Coca-Cola (KO) Tops Q4 EPS by 3c; offers outlook

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) reported Q4 EPS of $0.55, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.52. Revenue for the quarter came in at $11.5 billion versus the consensus estimate of $10.7 billion.

OUTLOOK

Full Year 2025

The company expects to deliver organic revenue (non-GAAP) growth of 5% to 6%.

For comparable net revenues (non-GAAP), the company expects a 3% to 4% currency headwind based on the current rates and including the impact of hedged positions, in addition to a slight headwind from acquisitions, divestitures and structural changes.

The company’s underlying effective tax rate (non-GAAP) is estimated to be 20.8% versus 18.6% in 2024. This includes the impact of several countries enacting the global minimum tax regulations and does not include the impact of ongoing tax litigation with the IRS, if the company were not to prevail.

The company expects to deliver comparable currency neutral EPS (non-GAAP) growth of 8% to 10%.

The company expects comparable EPS (non-GAAP) growth of 2% to 3%, versus $2.88 in 2024.

Comparable EPS (non-GAAP) percentage growth is expected to include a 6% to 7% currency headwind based on the current rates and including the impact of hedged positions, in addition to a slight headwind from acquisitions, divestitures and structural changes.

The company expects to generate free cash flow excluding the fairlife contingent consideration payment (non-GAAP) of approximately $9.5 billion. This consists of cash flow from operations excluding the fairlife contingent consideration payment (non-GAAP) of approximately $11.7 billion, less capital expenditures of approximately $2.2 billion.

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