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Coca-Cola KO Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

PepsiCo logo
PepsiCoPEP
16.1%-1.7pp
Keurig Dr Pepper logo
Keurig Dr PepperKDP
7.8%+2.5pp
Monster Beverage logo
Monster BeverageMNST
27.2%+0.6pp
Constellation Brands logo
Constellation BrandsSTZ
11.1%+9.8pp
Starbucks logo
StarbucksSBUX
11.8%-11.5pp
General Mills logo
General MillsGIS
12.8%-0.7pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$12.5B+12.1%
Gross profit$7.9B+12.7%
Operating income$4.4B+19.1%
Net income$3.9B+17.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.91+18.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$11.0B+24.7%
Total debt$43.6B-10.6%
Total equity$33.6B+28.4%
Total assets$104.22B+2.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.0B+139%
CapEx$266.0M-13.9%
Free cash flow$1.8B+132%

Valuation

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Market cap$341.57B+6.2%
Enterprise value$374.14B+3.4%
P/E24.9×-4.9×
P/S6.9×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin61.7%+0.7pp
Operating margin29.3%+4.8pp
Net margin27.8%+4.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity45.8%+4.8pp
Debt / equity1.3×-0.6×
Current ratio1.4×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Coca-Cola’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Coca-Cola’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Coca-Cola's return on invested capital?
Coca-Cola (KO) reported return on invested capital of 18.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Coca-Cola's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Coca-Cola's return on invested capital increased by 14.8% year-over-year, from 15.8% to 18.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Coca-Cola's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Coca-Cola's return on invested capital has grown at a 4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 60.1% to 70.6%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.