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Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (COKE)

Consumer Defensive | Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | Charlotte, United States | NasdaqGS
196.81 USD +2.65 (1.365%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 1:18 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:49 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is exceptionally strong, driven by a unique business model where the company owns its bottling plants and distribution networks across 14 states, creating a fortress-like competitive moat. Fundamentals are robust with double-digit revenue growth (10.6%), healthy operating margins (13.2%), and a massive return on equity (97.3%). While the trailing P/E of 26 appears elevated, the forward P/E of 5.04 implies the market is pricing in significant earnings acceleration, which aligns with the reported 10.7% earnings growth. The recent dip in price is likely a temporary correction rather than a structural flaw. In the short term, the setup is constructive but not explosive. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating underlying bullish momentum, yet the 45-day statistical forecast shows only a modest 1.17% expected gain, suggesting the immediate path may be choppy. The options market reflects this tension: heavy call interest at higher strikes hints at a potential breakout, while the dense put wall nearby provides a safety net. Regarding income, the dividend is currently a non-factor. The yield is a mere 0.52%, and the payout ratio is a conservative 13.3%. While the company recently increased the quarterly payment from $0.05 to $0.25, the absolute amount remains trivial compared to the stock price. Investors here are buying growth and market share dominance, not income.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.020249
AutoETS0.025871
MSTL0.026049
AutoARIMA0.044105

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 0.65
Ljung-Box p 0.004
Jarque-Bera p 0.706
Excess Kurtosis -0.55
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-23
Revenue per Share 104.734
Market Cap 13,100,519,424
Trailing P/E 26.14
Forward P/E 5.05
Beta 0.54
Profit Margins 7.15%
Website https://www.cokeconsolidated.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound to moderately bullish outcome over the next few months. Call open interest is heavily concentrated at strikes significantly above the current price (210 and 230 for October/November expirations), suggesting a belief that the stock will rally toward these targets. Conversely, put open interest clusters are dense just below the current price (180-185 for October), acting as a defensive floor. The massive volume spike at deep out-of-the-money calls (300 strike) indicates speculative bets on a sharp, perhaps unexpected, upward move, while the lack of similar deep put volume suggests limited fear of a crash.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.14% 0.63% 1.19% 0.94%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-24 0.250 0.135355
2026-04-24 0.250 0.127818
2026-01-23 0.250 0.166434
2025-10-24 0.250 0.195833
2025-07-25 0.250 0.210438
2025-04-25 0.250 0.182612
2025-01-24 0.250 0.193498
2024-10-25 0.250 0.200184
2024-07-26 0.050 0.044222
2024-04-25 0.050 0.060170
2024-01-25 1.650 1.964075
2023-10-26 0.050 0.078130
2023-07-27 0.050 0.077530
2023-04-27 0.050 0.087166
2023-01-26 0.350 0.695479
2022-10-26 0.025 0.053331
2022-07-28 0.025 0.049330
2022-04-27 0.025 0.054113
2022-01-27 0.025 0.044103
2021-10-21 0.025 0.063694
2021-07-22 0.025 0.061083
2021-04-22 0.025 0.079489
2021-01-21 0.025 0.097087
2020-10-22 0.025 0.099944
2020-07-23 0.025 0.109390
2020-04-22 0.025 0.109866
2020-01-23 0.025 0.089902
2019-10-24 0.025 0.090328
2019-07-25 0.025 0.086302
2019-04-25 0.025 0.075188
2019-01-24 0.025 0.116954
2018-10-25 0.025 0.149548
2018-07-26 0.025 0.180636
2018-04-26 0.025 0.148122
2018-01-25 0.025 0.122291
2017-10-26 0.025 0.111677
2017-07-26 0.025 0.103361
2017-04-26 0.025 0.119990
2017-01-25 0.025 0.147623
2016-10-26 0.025 0.173046
2016-07-27 0.025 0.176392
2016-04-27 0.025 0.155841
2016-01-27 0.025 0.146456
2015-10-28 0.025 0.116425
2015-07-29 0.025 0.161290
2015-04-29 0.025 0.224296
2015-01-28 0.025 0.247451
2014-10-29 0.025 0.287488
2014-07-30 0.025 0.356735
2014-04-30 0.025 0.304025
2014-01-29 0.025 0.365764
