Discontinued — last reported Q1 '23
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Coca-Cola Allowance for Doubtful Accounts decreased by 1.2% to $489.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.9%, from $509.00M to $489.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Allowance for Doubtful Accounts shows relatively stable performance with a -1.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising credit risk or economic stress among the customer base.
Detailed definition
A contra-asset account that represents the estimated portion of accounts receivable that the company does not expect to...
Peer comparison
Standard across all utilities; levels are often influenced by regulatory mandates regarding service disconnection policies.
allowance_for_doubtful_accountsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $527.00M | $534.00M | $516.00M | $512.00M | $510.00M | $517.00M | $516.00M | $512.00M | $510.00M | $504.00M | $502.00M | $504.00M | $502.00M | $502.00M | $506.00M | $509.00M | $503.00M | $520.00M | $495.00M | $489.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.3% | -3.4% | -0.8% | -0.4% | +1.4% | -0.2% | -0.8% | -0.4% | -1.2% | -0.4% | +0.4% | -0.4% | +0.0% | +0.8% | +0.6% | -1.2% | +3.4% | -4.8% | -1.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.2% | -3.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.5% | -2.7% | -1.6% | -1.6% | -0.4% | +0.8% | +1.0% | +0.2% | +3.6% | -2.2% | -3.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coca-Cola's allowance for doubtful accounts?
- Coca-Cola (KO) reported allowance for doubtful accounts of $489.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Coca-Cola's allowance for doubtful accounts changed year-over-year?
- Coca-Cola's allowance for doubtful accounts decreased by 3.9% year-over-year, from $509.00M to $489.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coca-Cola's allowance for doubtful accounts?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Coca-Cola's allowance for doubtful accounts has grown at a -1.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $526.00M to $495.00M.
- What does allowance for doubtful accounts mean?
- The estimated amount of customer debt that the company expects will not be paid.