Consumer Defensive
The Coca-Cola Company(KO)
Live Price
Offline$79.39
-0.68% today
1Y Change
+16.63%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 9, 2026
- Market Cap
- $337.53B
- Revenue Growth
- +1.9%
- EPS Growth
- +23.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.6%
Coverage: 242 bars Β· Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 9, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Coca-Cola Company (KO) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $337.53B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $79.39 and up 16.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 9, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.9%, EPS growth of +23.5%, a dividend yield of 2.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.9%, EPS +23.5%, free cash flow +11.7% with operating margin 29.3% and ROIC 13.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.6%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 24.6 and price/sales 6.8. Stock Foundry combines KO price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+1.9% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+29.3% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
24.6 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 28, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +1.9% and EPS at +23.5%, with operating margin around 29.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 28, 2026 | β | +0.7% | +0.2% | +4.2% |
2026 Feb 10, 2026 | +2.6% | +2.3% | +3.5% | +1.1% |
2025 Oct 21, 2025 | +5.3% | -0.6% | -1.5% | +0.0% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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KO Max Drawdown
-8.50%
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Company Overview
The Coca-Cola Company
New York Stock Exchange
The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, caffeine free Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Fanta Orange, Fanta Zero Orange, Fanta Zero Sugar, Fanta Apple, Sprite, Sprite Zero Sugar, Simply Orange, Simply Apple, Simply Grapefruit, Fresca, Schweppes, Thums Up, Aquarius, Ayataka, BODYARMOR, Ciel, Costa, Dasani, dogadan, FUZE TEA, Georgia, glacΓ©au smartwater, glacΓ©au vitaminwater, Gold Peak, Ice Dew, I LOHAS, Powerade, Topo Chico, AdeS, Del Valle, fairlife, innocent, Minute Maid, and Minute Maid Pulpy brands. It operates through a network of independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, as well as through bottling and distribution operators. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Leadership
- Henrique Braun
- IPO Date
- Sep 5, 1919
- Employees
- 69.7k
- Street Address
- One Coca-Cola Plaza
- Mailing
- Atlanta, GA, 30313
- Region
- Atlanta, GA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 404 676 2121
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 19.9
- Price/Sales
- 6.8
- Price/Book
- 10.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +1.9%
- EPS
- +23.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- +11.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 61.7%
- Operating Margin
- 29.3%
- Net Margin
- 27.8%
- ROE
- 43.6%
- ROIC
- 13.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.30
- Current Ratio
- 1.36
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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