Coca-Cola (KO) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why

Group 1 - Coca-Cola's stock closed at $69.74, reflecting a 1.31% increase, outperforming the S&P 500's 0.96% gain on the same day [1] - Over the past month, Coca-Cola shares have decreased by 4.08%, underperforming the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 1.5% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.5% [1] Group 2 - Coca-Cola is expected to report earnings of $0.83 per share on July 22, 2025, indicating a year-over-year decline of 1.19%, while projected revenue is $12.61 billion, a 1.99% increase from the same quarter last year [2] - For the full year, earnings are projected at $2.97 per share and revenue at $48.25 billion, reflecting increases of 3.13% and 2.54% respectively from the previous year [3] Group 3 - Recent changes to analyst estimates for Coca-Cola are linked to stock price performance, with positive revisions indicating optimism about the business outlook [3][4] - The Zacks Rank system, which assesses estimated changes, currently ranks Coca-Cola at 3 (Hold) [5] Group 4 - Coca-Cola has a Forward P/E ratio of 23.22, which is higher than the industry average of 19.39, and a PEG ratio of 3.61 compared to the industry average of 2.61 [6] - The Beverages - Soft drinks industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector, holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 91, placing it in the top 37% of over 250 industries [7]