Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) are two top food stocks that also make safe long-term investments. But for dividend investors, it can be hard trying to pick between these two stocks, since there are many similarities between them. They offer high yields, lots of safety, and comparable growth prospects. Let's take a closer look at these stocks and see which one of them may be the better dividend stock to buy right now.

A good place to start when comparing these two is on key metrics related to their dividend payments. Here's how they stack up against one another when looking at their yields and payout ratios, and dividend growth rates and streaks.

Source: Company filings, Yahoo Finance.

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