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KO earnings date & Q2 2026 results · Coca-Cola
US GAAP · $M · vs Q2 2025 · quarter ended 07/03/2026 · reported 07/28/2026
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in January 1892, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. · Wikipedia
More about the company
It manufactures, sells and markets soft drinks including Coca-Cola, other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. Its stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is a component of the DJIA and the S&P 500 and S&P 100 indices.
Key growth driver: Other income of $370M (vs $212M) includes $247M of 'other items' and a $66M transaction gain that the company strips out of comparable results — that is why GAAP EPS… · by the Q2 2026 report
When is KO’s next earnings date?
Tuesday, October 27, 2026confirmed · before market open
Coca-Cola (KO) is scheduled to report results for the quarter ending Sep 2026 on Oct 27, 2026. Consensus EPS forecast: $0.87 (8 analysts), vs $0.82 in the same quarter last year.
What time does KO report? Usually before market open: the last 4 results releases reached the SEC at 6:58 am, 7:00 am, 6:59 am, 6:59 am ET.
Last report: Jul 28, 2026 (Q2 2026) — broken down in the Sankey chart below. Dates and consensus: Nasdaq / Zacks Investment Research; companies do reschedule. Who else reports this week →
All figures in $M.
Revenue
$13,380
+6.7%
Gross profit
$8,415
+7.6%
62.9% margin
Operating income
$4,672
+9.2%
34.9% margin
Net income
$4,425
+16.1%
$1.03/sh · 33.1% margin
Verdict: a clean beat-and-raise — unit case volume +5% (Trademark Coca-Cola +5%, Coke Zero Sugar +16%, World Cup lift), organic revenue +6%, operating income +9% with margin up to 34.9%, and EPS +16% to $1.03; below the operating line a $370M other-income gain and lower interest cost did extra work, so comparable EPS grew a slower 11% to $0.97.
Full-year 2026 guidance raised: organic revenue ≈5% (was 4–5%), comparable EPS +9–10% (was +8–9%), free cash flow ≈$12.4B (was $12.2B) on ≈$14.6B operating cash flow and ≈$2.2B capex. Year-to-date operating cash flow $7.5B, free cash flow $6.9B; dividends paid $4.56B, buybacks $0.66B in six months.
Source and notation
Source: The Coca-Cola Company press release, 8-K EX-99.1 of 07/28/2026 (SEC EDGAR).
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Company reports
KO earnings history: past report dates
| Apr 28, 2026 Tue | 7:00 ambefore market open | Apr 3, 2026 | — | $0.91+18% y/y |
| Feb 10, 2026 Tue | 6:59 ambefore market open | Dec 31, 2025 | — | ≈$0.53+6% y/y |
| Oct 21, 2025 Tue | 6:59 ambefore market open | Sep 26, 2025 | — | $0.86+30% y/y |
| Jul 22, 2025 Tue | 7:00 ambefore market open | Jun 27, 2025 | — | $0.88+57% y/y |
| Apr 29, 2025 Tue | 6:58 ambefore market open | Mar 28, 2025 | — | $0.77+4% y/y |
| Feb 11, 2025 Tue | 6:59 ambefore market open | Dec 31, 2024 | — | ≈$0.50+11% y/y |
| Oct 23, 2024 Wed | 7:00 ambefore market open | Sep 27, 2024 | — | $0.66−7% y/y |
| Jul 23, 2024 Tue | 6:58 ambefore market open | Jun 28, 2024 | — | $0.56−5% y/y |
How we count
Report date and time — when the company filed its results press release with the SEC (Form 8-K, Item 2.02); the regular session runs 9:30 am – 4:00 pm ET. Revenue and diluted EPS — the company’s XBRL filings, EPS adjusted for stock splits; ≈ — fourth quarter derived as full year minus three quarters. Source: SEC EDGAR.
Coca-Cola: 5-year financials
| 2025 | 47,941 | 13,762 | 13,107 | 5,296 | 8,779 |
| 2024 | 47,061 | 9,992 | 10,631 | 4,741 | 8,359 |
| 2023 | 45,754 | 11,311 | 10,714 | 9,747 | 7,952 |
| 2022 | 43,004 | 10,909 | 9,542 | 9,534 | 7,616 |
| 2021 | 38,655 | 10,308 | 9,771 | 11,258 | 7,252 |
$ millions, annual 10-K reports on SEC EDGAR (US GAAP).
How we calculate
Figures are the annual report lines as filed, no adjustments. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures; dividends are cash paid to common shareholders during the year. “—” means the line isn’t in the filing.
Corporate governance
2/2good
How the company treats minority shareholders: 2 — well, 0 — systematically poorly.
More
- Feb 20262025 10-K: a single class of stock — KO common; the legal proceedings section shows no shareholder disclosure suits or SEC cases. sec.gov ↗
- Dec 2025The dividend rose from $1.64 (2020) to $2.04 (2025) per share, while the share count was nearly flat over 5 years (−0.2%). data.sec.gov ↗
Scoring: 2.0, no deductions: no shareholder suits or SEC cases in 10 years; the 2008 suit and 2005 SEC order are older than 15 years and not counted
- Share classes
- Single class — KO common stock on the NYSE (cover of 2025 10-K); all other securities are notes.
- Dilution
- Diluted share count 2020–2025 −0.2% (XBRL); SBC 0.6% of revenue — no deduction.
- Disclosure
- Full 10-K/10-Q reporting.
- Dividends
- Dividend raised every year: $1.64 (2020) → $2.04 (2025) per share (XBRL); no cuts.
- Lawsuits & regulators
- No shareholder suits or SEC cases in the 2025 10-K (the main dispute is a tax case with the IRS, not a deduction); the 2008 suit ($138M) and the 2005 SEC order are older than 15 years and not counted.
- Related parties
- The 2026 proxy discloses no material related-party transactions; no controlling shareholder.
How the score works · checked as of Sep 2026
Coca-Cola (KO) earnings: FAQ
When is KO's next earnings date?
Coca-Cola (KO) is scheduled to report on Oct 27, 2026, before market open.
What time does KO report earnings?
Coca-Cola is scheduled to report before market open on Oct 27, 2026. Its last results releases were filed before market open, most recently at 6:58 am ET on Jul 28, 2026.
When did KO last report earnings?
Coca-Cola reported Q2 2026 results on Jul 28, 2026.
What is the EPS estimate for KO's next earnings?
The consensus EPS forecast is $0.87 (8 analysts), vs $0.82 in the same quarter last year.
Where can I find Coca-Cola's financial statements?
On SEC EDGAR: quarterly reports (10-Q), the annual report (10-K) and earnings releases (8-K). The “Verified” badge next to the chart links to KO's filings; this page breaks the latest report down in a Sankey chart.
What was KO's net income in Q2 2026?
Coca-Cola reported net income of $4,425M for Q2 2026 (+16.1% year over year), under US GAAP.
Does Coca-Cola pay dividends?
Yes. In 2025, Coca-Cola paid $8,779M in dividends on its common stock, per its 10-K. Earlier years are in the five-year table above.
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How this page was made: the figures come from the company's own report on SEC EDGAR; the summary and nuances were drafted by our model from that report. Figures checked against the filing on 09/28/2026. How we make the breakdowns · Report an error
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