Stock Analysis on Net

Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE:KO)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios
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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Coca-Cola Co., solvency ratios (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Jun 26, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 1.62 1.53 1.60 1.68 1.62 1.74 1.82 1.68 1.86 1.88 1.89 2.21 2.22 2.84 2.99 2.78 2.25 2.27 2.48 2.50
Debt to capital 0.62 0.60 0.62 0.63 0.62 0.63 0.65 0.63 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.69 0.69 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.69 0.69 0.71 0.71
Debt to assets 0.43 0.41 0.42 0.44 0.42 0.43 0.45 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.50 0.49 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.50 0.49 0.50 0.50
Financial leverage 3.77 3.71 3.78 3.86 3.85 4.05 4.05 3.79 4.10 4.09 4.05 4.42 4.52 5.22 5.42 5.18 4.55 4.67 4.95 4.98
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 9.48 10.15 11.32 12.46 14.25 17.35 16.61 10.81 8.78 7.79 5.98 6.64 7.78 8.20 12.50 13.94 12.40

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Coca-Cola Co. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Coca-Cola Co. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Coca-Cola Co. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Coca-Cola Co. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Coca-Cola Co. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Equity

Coca-Cola Co., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Jun 26, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Loans and notes payable 4,557 3,915 4,828 5,455 2,373 3,396 4,358 3,610 3,307 1,866 1,867 1,933 2,183 5,857 9,423 13,657 10,994 10,972 13,030 11,570
Current maturities of long-term debt 1,960 2,080 1,171 811 399 729 788 1,039 1,338 448 337 2,880 485 7,508 5,181 5,642 4,253 492 2,749 3,297
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 35,547 34,176 35,626 36,134 36,377 35,462 36,755 37,052 38,116 39,394 39,804 40,170 40,125 39,502 37,729 31,094 27,516 31,012 29,296 29,400
Total debt 42,064 40,171 41,625 42,400 39,149 39,587 41,901 41,701 42,761 41,708 42,008 44,983 42,793 52,867 52,333 50,393 42,763 42,476 45,075 44,267
 
Equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company 25,941 26,325 26,013 25,217 24,105 22,805 23,005 24,845 22,999 22,179 22,249 20,355 19,299 18,607 17,484 18,158 18,981 18,713 18,181 17,735
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 1.62 1.53 1.60 1.68 1.62 1.74 1.82 1.68 1.86 1.88 1.89 2.21 2.22 2.84 2.99 2.78 2.25 2.27 2.48 2.50
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 8.67 10.19 10.38 9.32 5.11 4.58 4.51 2.65 2.02 2.07
Mondelēz International Inc. 0.69 0.70 0.74 0.79 0.85 0.81 0.70 0.70 0.69 0.72 0.69 0.72 0.73 0.75 0.76 0.77 0.68 0.73 0.74 0.75
PepsiCo Inc. 2.38 2.38 2.47 2.45 2.28 2.07 2.12 2.20 2.51 2.60 2.76 3.13 3.28 3.31 3.60 3.06 2.17 2.30 2.24 2.24

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company
= 42,064 ÷ 25,941 = 1.62

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Coca-Cola Co. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Capital

Coca-Cola Co., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Jun 26, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Loans and notes payable 4,557 3,915 4,828 5,455 2,373 3,396 4,358 3,610 3,307 1,866 1,867 1,933 2,183 5,857 9,423 13,657 10,994 10,972 13,030 11,570
Current maturities of long-term debt 1,960 2,080 1,171 811 399 729 788 1,039 1,338 448 337 2,880 485 7,508 5,181 5,642 4,253 492 2,749 3,297
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 35,547 34,176 35,626 36,134 36,377 35,462 36,755 37,052 38,116 39,394 39,804 40,170 40,125 39,502 37,729 31,094 27,516 31,012 29,296 29,400
Total debt 42,064 40,171 41,625 42,400 39,149 39,587 41,901 41,701 42,761 41,708 42,008 44,983 42,793 52,867 52,333 50,393 42,763 42,476 45,075 44,267
Equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company 25,941 26,325 26,013 25,217 24,105 22,805 23,005 24,845 22,999 22,179 22,249 20,355 19,299 18,607 17,484 18,158 18,981 18,713 18,181 17,735
Total capital 68,005 66,496 67,638 67,617 63,254 62,392 64,906 66,546 65,760 63,887 64,257 65,338 62,092 71,474 69,817 68,551 61,744 61,189 63,256 62,002
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.62 0.60 0.62 0.63 0.62 0.63 0.65 0.63 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.69 0.69 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.69 0.69 0.71 0.71
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.18 1.17 1.19 1.10 1.07 1.06 1.05 0.90 0.91 0.91 0.90 0.84 0.82 0.82 0.73 0.67 0.67
Mondelēz International Inc. 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.44 0.46 0.45 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.42 0.41 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.40 0.42 0.42 0.43
PepsiCo Inc. 0.70 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.69 0.67 0.68 0.69 0.72 0.72 0.73 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.75 0.68 0.70 0.69 0.69

