How to buy Coca-Cola shares

Learn how to easily invest in Coca-Cola shares.

The Coca-Cola Company is a beverage company that makes both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. It's mainly known for making Coca-Cola. It also produces Fanta, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Smart Water and Appletiser. Find out how to invest in Coca-Cola.

How to buy shares in Coca-Cola

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. KO in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Alternative ways to invest in Coca-Cola

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Coca-Cola), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Coca-Cola is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

ETF5-year performance (to August 2024)Link to invest
Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP)Invesco icon94.07%Invest with XTBCapital at risk
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX)DWS Xtrackers icon93.77%Invest with XTBCapital at risk
iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1)iShares icon91.84%Invest with XTBCapital at risk
HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX)HSBC icon80.38%Invest with XTBCapital at risk
Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA)Vanguard icon79.29%Invest with XTBCapital at risk
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5)SPDR icon79.17%Invest with XTBCapital at risk

Latest updates for Coca-Cola

November 15, 2024: CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its position in The Coca-Cola Company by 5.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as per MarketBeat.

November 1, 2024: The Coca-Cola Company announced today that innocent Drinks and Costa Coffee will report to the company’s Europe operating unit, effective January 1, 2025. These organizational changes are intended to streamline and simplify the current structure, according to Yahoo Finance.

Is it a good time to buy Coca-Cola stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View Coca-Cola's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

Use our graph to track the performance of KO stock over time.

Historical closes compared with the last close of $61.86

1 week (2024-11-12)-11.50%
1 month (2024-10-19)-13.28%
3 months (2024-08-19)-7.11%
6 months (2024-05-19)1.66%
1 year (2023-11-19)13.64%
2 years (2022-11-19)11.50%
3 years (2021-11-19)24.87%
5 years (2019-11-19)34.37%

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.

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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.


Is Coca-Cola under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Coca-Cola P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Coca-Cola's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Coca-Cola's shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

However, Coca-Cola's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.

Coca-Cola's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.8557. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Coca-Cola's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider Coca-Cola's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

Coca-Cola's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $14.9 billion (£11.8 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of Coca-Cola's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

Key Coca-Cola executives

  • James Quincey - Chairman and CEO
  • John Murphy - President and Chief Financial Officer

Frequently asked questions

All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.


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2 Responses

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    GhostFebruary 25, 2019

    how can I get in touch with Coca Cola to be able to invest in stocks?

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      JoshuaFebruary 27, 2019Finder

      Hi Ghost,

      Thanks for getting in touch with Finder. I hope all is well with you. :)

      If your intention for getting in touch with them is to invest, you can simply compare the trading platforms listed on the table above. You can compare based on price per trade, frequent trader rate, and platform fees. Once you’re done comparing, you can then click on the “Go to site” green button to be redirected to your chosen provider’s website and start trading.

      However, if you really want to directly get in touch with Coca Cola, you can go to their official website, check their Contact Us page, and from there, you should be able to speak to one of their representatives directly.

      I hope this helps. Should you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to reach us out again.

      Have a wonderful day!

      Cheers,
      Joshua

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