Why The Coca-Cola Company’s (KO) Stock Is Up 7.08%

By Jenna Brashear
July 31, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate The Coca-Cola Company before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding The Coca-Cola Company’s stock price such as:

  • The Coca-Cola Company’s current stock price and volume
  • Why The Coca-Cola Company’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for KO from analysts
  • KO’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

Before we jump into The Coca-Cola Company’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures and sells various nonalcoholic beverages in the United States and internationally. The company provides Trademark Coca-Cola, sparkling soft drinks and flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and emerging beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers comprising restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, caffeine free Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Simply, Fanta Orange, Fanta Zero Orange, Fanta Zero Sugar, Fanta Apple, Sprite Zero Sugar, Simply Orange, Simply Apple, Simply Grapefruit, Fresca, Schweppes, Thums Up, Aquarius, Ayataka, BODYARMOR, Ciel, Costa, Crystal, Dasani, Fuze Tea, Georgia, glacéau smartwater, glacéau vitaminwater, Gold Peak, I LOHAS, Powerade, Topo Chico, Core Power, Del Valle, fairlife, innocent, Maaza, Minute Maid, Minute Maid Pulpy, Santa Clara, and dogadan brands. It operates through a network of independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, as well as through bottling and distribution operators. The Coca-Cola Company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The Coca-Cola Company’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, The Coca-Cola Company’s stock price was $87.590.

The Coca-Cola Company is down 1.02% from its previous closing price of $88.490.

During the last market session, The Coca-Cola Company’s stock traded between $86.820 and $88.000. Currently, there are approximately 4,303.00 million shares outstanding for The Coca-Cola Company.

The Coca-Cola Company’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 26.3, which is high compared to the Beverages industry median of 26. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

The Coca-Cola Company Stock Price History

The Coca-Cola Company’s (KO) price is currently up 7.78% so far this month.

During the month of July, The Coca-Cola Company’s stock price has reached a high of $90.920 and a low of $80.830.

Over the last year, The Coca-Cola Company has hit prices as high as $90.920 and as low as $65.354. Year to date, The Coca-Cola Company’s stock is up 25.29%.

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What Caused The Coca-Cola Company Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded The Coca-Cola Company’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate The Coca-Cola Company’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on The Coca-Cola Company’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

The Coca-Cola Company’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about The Coca-Cola Company (KO) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of The Coca-Cola Company

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, The Coca-Cola Company has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 3.45%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 65 and is considered to be Strong.

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The Coca-Cola Company Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, The Coca-Cola Company’s stock price is $87.590, which is down 1.02% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like The Coca-Cola Company stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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