How to buy Coca-Cola shares in the UK

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

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Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. KO in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
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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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).

ETF	5-year performance (to August 2024)	1-year performance (to August 2024)	Link to invest
Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP)	94.07%	22.23%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX)	93.77%	22.24%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1)	91.84%	21.98%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX)	80.38%	20.63%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA)	79.29%	20.60%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5)	79.17%	20.61%	Invest with XTBCapital at risk

Latest updates for Coca-Cola

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.

October 11, 2024: Shares of Coca-Cola inched 0.46% higher to $69.57 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market. Coca-Cola Co. closed $3.96 below its 52-week high ($73.53), which the company reached on September 4, according to MarketWatch.

October 5, 2024: HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of The Coca-Cola Company by 202.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC, according to MarketBeat.

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 $65.01

1 week (2024-10-28)	-7.00%
1 month (2024-10-04)	-8.86%
3 months (2024-08-04)	-2.38%
6 months (2024-05-04)	6.84%
1 year (2023-11-04)	19.42%
2 years (2022-11-04)	17.18%
3 years (2021-11-04)	31.23%
5 years (2019-11-04)	41.21%

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.

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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.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS.US): 20.17
PepsiCo (PEP.US): 24.50
Nestlé S-A (NESN.SW): 19.29
Fevertree Drinks (FEVR.LSE): 39.11

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.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS.US): 2.23
PepsiCo (PEP.US): 1.98
Nestlé S-A (NESN.SW): 2.46

Coca-Cola's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $0 billion (£0 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.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS.US): USD$1.6 billion
PepsiCo (PEP.US): USD$16.9 billion
Nestlé S-A (NESN.SW): CHFCHF18.2 billion
Fevertree Drinks (FEVR.LSE): £28 million

Key Coca-Cola executives

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

Frequently asked questions

As with many leading stocks, the Coca Cola share price dropped sharply as a result of the coronavirus stock market crash in early March. While it recovered somewhat during the second half of the month, it had declined substantially from the all-time high it reached in February. According to Yahoo Finance analysts, the recent share price drops along with strong interest in new Coca-Cola bonds, may mean now is a good time to invest in Coke stock. While its revenue is likely to decline during the coronavirus pandemic, investors considering whether to buy Coca Cola shares will need to evaluate how the company is likely to fare in future.
Coca-Cola's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 12 August 2012. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Coca-Cola shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Coca-Cola shares which in turn could have impacted Coca-Cola's share price.
It's as easy to sell Coca-Cola as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Coca-Cola shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Coca-Cola shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

Coca-Cola financials

Revenue TTM	$46.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	30.22%
Gross profit TTM	$25 billion
Return on assets TTM	8.44%
Return on equity TTM	37.23%
Profit margin	22.45%
Book value	$6.15
Market capitalisation	$281.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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2 Responses

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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