Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
Consumer Staples · beverage bottling and distribution · NASDAQ
As the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the U.S., Coca-Cola Consolidated is a critical component of the beverage supply chain, managing the production and distribution of iconic drink brands.
What Coca-Cola Consolidated does
Coca-Cola Consolidated is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, engaged in the production, marketing, and distribution of non-alcoholic beverages. The company operates under agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and other beverage brands, serving as a key intermediary in the supply chain for consumer ready-to-drink products. Its operations include the manufacturing of various carbonated and still beverages, as well as their direct-store-delivery to retailers.
Themes: consumer staples, beverage distribution, supply chain management, DSD logistics
Fundamentals
- Price$191.86 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$12.8B as of 2026-07-24 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+60.0% 2025-10-08 close $119.93 → 2026-10-08 close $191.86
- P/E28.96 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+7.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+39.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.09 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+10.7% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.33 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.5%; at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How COKE compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
COKE is in the Top 10 — Consumer Staples.
Top 10 — Consumer Staples — since 18 Aug 2026
Top 10 score
50.7 #691 of 1,379 scored · #16 of 65 in Consumer Staples
Trend 73rd (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 45.0 percentage points) and capital return 56th (consecutive years of dividend increases 4 years); weakest is valuation (28th, price to book 7.8, price to earnings 29).
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 10th in the list (51 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 49.0.
- Held its place at 2 rebalances between 1 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, COKE's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 15%, free-cash-flow payout 14%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout15% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout14% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Coca-Cola Consolidated looks technically
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) is trading 5.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 226 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 7% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +5.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $190.88 | $190.88 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $182.44 | $182.44 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 13 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 13 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 226 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 226 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 13.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 50.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($184.44 to $198.49) — its "stochastic" reading is 53 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 52.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $219.65 | $219.65 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 12.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -12.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 62.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +62.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 12.7% below its highest point of the past year | 12.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $219.65 (set on 2026-03-16) | $219.65 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($118.79 to $216.91), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 26% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $153.13 to $156.27. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 25.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 12.7% below its all-time high | -12.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.9% below a resistance level at $193.66 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-06-11, most recently on 2026-08-06. Since 2024-10-08 it has 14 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.14 (set on 2008-07-15) | $3.14 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 6008.2% above its all-time low | +6,008% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 7% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 7th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $5.87 between its high and its low — about 3.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $5.87 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $184.80 and $200.36 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $184.80 – $192.58 – $200.36 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (5.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.74× |
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Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 9 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.4% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.4% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap down opened on 2026-08-10 has been "filled" 32 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 10 sessions to close | 32 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 0.9 percentage points (the stock gained 1.9% while the market gained 1.0%) | +0.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 5.3 percentage points (the stock gained 9.1% while the market gained 3.8%) | +5.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 20.5 percentage points (the stock lost 3.1% while the market gained 17.5%) | -20.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 45.0 percentage points (the stock gained 60.0% while the market gained 15.0%) | +45.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.9% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.5% of the share price. | +0.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 4% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $183.65 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.5% |
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Rising wedge, bearish — broke down · entry $191.04 · 64 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
COKE last closed at $191.86 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 14 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $193.66 | Resistance | 0.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-11 to 2026-08-06 |
| $183.94 | Support | 4.1% below the last close | turned there five times · 2026-04-21 to 2026-09-25 |
| $199.81 | Resistance | 4.1% above the last close | turned there five times · 2026-03-09 to 2026-09-16 |
| $174.56 | Support | 9.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-06-25 to 2026-08-04 |
| $209.36 | Resistance | 9.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-02 to 2026-04-10 |
| $167.71 | Support | 12.6% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-11-20 to 2026-07-08 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["dependence on agreements with The Coca-Cola Company","volatility in commodity costs such as sweeteners and aluminum","significant long-term debt obligations"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of COKE's 10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the prior one filed 2026-05-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Newer filing dated 2026-08-05 reflects the share control date as 'As of July 3, 2026', while the older filing dated 2026-05-06 reflects 'As of April 3, 2026' for J. Frank Harrison, III's 10,043,940 shares of Class B Common Stock.
- Notes:
- The newer filing table for significant cash transactions with The Coca-Cola Company reports data for 'Second Quarter' and 'First Half' periods, while the older filing reports 'First Quarter' periods; this appears to be a change in reporting period rather than a text-level change.
- The newer filing changes the acquisition related sub-bottling payments disclosure from first quarter amounts ($19.1 million in 2026 and $19.8 million in 2025) to first half amounts ($37.1 million in 2026 and $35.2 million in 2025).
- The newer filing updates the contingent consideration table date from April 3, 2026 to July 3, 2026 and updates corresponding figures (current portion $71,054 vs $71,119; noncurrent portion $689,342 vs $681,910; total appears to be $760,3[truncated] vs $753,029).
- Both filings exhibit typical quarter-over-quarter numerical updates in related party transaction disclosures, which may not constitute wording changes but reflect updated reporting dates and amounts.
- The provided texts are excerpted/truncated portions of the MD&A and may not represent the complete section.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) states the Company had outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan Facilities as of July 3, 2026 totaling $1.08 billion.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-06) stated the Company had outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan Facilities in the first quarter of 2026 totaling $1.20 billion.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) changed the interest rate sensitivity estimate to a 1% increase in interest rates increasing annual interest expense by $6.9 million (based on balances as of July 3, 2026), while the older filing (2026-05-06) estimated a 1% increase would increase annual interest expense by $7.8 million (based on balances as of April 3, 2026).
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) references variable rate debt and fixed rate interest rate swaps outstanding as of July 3, 2026, while the older filing (2026-05-06) references those balances as of April 3, 2026.
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) describes Term Loan Facilities borrowings as of July 3, 2026, while the older filing (2026-05-06) describes borrowings in the first quarter of 2026.
- Notes:
- Both provided text excerpts appear truncated at the end mid-sentence ('could materially impact the' / 'could materially'), so additional changes beyond the cutoff point cannot be assessed.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2025-11-07. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding COKE as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 7,926,396
- Reported value $1,513,307,583
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 5 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
COKE had 2,787,719 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for COKE because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,787,719
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,808,394
- Reported change -0.74%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.94
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED
- Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
- PepsiCo (PEP)
- Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP)
- Monster Beverage (MNST)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) do?
Coca-Cola Consolidated is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, engaged in the production, marketing, and distribution of non-alcoholic beverages. The company operates under agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and other beverage brands, serving as a key intermediary in the supply chain for consumer ready-to-drink products. Its operations include the manufacturing of various carbonated and still beverages, as well as their direct-store-delivery to retailers.
What sector is Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) in?
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is beverage bottling and distribution. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does COKE pay a dividend?
Yes — Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.52% and at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Coca-Cola Consolidated's (COKE) competitors?
Notable peers of Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) include Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper and Monster Beverage. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) overbought or oversold right now?
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on COKE come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.