Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE:KO)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Coca-Cola Co., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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3 months ended: Jul 3, 2026 Apr 3, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 26, 2025 Jun 27, 2025 Mar 28, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Mar 29, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jul 1, 2022 Apr 1, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 1, 2021 Jul 2, 2021 Apr 2, 2021
Consolidated net income 4,438 3,966 2,316 3,683 3,803 3,335 2,213 2,850 2,401 3,185 1,986 3,083 2,521 3,113 2,056 2,822 1,900 2,793 2,450 2,475 2,624 2,255
Depreciation and amortization 266 264 236 268 279 267 276 268 269 262 271 290 281 286 307 307 322 324 341 362 383 366
Stock-based compensation expense 61 56 75 74 67 63 79 67 72 68 77 57 62 58 83 84 102 87 101 88 90 58
Deferred income taxes 148 205 21 37 364 95 (11) 202 (29) (173) 152 57 (471) 260 13 (8) (168) 41 168 226 123 377
Equity income, net of dividends (145) (375) (179) (472) (123) (264) (109) (419) (216) (58) (67) (485) (218) (249) (71) (408) (112) (247) 6 (288) (83) (250)
Foreign currency adjustments 74 33 64 16 61 50 (49) 26 (104) 17 197 (56) 9 25 27 38 38 100 91 26 (11) (20)
Significant (gains) losses, net (66) 10 (317) 37 (102) (331) (15) (324) 3 (1,401) (50) (442) (154) 25 (867) 192 (691) 1
Other operating charges (10) 10 1,014 38 126 1,007 1,335 1,532 76 290 1,287 88 16 104 928 38 263 5 169 69
Other items (240) 115 (306) 209 134 104 (168) (77) (7) (59) 5 177 (123) (102) 19 (84) 371 (70) (316) 14 346 157
Net change in operating assets and liabilities 996 (2,263) 832 1,191 (710) (8,521) 1,609 (4,859) (139) (2,845) 23 887 1,121 (2,877) 654 667 542 (2,468) 1,157 606 939 (1,377)
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 1,084 (1,945) 1,440 1,360 8 (8,537) 1,738 (4,109) 1,184 (2,657) 684 1,217 1,948 (2,953) 894 700 2,023 (2,170) 944 1,231 1,265 (619)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 5,522 2,021 3,756 5,043 3,811 (5,202) 3,951 (1,259) 3,585 528 2,670 4,300 4,469 160 2,950 3,522 3,923 623 3,394 3,706 3,889 1,636
Purchases of investments (1,340) (1,459) (2,868) (427) (358) (2,507) (1,242) (571) (1,275) (2,552) (2,110) (2,485) (1,364) (739) (582) (1,129) (1,205) (835) (1,298) (1,301) (1,965) (1,466)
Proceeds from disposals of investments 1,071 3,503 365 2,099 1,196 1,005 1,464 2,463 2,218 444 1,462 1,284 793 815 1,722 777 949 1,323 1,765 1,483 2,436 1,375
Acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities (162) (37) (105) (177) (137) (42) (162) (128) (17) (8) (17) (2) (23) (20) (33) (34) (1) (5) (4,755) (7) (4)
Proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities 1 2,547 47 225 748 17 561 14 2,893 103 7 1 319 229 11 218 230 185 1,763 2
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (418) (266) (882) (479) (442) (309) (803) (469) (422) (370) (851) (386) (339) (276) (708) (289) (270) (217) (639) (278) (234) (216)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment 5 2 (8) 8 5 8 7 12 7 14 28 8 17 21 29 13 17 16 43 37 17 11
Collateral (paid) received associated with hedging activities, net (17) (20) 30 94 221 (15) (64) 375 29 (105) 490 (109) (33) 18 (16) (465) (643) (341)
Other investing activities 218 23 (123) 90 79 45 67 113 14 (31) 26 65 (21) 785 72 (138) (13) (30) 40 24 17
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (642) 1,746 (1,044) 1,255 789 (1,067) (783) 2,310 667 330 (926) (1,657) (883) 117 1,426 (1,044) (1,291) 146 (4,684) 166 2,034 (281)
Issuances of loans, notes payable and long-term debt 9 126 (466) (116) 5,436 763 4,466 4,547 2,285 878 1,375 564 4,074 (379) 1,095 2,204 1,052 1,246 1,096 5,164 5,588
Payments of loans, notes payable and long-term debt (297) (1,262) (801) (1,536) (1,031) (1,599) (1,608) (3,191) (3,368) (1,366) (240) (2,428) (1,192) (1,174) (1,169) (1,945) (771) (1,045) 171 (1,080) (8,913) (3,044)
Issuances of stock 96 155 70 20 64 159 30 280 147 290 115 65 130 229 130 55 203 449 209 151 159 183
Purchases of stock for treasury (186) (477) (102) (172) (102) (370) (567) (354) (172) (702) (1,096) (109) (236) (848) (6) (202) (664) (546) (7) (104)
Dividends (2,281) (2,281) (4,388) (2,108) (2,194) (89) (4,085) (2,090) (2,085) (99) (3,874) (1,989) (1,988) (101) (3,706) (100) (1,904) (1,906) (1,815) (1,814) (1,813) (1,810)
Proceeds from sale of a noncontrolling interest 61 1,277
Other financing activities (8) (3) (18) (155) (1) (105) (17) (5) (7) (2) (8) (1) (341) (115) (42) (31) (43) (979) 1 18 77 (449)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (2,667) (3,868) (5,052) (3,140) (3,380) 3,432 (5,484) (894) (938) 406 (4,225) (3,087) (3,063) 2,065 (5,172) (1,128) (975) (2,975) (195) (1,629) (5,326) 364
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (1) 86 (14) 3 169 163 (357) 91 (219) (138) (37) (198) 49 113 187 (231) (334) 173 (103) (138) 100 (18)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents during the period 2,212 (15) (2,354) 3,161 1,389 (2,674) (2,673) 248 3,095 1,126 (2,518) (642) 572 2,455 (609) 1,119 1,323 (2,033) (1,588) 2,105 697 1,701

