Bottling investments — Operating Income (Loss)
Coca-Cola Bottling investments — Operating Income (Loss) remained flat by 0.0% to $191M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 60.5%, from $119M to $191M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Bottling investments — Operating Income (Loss) shows relatively stable performance with a -2.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved operational efficiency or higher margins within the bottling network, while a decrease suggests rising input costs or declining sales volume in the distribution channel.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the profit or loss generated by the company's bottling and distribution operations after deductin...
Peer comparison
Comparable to operating income reported by other consumer goods companies with vertically integrated manufacturing or distribution segments.
ko_segment_bottling_investments_operating_income_lossHistorical 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 | $92M | $81M | $159M | $193M | $113M | $46M | $135M | $139M | $122M | $132M | $185M | $156M | $98M | $43M | $199M | $119M | $59M | $57M | $191M | $191M |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.0% | +96.3% | +21.4% | -41.5% | -59.3% | +193.5% | +3.0% | -12.2% | +8.2% | +40.2% | -15.7% | -37.2% | -56.1% | +362.8% | -40.2% | -50.4% | -3.4% | +235.1% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +22.8% | -43.2% | -15.1% | -28.0% | +8.0% | +187.0% | +37.0% | +12.2% | -19.7% | -67.4% | +7.6% | -23.7% | -39.8% | +32.6% | -4.0% | +60.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coca-Cola's bottling investments — operating income (loss)?
- Coca-Cola (KO) reported bottling investments — operating income (loss) of $191M in Q1 2026.
- How has Coca-Cola's bottling investments — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?
- Coca-Cola's bottling investments — operating income (loss) increased by 60.5% year-over-year, from $119M to $191M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coca-Cola's bottling investments — operating income (loss)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Coca-Cola's bottling investments — operating income (loss) has grown at a -2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $473M to $426M.
- What does bottling investments — operating income (loss) mean?
- The profit earned by the bottling and distribution business segment after accounting for direct operating costs.