: Derived from source data
EV / EBITDA
-
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
Amounts paid and other reported values
Original reported amounts and bases; a stake payment is distinct from the estimated whole-company valuation.
Consideration: USD 550M
Reported aggregate purchase price for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; this is investment consideration, not a reported enterprise value.
Basis
- USD 6.5bn enterprise value is a FundComb estimate. Public sources reviewed confirm the investment, but do not independently disclose every valuation input.
- Valuation covers 100% of the target; the amount invested or paid for a stake is separate.
- Implied EV / revenue is 9.89x, calculated from USD 6.5bn value and USD 654m revenue.
- Revenue and multiple inputs are not fully disclosed in public transaction materials reviewed; treat the multiple as an estimate.
- The $550 million is the reported consideration for the preferred-stock investment, not a reported enterprise value. Grossing up that price by the presentation’s estimated 8.5% ownership implies an estimated whole-company equity value of $6,470,588,235, treated as estimated EV under FCR-211; the ownership estimate is on an as-converted basis. The approximately 9.89x value-to-revenue ratio uses this implied value and Celsius’s reported FY2022 consolidated revenue of $653.604 million. Revenue is for the full year ended December 31, 2022, while the investment closed August 1, 2022. No EBITDA figure or EBITDA multiple is reported here. Derived: $6,470,588,235 estimated whole-company value divided by $653,604,000 FY2022 consolidated revenue; approximately 9.89x. Revenue is reported in the issuer’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The multiple is derived using that revenue and the estimated whole-company value; the revenue period extends beyond the transaction closing date.
Source summary
Celsius Holdings, Inc. Form 8-K, filed August 3, 2022
Estimatedfor an aggregate purchase price of $550,000,000
Open sourceCelsius and PepsiCo Announce Long-Term Distribution Agreement and Investment
Estimatedrepresenting an estimated 8.5% ownership in Celsius on an as - converted basis
Open sourceCelsius and PepsiCo Announce Long-Term Distribution Agreement and Investment
EstimatedTransaction closed August 1, 2022
Open source