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Coca-Cola (KO) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts
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In the latest trading session, Coca-Cola (KO - Free Report) closed at $66.10, marking a -1.02% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.06%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.17%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.39%.
The world's largest beverage maker's shares have seen a decrease of 3.2% over the last month, surpassing the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 3.99% and falling behind the S&P 500's gain of 3.94%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Coca-Cola in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on October 21, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Coca-Cola to post earnings of $0.78 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 1.3%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $12.45 billion, showing a 5.06% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.97 per share and revenue of $48.46 billion. These totals would mark changes of +3.13% and +2.97%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Coca-Cola. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.15% downward. As of now, Coca-Cola holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Coca-Cola is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 22.47. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 17.82.
It's also important to note that KO currently trades at a PEG ratio of 3.48. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Beverages - Soft drinks industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.35 as of yesterday's close.
The Beverages - Soft drinks industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 228, positioning it in the bottom 8% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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Coca-Cola (KO) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts
In the latest trading session, Coca-Cola (KO - Free Report) closed at $66.10, marking a -1.02% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.06%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.17%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.39%.
The world's largest beverage maker's shares have seen a decrease of 3.2% over the last month, surpassing the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 3.99% and falling behind the S&P 500's gain of 3.94%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Coca-Cola in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on October 21, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Coca-Cola to post earnings of $0.78 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 1.3%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $12.45 billion, showing a 5.06% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.97 per share and revenue of $48.46 billion. These totals would mark changes of +3.13% and +2.97%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Coca-Cola. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.15% downward. As of now, Coca-Cola holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Coca-Cola is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 22.47. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 17.82.
It's also important to note that KO currently trades at a PEG ratio of 3.48. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Beverages - Soft drinks industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.35 as of yesterday's close.
The Beverages - Soft drinks industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 228, positioning it in the bottom 8% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.