PepsiCo Inc., the world's second-largest soft-drink maker, said fourth-quarter profit climbed 30% because of declining costs and higher sales of Gatorade sports drinks.
Net income rose to $897 million, or 51 cents a share, from $689 million, or 39 cents, a year earlier, when it had higher costs from buying Quaker Oats Co., PepsiCo said. Sales rose 9.4% to $8.07 billion.
