KO Stock — The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.26%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.24%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 176736.2% over the past 64.8 years.

The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, distributes, and markets nonalcoholic beverages worldwide, operating a portfolio of brands including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani, Minute Maid, Costa, and BODYARMOR across sparkling soft drinks, water, sports drinks, coffee, tea, and plant-based beverages. The company distributes a modest current dividend yield paid quarterly. This business appeals to income investors seeking exposure to an established consumer staples company with a history of regular dividend payments.

KO performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 176736.2% over the past 64.8 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 42.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.9%.

KO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.24%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/02/1962

Distribution rate

2.26%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.24%

5-year average yield

2.84

Last close

$93.90 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$404,009,373,918

Average volume

22595458.0

Dividend

$0.53

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.318

Payout ratio

65.0%

P/E ratio

28.2

Forward P/E

25.3165

EPS

$3.33

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.26%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.24%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

KO risks and drawbacks

KO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.9%.

Who may consider KO — and who may not

KO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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