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Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

$206.26-1.54%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Country: United States
Market cap: 13.7B USD
Enterprise value: 16.2B USD
Full-time employees: 15,000

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.54 vs a peer median of 0.41), though less than the overall markethigher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.54 vs peers 0.41)

Ranks #383 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 50%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Negative shareholders' equity. Liabilities exceed assets on the balance sheet.
Coca-Cola Consolidated's liabilities exceed its assets on the balance sheet. Large share buybacks can cause this in healthy companies, but so can accumulated losses; either way, debt-based ratios need care.
Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $3.6B vs $1.7B of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Coca-Cola Consolidated returned $3.6B to shareholders over three years, 215% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.
Borrowing rising faster than profit. Since 2022: debt +364%, operating profit +48%.
Coca-Cola Consolidated's debt grew 364% since 2022 while operating profit changed +48%.
Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +17%, operating profit +48%.
Since 2022, Coca-Cola Consolidated's revenue grew 17% while operating profit grew 48%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

StockQuotient Score

51/ 100

Oct 5 53 → Nov 4 51 (-2)

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

39/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield3.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.29Sector median: 0.0453 · MAD: 0.0301

EBITDA yield7.5%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.26Sector median: 0.0865 · MAD: 0.0435

Free cash flow yield4.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.35Sector median: 0.0622 · MAD: 0.0441

Other data (not scored)

Book yield-3.6%

Yahoo FinanceOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5381 · MAD: 0.2865

Growth

Is it growing?

65/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.6%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Revenue growth
▲ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-2.6%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.16Sector median: 0.0154 · MAD: 0.2529

3-year revenue growth5.7%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.44Sector median: 0.0366 · MAD: 0.0470

Revenue growth10.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.36Sector median: 0.0278 · MAD: 0.0585

Profitability

Does it earn well?

95/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROIC
▲ ROA
▲ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin13.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.06Sector median: 0.0759 · MAD: 0.0508

Return on assets12.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 3.22Sector median: 0.0396 · MAD: 0.0262

Return on invested capital42.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 5.22Sector median: 0.0766 · MAD: 0.0673

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin39.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3182 · MAD: 0.1263

Return on equity97.3%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0831 · MAD: 0.0675

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.54

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.78Sector median: 0.4070 · MAD: 0.1690

Current ratio1.21×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.49Sector median: 1.5250 · MAD: 0.6460

Debt / equityUnavailable

Shareholders' equity is negative, so debt/equity counts as among the highest in its peer group33% base weight · Z-score -5.63Sector median: 0.4234 · MAD: 0.3581

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Coca-Cola Consolidated

Is Coca-Cola Consolidated getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 5, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 51/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Coca-Cola Consolidated valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 39/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Free cash flow yield 4.7% vs a peer median of 6.2% (weaker than 63% of peers).Free cash flow yield 4.7% vs peers 6.2% (weaker than 63% of peers).
Is Coca-Cola Consolidated growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 65/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Revenue growth 10.7% vs a peer median of 2.8% (stronger than 80% of peers).Revenue growth 10.7% vs peers 2.8% (stronger than 80% of peers).
How profitable is Coca-Cola Consolidated?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 95/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Return on invested capital 42.8% vs a peer median of 7.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on invested capital 42.8% vs peers 7.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How risky is Coca-Cola Consolidated?: Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.54 vs a peer median of 0.41 (weaker than 67% of peers).Beta 0.54 vs peers 0.41 (weaker than 67% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jul 3, 2026 · filed Aug 5, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 3, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	7.5B USD	7.7B USD	+2.6%
Net income (12 months)	578.5M USD	550.0M USD	−4.9%
Operating margin	13.3%	13.0%	−0.4 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	661.4M USD	644.0M USD	−2.6%
Debt	2.6B USD	2.5B USD	−4.7%
Cash	232.9M USD	171.7M USD	−26.3%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Defensive · 91 companies

Valuations in Consumer Defensive are within their usual range since 2016.

30% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
18% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −4% and earnings +7% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −58% vs the whole market, against a usual −39%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Defensive: too few Beverages - Non-Alcoholic companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	35.1%	36.7%	39.1%	39.9%	39.7%	▼ 0.2 pts
Operating margin	7.9%	10.3%	12.5%	13.3%	13.2%	▼ 0.2 pts
Net margin	3.4%	6.9%	6.1%	9.2%	7.9%	▼ 1.3 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	5.5%	11.6%	9.5%	11.9%	13.3%	▲ 1.3 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	26.6%	38.6%	28.4%	44.7%	—	—
Free cash flow margin	6.6%	4.1%	7.9%	7.3%	8.6%	▲ 1.2 pts
Current ratio	1.29×	1.38×	1.56×	1.94×	1.26×	▼ 35%
Quick ratio	0.93×	0.99×	1.27×	1.69×	0.97×	▼ 43%
Debt to equity	1.02×	0.54×	0.42×	1.26×	—	—
Interest coverage	13.13×	25.86×	908.99×	—	—	—

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.54 vs a peer median of 0.41), though less than the overall markethigher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.54 vs peers 0.41)

Ranks #383 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 50%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Negative shareholders' equity. Liabilities exceed assets on the balance sheet.

Coca-Cola Consolidated's liabilities exceed its assets on the balance sheet. Large share buybacks can cause this in healthy companies, but so can accumulated losses; either way, debt-based ratios need care.

Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $3.6B vs $1.7B of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.

Coca-Cola Consolidated returned $3.6B to shareholders over three years, 215% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.

Borrowing rising faster than profit. Since 2022: debt +364%, operating profit +48%.

Coca-Cola Consolidated's debt grew 364% since 2022 while operating profit changed +48%.

Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +17%, operating profit +48%.

Since 2022, Coca-Cola Consolidated's revenue grew 17% while operating profit grew 48%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

Questions investors ask about Coca-Cola Consolidated

Is Coca-Cola Consolidated getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 5, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 51/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Coca-Cola Consolidated valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 39/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Free cash flow yield 4.7% vs a peer median of 6.2% (weaker than 63% of peers).Free cash flow yield 4.7% vs peers 6.2% (weaker than 63% of peers).

Is Coca-Cola Consolidated growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 65/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Revenue growth 10.7% vs a peer median of 2.8% (stronger than 80% of peers).Revenue growth 10.7% vs peers 2.8% (stronger than 80% of peers).

How profitable is Coca-Cola Consolidated?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 95/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Return on invested capital 42.8% vs a peer median of 7.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on invested capital 42.8% vs peers 7.7% (stronger than 95% of peers).

How risky is Coca-Cola Consolidated?

Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.54 vs a peer median of 0.41 (weaker than 67% of peers).Beta 0.54 vs peers 0.41 (weaker than 67% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

7.5B USD

7.7B USD

+2.6%

Net income (12 months)

578.5M USD

550.0M USD

−4.9%

Operating margin

13.3%

13.0%

−0.4 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

661.4M USD

644.0M USD

−2.6%

Debt

2.6B USD

2.5B USD

−4.7%

Cash

232.9M USD

171.7M USD

−26.3%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

35.1%

36.7%

39.1%

39.9%

39.7%

▼ 0.2 pts

Operating margin

7.9%

10.3%

12.5%

13.3%

13.2%

▼ 0.2 pts

Net margin

3.4%

6.9%

6.1%

9.2%

7.9%

▼ 1.3 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

5.5%

11.6%

9.5%

11.9%

13.3%

▲ 1.3 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

26.6%

38.6%

28.4%

44.7%

—

Free cash flow margin

6.6%

4.1%

7.9%

7.3%

8.6%

▲ 1.2 pts

Current ratio

1.29×

1.38×

1.56×

1.94×

1.26×

▼ 35%

Quick ratio

0.93×

0.99×

1.27×

1.69×

0.97×

▼ 43%

Debt to equity

1.02×

0.54×

0.42×

1.26×

—

Interest coverage

13.13×

25.86×

908.99×

—