Coca-Cola, US1912161007

Weiss upgrades Coca-Cola stock to Buy A+ rating

Published on 10/15/2026 at 11:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Coca-Cola stock costs EUR 82.58 on October 15, 2026, 0.33 percent above the Xetra close. Q2 revenue rose 6.20 percent to USD 13.37 billion.

Coca-Cola enters its next reporting phase

Weiss Ratings raised Coca-Cola's rating from Buy A- to Buy A+ on October 8, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 13.37 billion, up 6.20 percent year over year.
Coca-Cola stock trades at EUR 82.58 at 11:08 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026, 0.33 percent above the Xetra close of October 14, 2026.

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The Coca-Cola Company (ISIN US1912161007) was trading at EUR 82.58 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 11:08 a.m. CEST, 0.33 percent above the Xetra close of October 14, 2026 at EUR 82.31. The latest analyst change came from Weiss Ratings, which raised its Coca-Cola rating from Buy A- to Buy A+ on October 8, 2026, according to MarketBeat.

Guidance sets the earnings backdrop

Coca-Cola's second-quarter revenue reached USD 13.37 billion, up 6.20 percent from the year-earlier period, while earnings per share came in at USD 0.97 against a USD 0.93 consensus estimate, MarketBeat reported. The company also set its 2026 earnings-per-share guidance at USD 3.27 to USD 3.30.

That combination gives the rating change a measurable operating backdrop. Revenue growth is positive, but the next test is whether the third quarter can sustain the earnings trajectory before the year-end period becomes shorter.

What does the next report test?

The chronology runs from Coca-Cola's second-quarter results on July 28, 2026, which included USD 13.37 billion in revenue, to the September 29, 2026 announcement of the third-quarter reporting date, followed by the October 8, 2026 Weiss Ratings upgrade from Buy A- to Buy A+.

Reporting dates ahead

The next substantiated date is October 27, 2026, when Coca-Cola will release third-quarter results before the New York Stock Exchange opens and hold its earnings call at 8:30 a.m. ET, according to Business Wire.

Stock price holds near the yearly high

The primary listing is on the NYSE, where Coca-Cola traded in USD. The finance snapshot put the company's market capitalization at USD 394.9 billion as of October 14, 2026, while the one-year high stood at USD 92.49 in the latest market context. For investors, the October 27 report is the next concrete checkpoint for judging whether the guidance range can support the current valuation.

Coca-Cola stock was trading at EUR 82.58 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 11:08 a.m. CEST, 0.33 percent above the Xetra close of October 14, 2026 at EUR 82.31. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Coca-Cola stock.