Coca-Cola stock: fundamental analysis
Stocks · KO · Consumer Defensive
The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures and sells various nonalcoholic beverages in the United States and internationally. The company provides Trademark Coca-Cola, sparkling soft drinks and flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and emerging beverages. Below are its fundamentals, explained in the order worth reading them: business quality, debt, growth and, last, whether the price is reasonable.
- Price: 88.25 USD
- Market cap: 379.7B USD
Data as of September 18, 2026 · Yahoo Finance
Quick read
Business quality
ROE of 42.1%: it earns a high return on shareholders' money. Out of every 100 in sales, 28.6 end up as profit.
Financial health
Net debt/EBITDA of 1.6x: it could repay its debt with less than two years of operating profit. Comfortable leverage.
Growth
Revenue is growing 6.7% year on year: modest growth. Earnings are up 16.9%.
Valuation
It trades at a P/E of 26.5, in line with the 24.3 median of the consumer defensive companies we track.
Dividend
Dividend yield of 2.4% (2.12 USD per share per year) with a payout ratio of 62.5%.
Tools
All metrics
| Coca-Cola | Sector median | |
|---|---|---|
| Business quality | ||
| ROE | 42.1% | 29.7% |
| ROA | 9.4% | 8.8% |
| Gross margin | 61.9% | 52.5% |
| Operating margin | 34.9% | 15.6% |
| Net margin | 28.6% | 11.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt/EBITDA | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Debt/equity | 1.2x | 0.7x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.0x |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.7% | 6.2% |
| Earnings growth | 16.9% | 16.9% |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E ratio | 26.5x | 24.3x |
| Forward P/E | 25.0x | 22.4x |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.1x | 17.9x |
| Price/book | 10.5x | 8.5x |
| FCF yield | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Dividend | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Payout ratio | 62.5% | 51.7% |
| Beta (volatility) | 0.3x | 0.4x |
Frequently asked questions
What is Coca-Cola's P/E ratio?
Coca-Cola's P/E is 26.5 based on trailing 12-month earnings and 25.0 on expected earnings. The median for its sector among the companies we track is 24.3. Data as of September 18, 2026.
What dividend does Coca-Cola pay?
Dividend yield of 2.4% (2.12 USD per share per year) with a payout ratio of 62.5%.
Is Coca-Cola stock expensive?
It trades at a P/E of 26.5, in line with the 24.3 median of the consumer defensive companies we track. This is an educational reading based on ratios, not a buy or sell recommendation.
Does Coca-Cola have a lot of debt?
Net debt/EBITDA of 1.6x: it could repay its debt with less than two years of operating profit. Comfortable leverage.
What is Coca-Cola's market cap?
Coca-Cola has a market cap of 379.7B USD and its shares trade at 88.25 USD, with a 52-week range of 65.35 USD to 92.49 USD (data as of September 18, 2026).
Other companies in the sector
Trailing 12-month metrics. Educational content, not investment advice.