(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc forecast a surprise drop in full-year profit that was well below Wall Street estimates on Friday, hit by a stronger dollar, higher tax rate and increased investments in the business.
The company expects 2019 adjusted profit per share to drop 3 percent to $5.50, while analysts on average were expecting a 3.5 percent rise in profit to $5.86 per share, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Rival Coca-Cola Co also warned on Thursday that its earnings per share could fall in 2019, citing the strengthening dollar.
(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Orr)
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