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KO's global volume rises 5% y/y in Q2'26 as stronger execution, portfolio breadth, innovation and revenue growth management support demand.

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Coca-Cola has beaten earnings estimates ten quarters in a row, raised its dividend for the 63rd straight year, and outpaced the S&P 500 by a wide margin. So why might right now be exactly the wrong moment to buy?

Coca-Cola currently pays a quarterly dividend of $0.53, equating to $2.12 on an annualized basis. The company's strong brand, durable demand, and huge profits make it an income investor's dream.

Coca-Cola hires Rob Gehring from Monster Beverage to run its North American operations

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coca-Cola Company today announced that Rob Gehring will become president of the company's North America operating unit effective Dec. 1, 2026. Gehring succeeds John Murphy, who has led the North America operating unit on an interim basis since Aug. 1, 2026. Murphy remains president and chief financial officer. Gehring, 59, returns to The Coca-Cola Company after a successful tenure at Monster Energy Company, most recently as CEO, Americas, a position he assumed in F.

Coca-Cola has raised its dividend for over 60 consecutive years, yet the structural reason it can keep doing so stays hidden in plain sight. Understanding one quiet business decision explains everything about where that quarterly check actually comes from.

Coca-Cola is using its powerful brand and global reach to keep growing as consumer tastes change. Costco's warehouse expansion gives it more room to grow sales and memberships for years.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has held roughly 400 million shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO | KO Price Prediction) for decades, a position originally built in the late 1980s and left untouched through every market cycle since.