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 42,064 ÷ 68,005 = 0.62

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Coca-Cola Co. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Assets

Coca-Cola Co., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Jun 26, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Loans and notes payable 4,557 3,915 4,828 5,455 2,373 3,396 4,358 3,610 3,307 1,866 1,867 1,933 2,183 5,857 9,423 13,657 10,994 10,972 13,030 11,570
Current maturities of long-term debt 1,960 2,080 1,171 811 399 729 788 1,039 1,338 448 337 2,880 485 7,508 5,181 5,642 4,253 492 2,749 3,297
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 35,547 34,176 35,626 36,134 36,377 35,462 36,755 37,052 38,116 39,394 39,804 40,170 40,125 39,502 37,729 31,094 27,516 31,012 29,296 29,400
Total debt 42,064 40,171 41,625 42,400 39,149 39,587 41,901 41,701 42,761 41,708 42,008 44,983 42,793 52,867 52,333 50,393 42,763 42,476 45,075 44,267
 
Total assets 97,703 97,578 98,456 97,404 92,763 92,471 93,169 94,064 94,354 90,606 90,194 89,993 87,296 97,184 94,689 94,013 86,381 87,433 89,996 88,347
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.43 0.41 0.42 0.44 0.42 0.43 0.45 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.50 0.49 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.50 0.49 0.50 0.50
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 0.68 0.69 0.73 0.69 0.72 0.77 0.75 0.69 0.71 0.71 0.64 0.61 0.62 0.63 0.58 0.57 0.57 0.53 0.51 0.49
Mondelēz International Inc. 0.27 0.28 0.29 0.31 0.32 0.32 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.29 0.31 0.30 0.30
PepsiCo Inc. 0.44 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.50 0.48 0.41 0.42 0.42 0.42

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 42,064 ÷ 97,703 = 0.43

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Coca-Cola Co. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Financial Leverage

Coca-Cola Co., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Jun 26, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 97,703 97,578 98,456 97,404 92,763 92,471 93,169 94,064 94,354 90,606 90,194 89,993 87,296 97,184 94,689 94,013 86,381 87,433 89,996 88,347
Equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company 25,941 26,325 26,013 25,217 24,105 22,805 23,005 24,845 22,999 22,179 22,249 20,355 19,299 18,607 17,484 18,158 18,981 18,713 18,181 17,735
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 3.77 3.71 3.78 3.86 3.85 4.05 4.05 3.79 4.10 4.09 4.05 4.42 4.52 5.22 5.42 5.18 4.55 4.67 4.95 4.98
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 13.63 16.74 16.70 14.86 8.83 8.04 7.92 5.02 3.98 4.21
Mondelēz International Inc. 2.52 2.48 2.51 2.58 2.65 2.55 2.40 2.41 2.37 2.43 2.41 2.45 2.46 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.37 2.38 2.44 2.48
PepsiCo Inc. 5.43 5.31 5.42 5.46 5.38 4.98 5.02 5.11 5.76 5.88 6.04 6.54 6.91 6.83 7.17 6.32 5.31 5.48 5.38 5.31

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company
= 97,703 ÷ 25,941 = 3.77

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Coca-Cola Co. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level.

Interest Coverage

Coca-Cola Co., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Jun 26, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company 1,973 3,087 2,547 3,107 2,031 2,825 1,905 2,781 2,414 2,471 2,641 2,245 1,456 1,737 1,779 2,775 2,042 2,593 2,607 1,678
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 13 (4) (26) 6 25 (3) (5) 12 36 4 (17) 10 18 3 (20) 20 23 (4) 21 25
Add: Income tax expense 496 454 359 940 444 622 384 665 510 609 994 508 887 441 438 215 355 503 421 522
Add: Interest expense 413 368 374 372 304 198 198 182 165 210 780 442 310 660 274 193 235 230 236 245
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 2,895 3,905 3,254 4,425 2,804 3,642 2,482 3,640 3,125 3,294 4,398 3,205 2,671 2,841 2,471 3,203 2,655 3,322 3,285 2,470
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 9.48 10.15 11.32 12.46 14.25 17.35 16.61 10.81 8.78 7.79 5.98 6.64 7.78 8.20 12.50 13.94 12.40

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = (EBITQ4 2023 + EBITQ3 2023 + EBITQ2 2023 + EBITQ1 2023) ÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2023 + Interest expenseQ3 2023 + Interest expenseQ2 2023 + Interest expenseQ1 2023)
= (2,895 + 3,905 + 3,254 + 4,425) ÷ (413 + 368 + 374 + 372) = 9.48

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Coca-Cola Co. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.