"Coca-Cola reported Q1 2026 EPS of $0.86 against the $0.81 consensus, with revenue of $12.47 billion, up 12% year over year. Organic revenue grew 10%, and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar volumes climbed 13% across every geographic segment."
"Coca-Cola's leadership lifted full-year comparable EPS growth guidance to 8% to 9%, while maintaining organic revenue growth of 4% to 5%. New Coca-Cola CEO Henrique Braun called it 'a strong start to the year', pointing to local execution and consumer focus."
"PepsiCo is riding the sympathy move higher after its own Q1 beat earlier this month, with the company also reaffirming full-year guidance. PEP stock is up 10% YTD, and its 18% 1-year return tops both KO and KDP."
Coca-Cola reported a Q1 2026 earnings per share of $0.86, exceeding the $0.81 consensus, with revenue of $12.47 billion, a 12% year-over-year increase. Organic revenue grew by 10%, and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar volumes rose by 13%. Operating margin improved to 35%, and free cash flow reached $1.76 billion. The company raised its full-year EPS growth guidance to 8-9%. PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper also saw stock increases, benefiting from Coca-Cola's performance and market dynamics favoring defensive consumer staples.
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