Coca-Cola sets July earnings date as analysts lift targets

Coca-Cola stock trades near the low $80s while the beverage giant sets July 28 as the date for its next earnings release and Wall Street firms including Barclays and Evercore ISI raise their price targets, underscoring a steady dividend and defensive cash-flow story.

By Anna Walker, Analysts & Consensus desk. Reviewed on June 30, 2026 at 2:53 p.m. ET.

Coca-Cola (ISIN US1912161007) is preparing for a new earnings checkpoint with its next quarterly report scheduled for late July, while its shares trade around the low $80s on the New York Stock Exchange. The combination of a long-running dividend track record and fresh analyst target hikes keeps the beverage group on the radar for income-focused investors.

July 28 earnings date in view

According to a recent Intellectia.AI roundup citing Nasdaq data, The Coca-Cola Company plans to release its second-quarter 2026 results on July 28 before the NYSE opens. The company is expected to host an investor conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET, accompanied by a webcast and supporting materials made available on its website afterward.

The upcoming earnings release will give investors a fresh look at how Coca-Cola is balancing pricing actions with volume trends across its global beverage portfolio. The call and webcast format also continues the company’s practice of providing detailed commentary around margins, currency effects and regional performance, which tends to be closely followed by Wall Street and buy-side analysts.

Analyst targets edge higher

On the sell-side, several firms have recently nudged their expectations upward. Market-data site TrendSpider reports that Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman maintains an Overweight rating on Coca-Cola and has raised her price target from $83 to $85, signaling confidence in the company’s ability to sustain growth in a defensive consumer-staples niche.

In the same TrendSpider overview, Evercore ISI’s Robert Ottenstein is cited as keeping an Outperform stance while moving his price target up from $85 to $88. These moves reflect a constructive view on Coca-Cola’s earnings trajectory, supported by moderate profit growth expectations and solid cash generation. A separate analyst aggregation from INDmoney indicates that roughly four out of five analysts currently rate the stock as a buy, with an average target price just below the mid-$80s.

Defensive earnings and dividend profile

A detailed German-language consensus review on IT Boltwise describes Coca-Cola as a predictable dividend and cash-flow supplier, with analysts expecting earnings to grow at a mid-single-digit pace over the next few years. In that assessment, the stock is characterized as a defensive component for portfolios seeking to limit volatility while still retaining some growth potential.

The same coverage notes that most recommendations cluster between buy and hold, underscoring the stock’s role as a consumer-staples anchor with high planning visibility. For investors, the key questions ahead of the July earnings release are whether price increases and efficiency measures continue to support margins and how resilient demand remains across developed and emerging markets.

Coca-Cola’s flagship brand

The core of Coca-Cola’s business model remains its namesake Coca-Cola soft drink, a carbonated cola beverage sold worldwide through a combination of concentrate sales to bottlers and finished-product distribution in select markets. The brand is part of a broader non-alcoholic ready-to-drink portfolio that includes other sodas, juices, water, sports drinks and teas, but the classic Coca-Cola recipe continues to anchor the company’s identity and marketing strategy.

Coca-Cola stock and latest price

Market portals tracking New York trading report that Coca-Cola common stock, listed under the ticker KO on the NYSE, recently traded in the low $80s, with a last indicated price around $82.6 per share as of late June 2026 in USD terms. Intraday ranges on that date show the stock moving between roughly $82.2 and $83.6, reflecting relatively modest volatility for a large-cap consumer-staples name.

Coca-Cola stock snapshot

• Company: The Coca-Cola Company Inc.
• ISIN: US1912161007
• Ticker: KO
• Exchange: NYSE
• Price (as of June 30, 2026, 9:00 a.m. ET): $82.63 USD
• Market cap: $360 billion (as of June 30, 2026)
• Sector / Industry: Consumer staples / Non-alcoholic beverages
• Index membership: Dow Jones Industrial Average
• Next earnings date: July 28, 2026

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