{"id":1647,"date":"2026-02-10T15:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:38:23","slug":"coca-cola-ko-q4-2025-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1647","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola (KO) Q4 2025 earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108263212\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Cases of Coca-Cola brand soda are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store on November 13, 2025 in Simi Valley, California. <\/p>\n<p>Kevin Carter | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/KO\/\">Coca-Cola<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> on Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260210415728\/en\/Coca-Cola-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Results\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue, falling short of Wall Street&#8217;s projections for the first time in five years.<\/p>\n<p>However, demand for its drinks in North America and Latin America is beginning to show signs of improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to 2026, the company is projecting organic revenue growth of 4% to 5% and comparable earnings per share growth of 7% to 8% for the full year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s right at the beginning of the year, and I think we&#8217;ve taken a realistic and prudent approach to a number of markets out there, particularly some of the international markets where we want to see conditions improve, and we need to do some things to execute better,&#8221; outgoing CEO James Quincey said on CNBC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/squawk-on-the-street\/\">&#8220;Squawk on the Street.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what the company reported for the period ended Dec. 31 compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adjusted earnings per share:<\/strong> 58 cents vs. 56 cents expected<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adjusted revenue:<\/strong> $11.82 billion vs. $12.03 billion expected <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The beverage giant reported fourth-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of $2.27 billion, or 53 cents per share, up from $2.2 billion, or 51 cents per share, a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Excluding transaction gains and other one-time items, Coke earned 58 cents per share.<\/p>\n<p>Net sales\u00a0rose\u00a02% to $11.82 billion. <\/p>\n<p>Organic revenue, which strips out acquisitions, divestitures and currency, increased 5% in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Unit case volume rose 1% in the quarter, marking the second straight quarter of growth for the company. The metric excludes the impact of pricing and foreign currency to reflect demand. <\/p>\n<p>Like rival <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/PEP\/\">PepsiCo<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, Coke has seen demand for its drinks fall as budget-conscious shoppers try to save more on their grocery bills and dine out less frequently. Coke&#8217;s overall volume for 2025 was unchanged from the prior year. <\/p>\n<p>But there have been some bright spots, like Smartwater and Fairlife, showing that consumers are still willing to pay more for premium drinks. <\/p>\n<p>And two key markets for Coke are starting to show signs of improvement. Coke&#8217;s volume in North America increased 1%, while it rose 2% in Latin America. <\/p>\n<p>Worldwide, Coke&#8217;s water, sports, coffee and tea division outperformed the rest of its portfolio, signaling consumers&#8217; willingness to spend on drinks they perceive as healthier options. The segment saw volume grow 3%, thanks to higher demand for brands like Smartwater and Bodyarmor. <\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s sparkling soft drinks business reported flat volume. Its namesake soda saw volume rise 1% in the quarter, while Coke Zero Sugar reported that its volume climbed 13%.<\/p>\n<p>Coke&#8217;s juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverages division reported that volume fell 3%. Higher demand for Fairlife was offset by the sale of Coke&#8217;s finished product operations in Nigeria to one of its bottlers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ArticleBody-subtitle\"><a id=\"headline0\"\/>CEO transition<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Tuesday marks Quincey&#8217;s last earnings report as CEO. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/10\/coca-cola-coo-henrique-braun-ceo-.html\">company announced<\/a> in December that Chief Operating Officer Henrique Braun will succeed him as chief executive, effective March 31.<\/p>\n<p>Braun said on the company&#8217;s conference call Tuesday that he wants to improve Coke&#8217;s speed when taking new products to market, better integrate its marketing where customers actually buy its drinks and continue efforts to digitize every step of its system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our system needs to focus on being a little bit better and sharper everywhere to drive transformation and impact,&#8221; Braun said.<\/p>\n<p>The company also plans to stay &#8220;flexible and opportunistic&#8221; when it comes to acquisitions, according to CFO John Murphy. While he noted that Coke&#8217;s track record hasn&#8217;t been perfect, he added that almost half of the company&#8217;s 32 billion-dollar brands were the result of deal-making.<\/p>\n<p>Executives plan to share more about the company&#8217;s future priorities during its Feb. 17 presentation at the annual CAGNY conference. <\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday&#8217;s open Coca-Cola shares have risen roughly 20% over the last year, raising its market value up to more than $330 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108263779\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108263779\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000403421\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"InlineVideo-videoThumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108263780-17707297751770729772-43951617868-1080pnbcnews.jpg?v=1770729774&amp;w=750&amp;h=422&amp;vtcrop=y\" alt=\"BofA's Peter Galbo breaks down Coca-Cola's Q4 results\"\/><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/10\/coca-cola-ko-q4-2025-earnings.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cases of Coca-Cola brand soda are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store on November 13, 2025 in Simi Valley, California. 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