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KO·The Coca-Cola Company

$95.68
-0.05 (-0.05%)
After Hours
High
$96.31
Open
$93.21
Market Cap
411.82B
52W High
$97.39
Low
$92.55
P. Close
$95.68
P/E
28.15
52W Low
$67.27
Fwd P/E
27.10
DailyIQ Est.
$100.28
Inst. Own.
66.3%
Short Interest
1.15%
Days to Cover
3.0
Div. Yield
2.19%
Next Ex-Div
~Dec 17
Div. Growth
55+ yrs
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Oct 27, 2026tone -7.3 vs prior release · 153 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
75
BULLISH
News Sentiment
71
BULLISH
On Nov 5, Coca‑Cola announced third‑quarter earnings that beat expectations, driven by higher sales and net income, and the company raised its outlook and increased its dividend for the 64th consecutive quarter. The same day, management reported a comparable gross margin increase of 170 basis points and an operating margin rise of 110 basis points, attributing the lift to disciplined cost control, currency gains, and the divestiture of Nigerian finished‑product operations, while also noting a double‑digit increase in above‑the‑line marketing spend to support brand engagement ahead of 2027. Earlier that day, an article highlighted that Warren Buffett’s 1994 acquisition of Coca‑Cola shares made the company a core holding for Berkshire Hathaway, noting that although Buffett stopped buying new shares over 30 years ago, the stake remains one of the largest in Berkshire’s equity portfolio. Another piece discussed how Coca‑Cola dividends could offset recurring expenses such as cellphone bills, citing an average U.S. phone plan cost of $141 per month, but it reported no new corporate announcements or financial guidance. Finally, a separate report noted that Coca‑Cola’s shares had gained about 35 % year‑to‑date, outperforming the S&P 500, and that the company’s price hikes of roughly four percentage points, combined with a 5 % volume increase, were key drivers of sales growth, with management expressing confidence in balancing volume and price growth despite rising cost pressures.
LOW TARGET
$80 -16.4%
1 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$98 +2.2%
22 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$106 +10.8%
14 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$80.00 - $106.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
8/20/7/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$100.28 (+4.8%)
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Website
coca-colacompany.com
Symbol
KO
Description
The Coca-Cola Company is a global beverage leader focused on the production and distribution of nonalcoholic drinks. Its core offerings include a diverse portfolio of sparkling soft drinks, such as Coca-Cola and Sprite, alongside a wide range of other beverages including water, juices, teas, and sports drinks. Coca-Cola's value proposition centers on its extensive brand recognition and global distribution network, which includes independent bottling partners, wholesalers, and retailers. The company also supplies beverage concentrates and syrups to fountain retailers. Founded in 1886, The Coca-Cola Company maintains a strong competitive position in the beverage industry with its broad product line and established global presence.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
1,849,828 shares
$158.4M
Perez Beatriz RExecutive Vice President
Option Exercise26,867 shares2026-11-02
Perez Beatriz RExecutive Vice President
Option Exercise10,000 shares2026-11-02
Perez Beatriz RExecutive Vice President
Option Exercise30,681 shares2026-11-02
Perez Beatriz RExecutive Vice President
Sell26,867 shares2026-11-02
Perez Beatriz RExecutive Vice President
Option Exercise26,867 shares2026-11-02
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69/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
61.6%
Net Margin
27.3%
Revenue CAGR
2.9%
Current Ratio
1.46x
Debt / Equity
1.36x
Return on Equity
40.7%
View full financials →
Earnings Summary
In the most recent two quarters, Q3 2026 revenue rose 7.6 % YoY to $13.35 billion, while Q4 2025 revenue fell 5.3 % to $11.82 billion, reflecting seasonal softness; EPS in Q3 2026 was $0.91, 3.3 % above consensus, whereas Q4 2025 EPS of $0.58 fell short of the $0.84 estimate, indicating a recent earnings dip. Over the past four quarters, Coca‑Cola has consistently beat EPS estimates in three of the last four periods, with revenue growth accelerating in Q3 2026 after a decline in Q4 2025, suggesting a rebound in volume and pricing power. Historically, the company has maintained double‑digit YoY revenue growth for the past three years, with EPS growth lagging during the 2025‑26 transition; notable misses include Q4 2025 EPS, while revenue has remained above analyst expectations in most periods. Recent news highlights a 5 % YoY unit case volume increase and a 16 % rise in Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar sales, reinforcing the company’s volume‑driven strategy; management also lifted its full‑year EPS guidance to at least 11 % growth, underscoring confidence in continued performance.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.52$0.65$0.77$0.90$1.03Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$0.62 - -
Q3'26$0.91$0.91+0.3%
Q2'26$0.93$0.97+4.0%
Q1'26$0.81$0.86+5.9%
Q4'25$0.84$0.58-30.6%
Q3'25$0.78$0.82+5.3%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$11.3B$11.9B$12.6B$13.2B$13.9BQ3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$11.6B - -
Q3'26$13.3B$13.4B+0.3%
Q2'26$13.6B$13.4B-1.4%
Q1'26$12.2B$12.5B+2.0%
Q4'25$12.5B$11.8B-5.4%
Q3'25 - $12.4B -
Full Earnings BreakdownEstimates, actuals, guidance, and historical context
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Market Data

