Why Coca-Cola Stock Popped 12% Higher Last Month
Coca-Cola(KO) The Motley Fool·2025-03-05 21:50Shares of Coca-Cola (KO -0.16%) rose 12.1% in February 2025, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The soft drink giant published a tasty fourth-quarter earnings report on Feb. 11, followed by a crowd-pleasing dividend increase on the 20th. The earnings event provided most of the fuel for last month's price gains. Investors would have been more surprised if Coke didn't boost its quarterly payouts for the first time in forever.Coca-Cola's recipe for Q4 successQ4 sales rose 6.4% year over yea ...