Yahoo · Oct 8, 2026
Coca-Cola (KO) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors
Coca-Cola (KO) closed the most recent trading day at $87.77, moving +2.27% from the previous trading session.
NYSE · KO
The Coca-Cola Company
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
$87.77
Up+$1.95 (+2.27%)
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 2:25 AM
SID Score
7.6/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
57/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 297.4B
- P/E ratio
- 22.82
- Dividend yield
- 2.32%
- 52-week range
- $67.27 – $92.49
- Volume
- 15.89M
- Avg. volume
- 16.51M
Price performance · KO
KO price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 8, 2026
KO closed at $87.77 after 21 trading sessions, down 0.07% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $87.77
- Period change
- -0.07%
- Period low
- $85.65
- Period high
- $89.35
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | $86.26 | $88.035 | $86.08 | $87.77 | 15.89M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $86.73 | $86.9561 | $85.67 | $85.82 | 12.97M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $86.60 | $87.29 | $86.16 | $86.17 | 16.07M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $85.87 | $86.57 | $85.13 | $86.51 | 21.28M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $86.30 | $86.45 | $85.165 | $85.65 | 20.29M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $86.23 | $86.68 | $85.72 | $86.10 | 18.73M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $87.35 | $87.515 | $86.07 | $86.08 | 15.84M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $86.56 | $87.28 | $86.56 | $86.84 | 13.67M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $87.605 | $87.695 | $86.89 | $87.18 | 14.5M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $88.16 | $88.3183 | $87.555 | $87.81 | 12.16M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $88.82 | $89.36 | $88.10 | $88.10 | 13.17M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $88.95 | $88.995 | $87.605 | $88.09 | 13.02M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $87.60 | $88.97 | $87.455 | $88.61 | 17.27M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $88.32 | $88.50 | $87.12 | $87.12 | 18.1M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $87.80 | $88.285 | $87.52 | $88.25 | 28.05M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $88.075 | $88.33 | $87.51 | $88.06 | 16.56M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $88.48 | $88.66 | $87.74 | $87.87 | 17.08M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $88.53 | $88.895 | $87.804 | $88.71 | 13.15M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $90.00 | $90.36 | $88.865 | $89.35 | 14.07M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $88.44 | $88.65 | $87.805 | $88.29 | 9.99M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $88.58 | $88.96 | $87.795 | $87.83 | 12.03M |
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Company profile
Founded in 1886, Atlanta-headquartered Coca-Cola is the world's largest nonalcoholic beverage company, with a strong portfolio of 200 brands covering key categories including carbonated soft drinks, water, sports, energy, juice, and coffee. Together with bottlers and distribution partners, the company sells finished beverage products bearing Coca-Cola and licensed brands through retailers and food-service locations in more than 200 countries and regions globally. Coca-Cola generates around two thirds of its total revenue overseas, with a significant portion from emerging economies in Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $79.00
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 14
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Sep 28, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Argus Research | Buy | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 8, 2026
Coca Cola (KO) Stock Trades Near Fair Value On Cash Flow
Coca-Cola has rewarded patient shareholders. With the stock near US$85, the key question is whether that price still lines up with the cash it is expected to generate over time. A strong track record is on the table, but the market now needs those cash flows to carry more of the load. Over the past 5 years the share price has gained 83.2%, which puts a spotlight on whether today’s valuation can be supported by the company’s future cash flows rather than past share-price strength...
Yahoo · Oct 8, 2026
Coca-Cola (KO) Posted 5% Volume Growth in Q2, Does Its Multiple Already Price It In?
A while ago Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) reported a quarter where everything moved the right way at once: more cases sold, slightly higher prices, and a wider operating margin. The stock still trades above its own five-year average multiple. The company doesn’t bottle most of what it sells. It makes concentrates and syrups, ships them to bottling […]
Yahoo · Oct 8, 2026
Three Soda Giants Pay Dividends. One Has a Much Stronger Income Story
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper all pass the basic dividend screen, but their business models tell three very different stories about how safe those payouts actually are and which one can keep growing.
