Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (COKE) stock analysis

P/E against its history

Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

P/E against the industry

Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

EV/EBITDA against its history

Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

P/S above the industry

Coca-Cola Consolidated's price-to-sales of 1.81 is above the Beverages median of 1.81 (book value is negative, so we use sales).

Trading below fair value

The share price of $211.84 is below our fair value estimate of $212.35.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 0.2% below fair value, less than the 20% cushion we look for.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew 5.2% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growth over 3 years

Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

Earnings growth not accelerating

Net income grew -4.7% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 27.0% a year.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 10.2% over the last twelve months; the Beverages median is 4.5%.

Guidance unchanged

The latest outlook (fiscal year 2026 capital expenditures, Aug 5, 2026) was maintained, so it neither adds nor takes away points.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 38.9% over the last twelve months, against 39.8% a year earlier.

Return on equity over 15%

Return on equity was 90.0% over the last twelve months and averaged 64.6% over five years.

Return on capital over 10%

Return on invested capital was 41.7%, above the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity above the industry

Coca-Cola Consolidated's return on equity of 90.0% is above the Beverages median of 16.5%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 27.0% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin above its 5-year average

Net margin was 7.5% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 6.7%.

Net margin above the industry

Coca-Cola Consolidated's net margin of 7.5% is above the Beverages median of 7.3%.

Debt level

Needs debt and equity figures.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 34.8% of total debt.

Interest coverage

Interest expense is not reported separately.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 1.33 times current liabilities.

Low bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 4.12; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Coca-Cola Consolidated paid dividends worth 0.5% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 0.5% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Coca-Cola Consolidated yields 0.5%.

Dividend stability

Fewer than five years of dividend history.

Covered by earnings

Dividends take 12.2% of net income.

Covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 12.9% of free cash flow.