Coca-Cola, US1912161007

Coca-Cola stock holds near USD 88 as analysts stay bullish

Published on 09/18/2026 at 12:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Coca-Cola stock closed at USD 88.05 on September 17, 2026, after Piper Sandler kept a Buy rating at USD 95.00. Yahoo Finance shows Q2 FY26 revenue of USD 13.37 billion and EPS of USD 0.97.

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Coca-Cola stock (ISIN US1912161007) closed at USD 88.05 on September 17, 2026, and Piper Sandler kept a Buy rating with a USD 95.00 target in a report covered by The Globe and Mail. Yahoo Finance's KO analysis page lists Q2 FY26 revenue at USD 13.37 billion and EPS at USD 0.97, while the same page shows 14 analysts for the current quarter revenue view and 24 analysts for full-year EPS estimates.

Q2 numbers stay firm

On Yahoo Finance, the latest reported quarter is Q2 FY26, with revenue of USD 13.37 billion and profit of USD 4.42 billion, implying a profit margin of 33.09 percent. The earnings history on the same page shows EPS rising from USD 0.93 estimated to USD 0.97 actual in Q2 FY26, a 0.04-dollar beat and a 4.05 percent surprise.

For the current quarter ending September 2026, analysts on the Yahoo Finance page expect revenue of USD 12.89 billion and EPS of USD 0.88. That compares with year-ago sales of USD 12.41 billion and year-ago EPS of USD 0.82, a clear numerical lift in both lines.

Price sits below target

The current quote of USD 88.05 leaves Coca-Cola stock below Piper Sandler's USD 95.00 target and under the broader analyst average price target of USD 97.25 reported by The Globe and Mail. The Yahoo Finance page also shows the stock up 26 percent in 2026, which helps explain why the valuation debate remains active.

KO stays in view

On September 17, 2026, Coca-Cola stock traded at USD 88.05 on NYSE, with the overnight quote on Yahoo Finance at USD 88.06. The most important near-term checkpoint in the available analyst setup is the current-quarter revenue view of USD 12.89 billion and EPS of USD 0.88 for September 2026.