Coca-Cola Past Earnings Performance

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Coca-Cola has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 5.7%, while the Beverage industry saw earnings growing at 2.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.9% per year. Coca-Cola's return on equity is 37%, and it has net margins of 22.4%.

Key information

5.7%

Earnings growth rate

5.5%

EPS growth rate

Beverage Industry Growth-0.09%
Revenue growth rate6.9%
Return on equity37.0%
Net Margin22.4%
Last Earnings Update27 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Coca-Cola makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:CCC3 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
27 Sep 2446,36610,40914,2600
28 Jun 2446,46510,64814,3120
29 Mar 2446,07410,78414,0850
31 Dec 2345,75410,71413,9210
29 Sep 2345,03010,77213,5250
30 Jun 2344,14010,51013,1090
31 Mar 2343,4939,86812,9360
31 Dec 2243,0049,54212,6610
30 Sep 2242,3439,92512,5340
01 Jul 2241,3229,57112,3450
01 Apr 2240,12610,30712,1530
31 Dec 2138,6559,77111,8650
01 Oct 2137,8028,81311,1450
02 Jul 2136,4128,07910,5630
02 Apr 2133,4337,2179,5600
31 Dec 2033,0147,7479,5630
25 Sep 2033,4718,33310,2200
26 Jun 2034,3269,18910,8450
27 Mar 2037,17310,01711,8740
31 Dec 1937,2668,92012,0050
27 Sep 1936,0047,74811,7050
28 Jun 1935,2727,03511,2160
29 Mar 1934,6966,74411,0750
31 Dec 1834,3006,43411,0130
28 Sep 1834,0062,71111,2790
29 Jun 1834,3092,27811,8640
30 Mar 1834,5901,33312,1550
31 Dec 1736,2121,24812,9010
29 Sep 1737,3074,55013,2400
30 Jun 1738,8624,14914,0610
31 Mar 1740,6996,22614,8530
31 Dec 1641,8636,52715,4010
30 Sep 1642,4547,21415,6190
01 Jul 1643,2487,61715,8170
01 Apr 1643,8657,27716,1090
31 Dec 1544,2947,35116,4270
02 Oct 1545,1666,88416,8280
03 Jul 1545,7157,54917,1280
03 Apr 1546,1337,03617,3080
31 Dec 1445,9987,09817,2180
26 Sep 1446,1668,03817,1990
27 Jun 1446,2208,37117,1160
28 Mar 1446,3958,45217,1170
31 Dec 1346,8548,58417,3100

Quality Earnings: CCC3 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CCC3's current net profit margins (22.4%) are lower than last year (23.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CCC3's earnings have grown by 5.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CCC3's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CCC3 had negative earnings growth (-3.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Beverage industry average (1.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst CCC3's Return on Equity (37.02%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 11:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/27
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

The Coca-Cola Company is covered by 58 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Fabrizio SpagnaAxia Financial Research
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research