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COCA COLA CO (KO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.47% (safety: stretched). FY2025 revenue was $47.9B at a 27.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.38 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Argus Research | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.093 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.767 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.131 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.486 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KO | COCA COLA CO | 6/9 | 4.5 | 27.1 | +1.9% |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | 7/9 | 1.3 | 21.9 | +8.2% |
| STZ | CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. | 6/9 | 3.57 | 14.9 | -11% |
| PRMB | Primo Brands Corp | 6/9 | 0.03 | 150.6 | +29.3% |
| BF-A | BROWN FORMAN CORP | 6/9 | 6.3 | 18.1 | +0.5% |
| PEP | PEPSICO INC | 5/9 | 2.88 | 23.5 | +2.3% |
| BRCC | BRC Inc. | 4/9 | -1.63 | — | +1.7% |
About COCA COLA CO
The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures and sells various nonalcoholic beverages in the United States and internationally. The company provides Trademark Coca-Cola, sparkling soft drinks and flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and emerging beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers comprising restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, caffeine free Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Simply, Fanta Orange, Fanta Zero Orange, Fanta Zero Sugar, Fanta Apple, Sprite Zero Sugar, Simply Orange, Simply Apple, Simply Grapefruit, Fresca, Schweppes, Thums Up, Aquarius, Ayataka, BODYARMOR, Ciel, Costa, Crystal, Dasani, Fuze Tea, Georgia, glacéau smartwater, glacéau vitaminwater, Gold Peak, I LOHAS, Powerade, Topo Chico, Core Power, Del Valle, fairlife, innocent, Maaza, Minute Maid, Minute Maid Pulpy, Santa Clara, and dogadan brands. It operates through a network of independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, as well as through bottling and distribution operators. The Coca-Cola Company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
FAQ
Is KO financially healthy?
COCA COLA CO's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does KO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. COCA COLA CO pays a dividend yielding about 2.47% with a 67.0% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.
How profitable is KO?
In FY2025, COCA COLA CO had a net margin of 27.3% and a return on equity of 38.2%.
Is KO overvalued or undervalued?
COCA COLA CO trades at about 28.5× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 24.1×–164.1×, median 27.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for KO?
The average Wall-Street price target for COCA COLA CO is $94.70, about 9.2% above the recent price, from 23 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is KO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on COCA COLA CO: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.1×, a dividend yield of 2.47%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.