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Coca-Cola (KO -1.76%) is exercising its pricing power to offset the rising costs of goods after the increase in tariffs.
Coca-Cola has reported first-quarter 2025 results, wherein the top and bottom lines surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
KO's Q1 results benefit from its resilient, all-weather strategy. The results gain from continued business momentum, aided by improved pricing across markets.
Shares of Coca-Cola ( NYSE: KO ) eked out a 1.01% gain over the past month compared to the S&P 500's loss of 1.36% over the same period.
Coca-Cola's NYSE: KO stock price can bubble to new highs this year because its Q1 results and guidance update show its everywhere-is-local approach to business and international growth agenda is working.
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2025 8:30 PM ET Company Participants Robin Halpern - VP, Head of IR James Quincey - Chairman & CEO John Murphy - President & CFO Conference Call Participants Dara Mohsenian - Morgan Stanley Bryan Spillane - Bank of America Lauren Lieberman - Barclays Steve Powers - Deutsche Bank Filippo Falorni - Citi Chris Carey - Wells Fargo Robert Ottenstein - Evercore Andrea Teixeira - JPMorgan Bonnie Herzog - Goldman Sachs Kaumil Gajrawala - Jefferies Nik Modi - RBC Capital Markets Peter Grom - UBS Charlie Higgs - Redburn Atlantic Kevin Grundy - BNP Paribas Michael Lavery - Piper Sandler Bill Chappell - Truist Securities Robert Moskow - TD Cowen Operator At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to The Coca-Cola Company's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Results Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded.
Although the revenue and EPS for Coca-Cola (KO) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) shares traded modestly lower as currency headwinds and refranchising of its bottling operations saw its first quarter revenues fall year-over-year. Revenue was down 2% from the year-ago quarter at $11.1 billion, just below Wall Street estimates of $11.4 billion.
Coca-Cola (KO) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.73 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.71 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.72 per share a year ago.
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