2013-10-30 0.025 0.390442
2013-07-31 0.025 0.391481
2013-05-01 0.025 0.418410
2013-01-30 0.025 0.387537
2012-10-31 0.025 0.363689
2012-08-01 0.025 0.378903
2012-05-02 0.025 0.399936
2012-02-01 0.025 0.404727
2011-11-03 0.025 0.434028
2011-08-03 0.025 0.376733
2011-05-04 0.025 0.370480
2011-02-03 0.025 0.464425
2010-11-04 0.025 0.451753
2010-08-04 0.025 0.486476
2010-05-05 0.025 0.452735
2010-02-04 0.025 0.515464
2009-11-05 0.025 0.563190
2009-08-05 0.025 0.447788
2009-05-06 0.025 0.511038
2009-02-05 0.025 0.549813
2008-11-05 0.025 0.618506
2008-08-06 0.025 0.731850
2008-05-07 0.025 0.440529
2008-02-06 0.025 0.415420
2007-11-07 0.025 0.443577
2007-08-08 0.025 0.475285
2007-05-09 0.025 0.459897
2007-02-07 0.025 0.432152
2006-11-08 0.025 0.399872
2006-08-09 0.025 0.438520
2006-05-10 0.025 0.520833
2006-02-08 0.025 0.535906
2005-11-08 0.025 0.552486
2005-08-10 0.025 0.500000
2005-05-11 0.025 0.484027
2005-02-09 0.025 0.464511
2004-11-09 0.025 0.477555
2004-08-11 0.025 0.476372
2004-05-12 0.025 0.464770
2004-02-11 0.025 0.497413
2003-11-12 0.025 0.467028
2003-08-13 0.025 0.491352
2003-05-14 0.025 0.500000
2003-02-12 0.025 0.388380
2002-11-13 0.025 0.445633
2002-08-14 0.025 0.573658
2002-05-15 0.025 0.516316
2002-02-13 0.025 0.555556
2001-11-14 0.025 0.654450
2001-08-15 0.025 0.637755
2001-05-16 0.025 0.615764
2001-02-14 0.025 0.616333
2000-11-15 0.025 0.754717
2000-08-16 0.025 0.595238
2000-05-17 0.025 0.500000
2000-02-16 0.025 0.507614
1999-11-17 0.025 0.502513
1999-08-18 0.025 0.427807
1999-05-19 0.025 0.459770
1999-02-17 0.025 0.440529
1998-11-18 0.025 0.421053
1998-08-19 0.025 0.390625
1998-05-20 0.025 0.396825
1998-02-18 0.025 0.413223
1997-11-19 0.025 0.409836
1997-08-20 0.025 0.493827
1997-05-20 0.025 0.581395
1997-02-18 0.025 0.564972
1996-11-20 0.025 0.540541
1996-08-21 0.025 0.735294
1996-05-21 0.025 0.751880
1996-02-20 0.025 0.754717
1995-11-21 0.025 0.740741
1995-08-23 0.025 0.732601
1995-05-19 0.025 0.781250
1995-02-16 0.025 0.892857
1994-11-18 0.025 1.000000
1994-08-22 0.025 0.840336
1994-05-20 0.025 1.020408
1994-02-17 0.025 0.803213
1993-11-19 0.022 0.606897
1993-08-23 0.022 0.733333
1993-05-21 0.022 0.977778
1993-02-18 0.022 1.205479
1992-11-19 0.022 1.419355
1992-08-21 0.022 1.239437
1992-05-20 0.022 1.157895
1992-02-19 0.022 1.157895
1991-11-19 0.022 1.173333
1991-08-20 0.022 1.023256
1991-05-20 0.022 0.946237
1991-02-19 0.022 0.956522
1990-11-16 0.022 1.353846
1990-08-20 0.022 1.086420
1990-05-18 0.022 0.946237
1990-02-15 0.022 1.011494
1989-11-17 0.022 0.880000
1989-08-18 0.022 0.765217
1989-05-24 0.022 0.733333
1989-02-16 0.022 0.765217
1988-11-17 0.022 0.897959
1988-08-18 0.022 0.733333
1988-05-20 0.022 0.733333
1988-02-18 0.022 0.871287
1987-11-18 0.022 1.157895
1987-08-20 0.022 0.676923
1987-05-20 0.022 0.704000
1987-02-18 0.022 0.666667
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.52
exDividendDate 2026-10-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0051503913
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-07-24
dividendDate 2026-08-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5303854
Address1 4,100 Coca-Cola Plaza
All Time High 219.65
All Time Low 0.1875
Ask 212.14
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 431,210
Average Daily Volume3 Month 487,596
Average Volume 487,596
Average Volume10Days 431,210
Beta 0.539
Bid 179.86
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value -7.513
City Charlotte
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 196.81
Current Ratio 1.211
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 196.81
Day Low 194.36
Display Name Coca-Cola Consolidated
Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Dividend Yield 0.52
Earnings Growth 0.107
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.152
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 1,218,670,976
Ebitda Margins 0.15844
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.617
Enterprise To Revenue 1.999
Enterprise Value 15,375,528,960
Eps Forward 38.94
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.53
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,713,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 191.4578
Fifty Day Average Change 5.3522034
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.027955003
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 53.038536
Fifty Two Week High 219.65
