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The Coca-Cola Company KO

The Coca-Cola Company scores good on business quality (6.3 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$88.05Oct 10, 2026
Business qualityGood
Next earningsOct 27, 2026, before the open
Insiders, 90 daysSelling

Why it matters

  1. What The Coca-Cola Company does

    Coca-Cola sells beverage concentrates and finished syrups to independent bottling partners, who manufacture and distribute branded non-alcoholic drinks to retailers worldwide.

  2. What it does best

    Coca-Cola dominates global non-alcoholic beverage distribution through an unmatched bottling network. Its gross margin of 61.9% outperforms peers like PepsiCo at 54.2% and Keurig Dr Pepper at 49.4%, showing superior pricing power.

  3. The main risk

    Macroeconomic shifts toward high-yielding Treasury notes offering 5.3% yields pose a direct threat by luring income-focused investors away from its dividend-heavy stock.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityStrong

Operating margin stands at 31.9% and FCF margin sits at 28.5%, both expanding. High scale drives elite efficiency, with ROE reaching 43.0%.

MoatStrong

The brand intangible asset locks in global consumers, securing an operating margin ranking in the top decile of its sector at 94th percentile.

GrowthSlow

Revenue grew 1.9% to $50.1B, lagging sector peers like Monster Beverage at 10.7%. Growth is cooling compared to historical annual expansions.

Financial healthFair

Total debt sits at $45.5B against $15.8B in cash, leaving net debt at $29.7B while interest coverage is 10.2x. Free cash flow reached $14.3B, getting stronger.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

2 sold $17.8M outside pre-planned sales.

Our sealed record on KO

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is KO a good business?

The Coca-Cola Company scores good on the Cluenex quality check (6.3 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is strong, moat strong, growth slow and financial health fair.

Are insiders buying KO?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 2 sold $17.8M outside pre-planned sales.

When does KO report earnings?

Oct 27, 2026, before the open.

For members

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “The Coca-Cola Company (KO)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/ko/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.