Coca-Cola (KO) closed the most recent trading day at $71.75, moving +1.86% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 2.06%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.76%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.39%.
The world's largest beverage maker's shares have seen an increase of 0.33% over the last month, not keeping up with the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 1.88% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.63%.
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 February 10, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.56, marking a 1.82% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $12.07 billion, indicating a 4.51% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $2.98 per share and a revenue of $48.33 billion, demonstrating changes of +3.47% and 0%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Coca-Cola should also be noted by investors. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.08% higher. Coca-Cola presently features a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Coca-Cola has a Forward P/E ratio of 21.86 right now. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 17.09.
We can additionally observe that KO currently boasts a PEG ratio of 3.62. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Beverages - Soft drinks industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.05 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Beverages - Soft drinks industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 208, putting it in the bottom 16% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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