KO Stock Snapshot

BULLISH75/100
$95.68+$0.00 (0.0%)
Market cap
411.82B
P/E ratio
28.1
Day range
$92.55 – $96.31
News sentiment
71/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$97.75 (+2.2%)
Consensus
Buy · 37 analysts
52-week range+42.2% off low · -1.8% from high
$67.27$97.39
Price $95.68 DailyIQ Est. $100.28

Momentum is working in KO's favour - it ranks in the upper part of DailyIQ's momentum universe. A stock this widely held moves on consensus revisions more than on individual catalysts.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into KO?

RICH

At today's price, The Coca-Cola Company needs to grow free cash flow about 15.5% a year for 3 years, slowing to a long-run rate by year 10, to justify its valuation at a 6.00% cost of capital. Over the last five years its revenue has trended at 5.3% a year, so the market is asking for 10.2 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis KO looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
15.5%
Growth trend
5.3%
Growth gap
+10.2 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
6.00%
Beta
0.32

Behaviour On Record

What KO's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
22.2% 87th pct
Below its peak
0.0%
vs 200-day average
+16.9%
Up days (1y)
53%

The Coca-Cola Company is currently running 22.2% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against KO's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 87th percentile — elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 13.8%.

KO is at its running peak. Across 13 full years on file its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -13.2%, with the deepest at -36.1% in 2020.

Price sits +16.9% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 100th percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year KO closed higher on 53% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a rising streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, KO finished the month higher 8 of 13 times, with a median return of +1.3% and an average of +2.0%. Its strongest month historically has been April at +2.5% on average, its weakest September at -1.9%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: KO has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 20 of 3,268 sessions (0.6% of the time), with the largest gaps running +6.2% and -4.3%.

Across the last 4 dated reports on file, KO moved an average of 1.4% in the session after earnings, closing higher 4 of those 4 times, with a median move of +1.3% and a largest of +2.3%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against KO's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of KO's sector?

The Coca-Cola Company sits in the Consumer Staples sector, currently ranked 2nd of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading).

Sector rank
#2 of 12
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
73

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for KO?

CallsPuts

For The Coca-Cola Company's nearest expiry (2026-11-06, 0 days out), open interest is roughly balanced between puts and calls (put/call ratio of 0.94), with at-the-money implied volatility around 14.5%.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-06)
0.94
ATM implied volatility
14.5%
Total open interest
59,256

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect KO to earn?

Analysts expect The Coca-Cola Company to earn $3.34 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $3.80 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 6 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$0.60$0.59 to $0.6218$11.30B14
Mar 2027$0.89$0.87 to $0.9213$11.80B9
Jun 2027$1.02$1.01 to $1.056~$14.13B-
Sep 2027$0.96$0.94 to $0.986~$13.30B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$3.34$3.28 to $3.3624$50.48B18
Dec 2027$3.53$3.46 to $3.6025$48.89B19
Dec 2028$3.80$3.72 to $3.926~$52.63B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on KO?