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02).


Financial performance is characterized by a consistent upward trend in consolidated net income, which grew from approximately 2.2 billion USD in early 2021 to 4.4 billion USD by July 2026. Despite this growth in profitability, net cash provided by operating activities exhibits significant volatility, with extreme fluctuations driven primarily by substantial swings in the net change in operating assets and liabilities.

Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
While net income remains stable and growing, operating cash flows demonstrate a pattern of extreme cyclicality. Significant cash outflows occurred in March 2025 and September 2024, where operating assets and liabilities caused net cash from operations to turn negative. Conversely, peaks in cash generation were observed in late 2025 and mid-2026, with net cash from operations reaching 5.5 billion USD in July 2026. Depreciation and amortization expenses show a gradual downward trend, decreasing from over 360 million USD per quarter in 2021 to approximately 260 million USD by 2026.
Investment Strategy and Capital Expenditure
Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment have increased over the analyzed period, evolving from a range of 200 million to 300 million USD per quarter in 2021 to peaks of over 800 million USD in late 2024 and late 2025. Investment activity is marked by a high volume of purchases and proceeds from the disposal of investments, suggesting active liquidity management. A notable acquisition event occurred in December 2021, involving an outflow of 4.7 billion USD.
Financing and Capital Return
The company maintains a consistent policy of returning capital to shareholders through dividends and treasury stock purchases. Dividend payments are recurrent, with significant spikes appearing every December, often exceeding 3.7 billion USD. Financing is periodically supported by the issuance of long-term debt, which is used to offset dividend outflows and share repurchases. For instance, substantial debt issuances were noted in March 2023 and June 2024 to maintain liquidity and support capital return initiatives.

The overall cash position is influenced by a complex interplay between strong earnings growth and volatile working capital requirements. The reliance on periodic debt issuance to fund consistent shareholder returns, combined with an increasing commitment to capital expenditures, indicates a strategic focus on growth and shareholder value despite operational cash flow instability.

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