Coca-Cola (KO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a global beverage company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1886, it is best known for Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most recognized soft drink brands.

The company owns, licenses, and markets a broad portfolio of beverages, including sparkling soft drinks, water, sports drinks, coffee, tea, juice, dairy and plant-based beverages, and energy drinks. Its brands include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani, smartwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, fairlife, and Costa Coffee, among others.

The Coca-Cola Company serves consumers in more than 200 countries and territories through a system that includes company-operated operations, independent bottling partners, distributors, retailers, and food-service providers. Its products are sold through grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, vending channels, and other commercial outlets. James Quincey has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2017.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $90.58 to $92.36
• 50-Day Range: $85.59 to $95.32
• 52-Week Range: $67.27 to $95.37
• Volume: 13.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $394.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.55
• Dividend Yield: 2.31%
• Price Target: $97.64
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Coca-Cola Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Coca-Cola scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 166 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Coca-Cola has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.96, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 20 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Coca-Cola is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Coca-Cola has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Coca-Cola are expected to grow by 6.97% in the coming year, from $3.30 to $3.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Coca-Cola is 27.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Coca-Cola is 27.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 26.06.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Coca-Cola has a PEG Ratio of 3.61. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Coca-Cola has a P/B Ratio of 11.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.16% of the float of Coca-Cola has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Coca-Cola has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.04, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Coca-Cola has recently decreased by 6.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Coca-Cola pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Coca-Cola has been increasing its dividend for 64 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Coca-Cola is 63.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Coca-Cola will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.06% next year. This indicates that Coca-Cola will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

Coca-Cola has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 129 news articles for Coca-Cola this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

118 people have searched for KO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

83 people have added Coca-Cola to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Coca-Cola insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $83,075,714.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.90% of the stock of Coca-Cola is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.26% of the stock of Coca-Cola is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 10/28/2026
• Record date for 12/15 Dividend: 12/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 12/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KO
• CIK: 21344
• Web: www.coca-colacompany.com
• Phone: (404) 676-2121
• Fax: 404-676-6792
• Employees: 65,900
• Year Founded: 1886

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Coca-Cola: $97.64
• High Price Target: $106.00
• Low Price Target: $82.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.96
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.80
• P/E Growth: 3.61
• Net Income: $13.11 billion
• Net Margins: 28.56%
• Pretax Margin: 34.37%
• Return on Equity: 39.38%
• Return on Assets: 13.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.97
• Current Ratio: 1.30
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $50.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.87
• Cash Flow: $3.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.45
• Book Value: $7.97 per share
• Price / Book: 11.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,302,549,000
• Free Float: 4,263,826,000
• Market Cap: $394.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.32