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The Coca-Cola Company Stock Performance
The Coca-Cola Company shares closed at $85.82, reflecting a single-session decline of 1.34% per SID market data. Over the trailing one-month period, KO has retreated 2.16%, though the stock maintains a robust 22.73% gain over the past twelve months. The shares are currently trading below their 50-day moving average of $88.07 but remain well above the 200-day moving average of $81.30, suggesting a short-term pullback within a longer-term uptrend. The 14-day relative strength index stands at 38.2, approaching oversold territory and indicating recent selling pressure. Average daily volume registers at approximately 16.5 million shares according to Massive/Polygon data. The company's beta of 0.393 underscores its characteristically low volatility relative to the broader market, consistent with its Consumer Defensive sector classification. The three-month return of 3.32% reflects moderate intermediate-term momentum despite the recent softness.
The Coca-Cola Company Valuation Analysis
The Coca-Cola Company commands a market capitalization of approximately $297.4 billion, positioning it among the largest Consumer Defensive names globally per SID market data. Shares trade at a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.82, a premium valuation that reflects the company's consistent cash flow generation and brand strength. However, the PEG ratio of 3.23 suggests the stock is priced at a significant premium relative to its expected earnings growth rate, indicating that much of the future growth may already be embedded in the current share price. The price-to-book ratio stands at 9.52, elevated largely due to the asset-light nature of Coca-Cola's franchise bottling model and substantial intangible brand value according to SEC filings. The company offers a dividend yield of 2.95%, providing meaningful income for shareholders and reinforcing its status as a defensive income-generating holding within diversified portfolios.
Smart Money Activity for KO
The Coca-Cola Company registers a composite smart money score of 57 out of 100, reflecting a neutral overall signal per SID market data. Institutional positioning scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating maximum confidence from large asset managers and fund complexes tracked through 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity scores 12.4 out of 25, suggesting moderate engagement from members of Congress. Insider trading activity scores 10.2 out of 25, with SEC Form 4 filings revealing 20 transactions over the past 90 days, comprising 8 purchases and 12 sales. The net insider selling trend warrants monitoring, though insider sales at large-cap companies frequently reflect pre-scheduled 10b5-1 plan executions rather than bearish conviction. Dark pool activity scores 9.3 out of 25, indicating relatively subdued off-exchange institutional block trading. The divergence between strong institutional ownership scores and moderate insider activity creates a mixed but broadly neutral positioning picture for KO at current levels.
The Coca-Cola Company Earnings Outlook
The Coca-Cola Company delivered a notable earnings beat in its most recently reported quarter, posting actual earnings per share of $0.97 against a consensus estimate of $0.93, representing a positive surprise of $0.04 per company earnings reports. This outperformance of approximately 4.3% signals continued operational execution and pricing power across the global beverage portfolio. Looking ahead, analyst estimates project earnings of $0.93 per share for the upcoming quarter and $0.88 per share for each of the two subsequent quarters according to consensus analyst estimates. The sequential decline in forward estimates from $0.97 to $0.93 and then $0.88 reflects typical seasonality in beverage consumption patterns. The next earnings report is anticipated on or around July 28, providing investors with updated visibility into volume trends, foreign currency impacts, and margin performance across developed and emerging market segments.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for KO
Wall Street consensus remains decisively positive on The Coca-Cola Company, with all five most recent analyst actions reiterating bullish ratings per SID consensus data. Wells Fargo maintained its Overweight rating on October 5, following a similar reiteration by JP Morgan on September 28. Barclays and Argus Research both reaffirmed their constructive stances on July 30, with Barclays maintaining Overweight and Argus Research sustaining its Buy recommendation. Wells Fargo had also previously reiterated Overweight on July 29 according to Wall Street analyst reports. Notably, none of the recent ratings represent downgrades or initiations at neutral or negative levels, reflecting broad institutional conviction in the company's strategic positioning. The unanimity of bullish sentiment across major banks and independent research firms underscores confidence in Coca-Cola's pricing power, global distribution network, and ability to navigate currency headwinds and inflationary cost pressures while sustaining shareholder returns through dividends.
