Coca-Cola Earnings Beat Raises 2026 Profit Forecast — Why KO Stock Is Moving
Coca-Cola lifted its 2026 profit growth outlook on Tuesday, following a first-quarter showing that topped Wall Street’s estimates. Stronger concentrate sales, some price hikes, and more drinks sold all played a part. The stock was set to open up roughly 2%. This update lands at a time when investors are scrutinizing whether packaged-food and beverage makers can keep expanding, even without hefty price increases. Coca-Cola stuck with its organic revenue growth target—a non-GAAP metric that excludes things like currency and acquisition impacts—but bumped up its comparable earnings-per-share forecast.