Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO)

DCF Valuation · Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic

Valuation as at 2026-08-14 · see also the S&P 500 Most Undervalued screen

About Coca-Cola Company (The)

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.

Source: Yahoo Finance company profile · factual description, not KashVector commentary

Coca-Cola Company (The) KO

Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic

Price
$87.42
Market Cap
$376.13B
Free Cash Flow
$5.22B
Beta
0.34
P/E (TTM)
26.0x
52-Week Range
$65.35–$90.92

Coca-Cola Company (The)'s price & financial trends

Each card is labelled with its own reporting period — quarterly where Yahoo provides it for this market, annual otherwise.

Data as at 2026-08-14

Share price · last 2 years

$87.42 +21% vs 2024-08
S&P 500 $72.47$63.48$70.75$73.12$78.76$87.42 2024-082025-012025-062025-112026-042026-08

Earnings per share (diluted) Per quarter

$1.03 +17% vs Q2 '25
$0.88$0.86$0.53$0.91$1.03Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Free cash flow Per quarter

$5.10B +51% vs Q2 '25
$3.37B$4.56B$2.87B$1.75B$5.10BQ2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Dividend per share Per quarter

$0.53 +4% vs Q2 '25
$0.51$0.49$1.02$0.53$0.53Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Value investing scale · Buffett · Dalio · Graham

Partial Fit
12 / 20 combined score

See the full Buffett, Dalio & Graham breakdown for KO →

Intrinsic value estimate · 5-year forecast

BEAR
$23.42
vs current $87.42
-73.2% ❌ Overvalued
BASE
$42.33
vs current $87.42
-51.6% ❌ Overvalued
BULL
$78.75
vs current $87.42
-9.9% ⚠️ Fairly Valued

Assumptions used in this valuation

Every input below is either fetched live from Yahoo Finance or a documented default — nothing is hidden.

Starting free cash flow
$5.22B
Reported free cash flow (Yahoo)
Risk-free rate
4.68% ● LIVE
Live 10-yr govt bond
Beta
0.34
Direct from Yahoo
Equity risk premium
5.50%
Market-specific seed
Cost of debt
5.68%
Synthetic rating A+, ICR 9.0x
Tax rate
25.00%
Estimated default
Capital structure
E 89% / D 11%
Market cap vs total debt
Projection horizon
5 years
+ terminal value beyond
BearBaseBull
5-yr FCF growth5.9%11.8%17.7%
Terminal growth2.5%2.5%2.5%
WACC (discount rate)7.32%6.32%5.32%

Cost of Equity = Risk-free rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium = 4.68% + 0.34 × 5.50% = 6.56% · WACC = weighted by 89%/11% capital structure

These numbers come from running Coca-Cola Company (The)'s cash flows through the mechanical DCF formula and assumptions above — not from any view on the news, management, or KO's competitive position. What is DCF?

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About this valuation

Computed on 2026-08-14 from Yahoo Finance data, using the same engine as the full DCF tool and the S&P 500 Most Undervalued screen. Every figure above is a point-in-time snapshot of that date — change any assumption yourself in the interactive tool for a live one.

Frequently asked questions

Is Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) undervalued?

The Base-case DCF estimates intrinsic value at $42.33 vs a price of $87.42 on 2026-08-14 — a -51.6% margin, so the Base case reads overvalued. This is a mechanical output, not advice.