Fifty Two Week High Change -22.839996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.103983596
Fifty Two Week Low 126.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 70.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5619841
Fifty Two Week Range 126.0 - 219.65
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.27
Float Shares 56,465,159
Forward Eps 38.94
Forward P E 5.054186
Free Cashflow 443,481,760
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 15,000
Fullday Change 2.649994
Fullday Change Percent 1.3648505
Fullday Price 196.81
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.39111
Gross Profits 3,008,254,976
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000020000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.74845004
Implied Shares Outstanding 66,564,294
Industry Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Industry Disp Beverages - Non - Alcoholic
Industry Key beverages-non-alcoholic
Ir Website http://www.cokeconsolidated.com/investor-relations.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,784,851,200
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,748,304,000
Last Split Factor 10:1
Long Business Summary Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes nonalcoholic beverages in the United States. It operates through Nonalcoholic Beverages and All Other segments. The company offers sparkling beverages; still beverages, including energy products; noncarbonated beverages, such as bottled water, ready to drink coffee and tea, enhanced water, juices, and sports drinks. It also sells its products to other Coca-Cola bottlers; and post-mix products that are dispensed through equipment, which mix the fountain syrups with carbonated or still water enabling fountain retailers to sell finished products to consumers in cups or glasses. In addition, the company manufactures and distributes various other beverage brands comprising Dr Pepper and Monster Energy. It sells and distributes its products directly to customers, including grocery stores, mass merchandise stores, club stores, convenience stores and drug stores, restaurants, schools, amusement parks, and recreational facilities, as well as vending machine outlets. The company was formerly known as Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and changed its name to Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. in January 2019. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Long Name Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 13,100,519,424
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_526813
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,036,800
Net Income To Common 549,961,024
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 12,480,139,481
Open 195.25
Operating Cashflow 946,329,984
Operating Margins 0.1322
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.1328
Peg Ratio 3.04
Phone 980 392 8298
Previous Close 194.16
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -26.195927
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.7032138
Profit Margins 0.0715
Quick Ratio 0.833
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.649994
Regular Market Change Percent 1.3648505
Regular Market Day High 196.81
Regular Market Day Low 194.36
Regular Market Day Range 194.36 - 196.81
Regular Market Open 195.25
Regular Market Previous Close 194.16
Regular Market Price 196.81
Regular Market Time 1,791,998,298
Regular Market Volume 98,506
Return On Assets 0.12462
Return On Equity 0.97331
Revenue Growth 0.106
Revenue Per Share 104.734
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 56,517,334
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.041500002
Shares Short 2,760,488
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,808,394
Short Name Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0679
Short Ratio 5.03
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol COKE
Total Cash 171,687,008
Total Cash Per Share 2.579
Total Debt 2,623,092,992
Total Revenue 7,691,646,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0051503913
Trailing Eps 7.53
Trailing P E 26.136786
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 183.2567
Two Hundred Day Average Change 13.553299
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.073958
Type Disp Equity
Volume 98,506
Website https://www.cokeconsolidated.com
Zip 28,211