The Coca-Cola Company (KO) earnings on April 28, 2026
More The Coca-Cola Company earnings
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Missed
The stock price climbed after the earnings report. The market reacted well, likely seeing the results as positive given recent weakness.
KO price around the earnings
78.87
Change: +0.7%
2026-04-29, 20:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Missed
Defensive setup, analysts see slight upside.
Analysts see a small chance for the stock price to go up, but its recent performance shows weakness. The stock is near a support level, which might offer a temporary rebound.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Defensive setup, analysts point to a modestly optimistic scenario.
- Reasoning
- Analysts point to a modestly optimistic scenario, but its recent performance shows weakness. The stock is near a support level, which marks a reference level.
- Playbook
- The defensive scenario is noted; the price is near support levels amid current weakness.
- Trend
- Weakness into earnings, approaching support.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Analysts generally recommend buying the stock and cite a price target suggesting an optimistic scenario.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.71
- Analysts covering the stock
- 23
- Average price target
- 83.67
- Lowest price target
- 71.38
- Highest price target
- 90
- Upside to price target
- 10.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 3.5%
- Revenue growth
- 2.4%
- Forward EPS
- 3.45
- Trailing EPS
- 3.04
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 3
- Strong buy: 7
- Buy: 12
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 7
- Buy
- 12
- Hold
- 5
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- April 7, 2026 · UBS: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- March 30, 2026 · Deutsche Bank: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- March 16, 2026 · Jefferies: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Neutral
Current news is focused on general company updates or industry trends, not specific events that would strongly move the stock.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Cautious
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (4)
- UBS Maintains Buy on Coca-Cola, Raises Price Target to $90 — Benzinga
- Coca-Cola To Invest $1 Billion In South Africa Through 2030 — Benzinga
- Coca-Cola Plans To Invest SAR17.6B In South Africa Through 2030 — Benzinga
- Deutsche Bank Maintains Buy on Coca-Cola, Raises Price Target to $86 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
KO's recent performance is much weaker than the broader market, showing a clear lack of strength.
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Technical
Positive
The stock is market review very close to a price level where it has found buying interest before, which could support it.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 1.6%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -8.0%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -2.4%
- 30-day change
- -3.1%
- 30-day relative strength
- -11.1%
- Benchmark change
- +8.0%
- Nearest support
- 74.07
- Nearest resistance
- 78.43
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.71
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +2.4%
- February 10, 2026: actual EPS 0.53 vs estimate 0.54 (surprise -1.4%)
- October 21, 2025: actual EPS 0.82 vs estimate 0.78 (surprise +5.3%)
- July 22, 2025: actual EPS 0.87 vs estimate 0.84 (surprise +3.9%)
- April 29, 2025: actual EPS 0.73 vs estimate 0.72 (surprise +1.9%)
Expected move
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 18 earnings
- Median move
- 1.4%
- 75th percentile move
- 2.1%
- 90th percentile move
- 3.3%
- Up / down moves
- 11 / 7
- Average up move
- +2.0%
- Average down move
- -1.0%
Monitoring and close
What The Coca-Cola Company reported
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Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Missed
- Consolidated
- +0.7%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 0.3%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 1.2%