Freedom Broker most recently reiterated its rating on The Coca-Cola Company to Hold on Oct 28, 2026 with a price target of $89 (from $85). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Freedom Broker: Hold
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 28, 2026Freedom BrokerMaintainedHold$85 → $89
Oct 28, 2026UBSMaintainedBuy$104 → $106
Oct 28, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$102 → $103
Oct 28, 2026JP MorganMaintainedOverweight$95 → $98
Oct 28, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$100 → $104
Oct 28, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedOverweight$102 → $103
Oct 28, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$90 → $100
Oct 28, 2026RBC CapitalReiteratedOutperform$96
Oct 28, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$100 → $103
Oct 26, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedOverweight$95 → $102
Oct 16, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$93 → $98
Oct 14, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$100 → $102

Earnings Release, Scored

What did The Coca-Cola Company's latest earnings release say?

Filed Oct 27, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone61.9/ 100-7.3 vs prior release
Hedging words0.93per 100 words+0.03 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 50–75

Most important lines

  1. 1

    The company drove strong local momentum in Greece by offering Trademark Coca-Cola products in the newly launched 500ml “Supercan” across nearly 20 live music events.

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the company’s full year 2026 and full year 2027 reported financial results.

    New this quarterNegative tone
  3. 3

    5% growth

    New this quarter

Scores describe the release's wording. They are not a forecast.

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Peers & ETF holders

KO peers & ETF holders

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News & sentiment

What is the news saying about KO?

KO rose 10.7% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 48 and 68 from Oct 6 to Oct 19, then dropped to 51 on Oct 20.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$85$90$95Oct 6: tone 52Oct 7: tone 59Oct 8: tone 61Oct 9: tone 57Oct 12: tone 48Oct 13: tone 57Oct 14: tone 49Oct 15: tone 61Oct 16: tone 68Oct 19: tone 67Oct 20: tone 51Oct 21: tone 54Oct 22: tone 66Oct 23: tone 57Oct 26: tone 61Oct 27: tone 61Oct 28: tone 59Oct 29: tone 51Oct 30: tone 66Nov 2: tone 54Nov 3: tone 63Nov 4: tone 65Nov 5: tone 69Nov 6: tone 59Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 14 +2.4%same day: Investors Heavily Search CocaCola Company (The) (KO): Here is What You Need to Know
  2. Oct 22 +2.9%same day: Seeking Clues to Coca-Cola (KO) Q3 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
  3. Oct 23 -2.8%same day: Danone joins Coca-Cola, Nestlé in agreeing to tweak recycling claims
Latest stories naming Coca-Cola

Technical analysis

How strong is KO's momentum right now?

On the daily chart KO ranks at the 75th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bullish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
See what drives the rankThe inputs behind each timeframe's momentum rank, plus RSI, stochastics, Bollinger Bands and moving averages. Free with an account.

Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling KO?

109 of the 236 tracked managers added to KO in their latest 13F and 120 trimmed. Together they own 66.3% of the company, worth $232.9B. Berkshire Hathaway and BlackRock alone hold 16.8%.

109adding120trimming7unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of KO
  1. 1Berkshire Hathaway Inc9.29%
    $32.5B positionUnchanged last quarter
  2. 2BlackRock, Inc.7.50%
    $26.2B positionTrimmed 3.3% last quarter
  3. 3Vanguard Capital Management LLC5.55%
    $19.4B positionAdded 0.6% last quarter
  4. 4State Street Corp3.89%
    $13.7B positionAdded 0.1% last quarter
  5. 5FMR LLC (Fidelity)2.54%
    $8.9B positionAdded 1.5% last quarter
  6. 6Geode Capital Management, LLC2.46%
    $8.6B positionAdded 14.0% last quarter
  7. 7Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.31%
    $8.1B positionTrimmed 0.3% last quarter
  8. 8Morgan Stanley2.09%
    $7.3B positionTrimmed 2.3% last quarter
  9. 9Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1.88%
    $6.6B positionAdded 5.9% last quarter
  10. 10JPMorgan Chase & Co1.29%
    $4.6B positionTrimmed 21.4% last quarter
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Congressional trading

Is Congress trading KO?

13 members of Congress disclosed 26 KO trades between Dec 16, 2024 and Aug 31, 2026: 14 buys and 12 sells, about $566.5K in estimated value.

BuysSellsJan ’25AprJulOctJan ’26AprJul
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has KO done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, KO returned +20.6%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 2 did better, led by KDP at +29.4%.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−40%−20%0%+20%+40%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6KDP +29.4%KO +20.6%PEP −9.3%