Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.91
- Estimate
- $0.88
- Surprise
- +3.3%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.3 → 5.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) beat the $0.88 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.91 — a clear 3.3% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.3/10) to Hold at 5.5/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates KO Hold at 5.5/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.3% surprise compares with a +4.0% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.5 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: sparkling soft drinks (69.0%)
- Concentration risk — Supplier: sole supplier
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $91.18
- Stop
- $87.72
At 27.4× trailing and 25.9× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
KO at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
- Market cap
- $392.31B
- P/E (fwd)
- 25.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 27.4
- 52-week range
- $67.27–$95.37
- Off 52-week high
- 4.4%
- RSI (14)
- 66
- Volume vs avg
- 1.04×
- Score today
- 5.5/10