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NYSE: KOCoca Cola Company (KO) stock, explained like you're 5
Coca Cola makes the syrups and brands behind Coke, Sprite and many other drinks. Bottling partners mix and sell them, so Coca Cola keeps a light business with steady profits.
- Ticker
- KO
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Beverages Non Alcoholic
- Size
- Mega cap, about 368.5 billion dollars
How Coca Cola Company makes money
- Selling drink concentrate and syrup to bottlers.
- Brands such as Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani and Costa.
- Sales in more than 200 countries.
What moves KO stock
- How many drinks are sold around the world.
- Costs for ingredients and packaging, and exchange rates.
- Changing tastes toward less sugary drinks.
In the news lately
- KO Stock Rises Overnight After Earnings Beat, But Analyst Sees Limited Upside Says PepsiCo Offers Better Value (Stocktwits)
- With Buffett Recently Stepping Back as Chairman, Here's a Look Back at the $1.3 Billion Bet That’s Now Worth $34.7 Billion (The Globe and Mail)
- CocaCola Company (The) $KO Stock Bought by CX Institutional (MarketBeat)
- Coca Cola (KO) Keeps Raising Its Outlook After Consecutive Earnings Beats (Yahoo Finance)
- Coca Cola (KO) Stock Looks Fairly Priced On Its Cash Flow Outlook (Simply Wall Street)
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Questions about Coca Cola Company stock
What does Coca Cola Company do?
Coca Cola makes the syrups and brands behind Coke, Sprite and many other drinks. Bottling partners mix and sell them, so Coca Cola keeps a light business with steady profits.
What is the ticker symbol for Coca Cola Company?
Coca Cola Company trades under the ticker KO on the New York Stock Exchange.
How does Coca Cola Company make money?
Selling drink concentrate and syrup to bottlers. Brands such as Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani and Costa. Sales in more than 200 countries.
What moves KO stock?
How many drinks are sold around the world. Costs for ingredients and packaging, and exchange rates. Changing tastes toward less sugary drinks.
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