Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions except per share data)
Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Net Operating Revenues $ 12,472 $ 11,129
Cost of goods sold 4,620 4,163
Gross Profit 7,852 6,966
Selling, general and administrative expenses 3,472 3,234
Other operating charges 21 73
Operating Income 4,359 3,659
Interest income 222 180
Interest expense 375 387
Equity income (loss) — net 384 351
Other income (loss) — net 21 254
Income Before Income Taxes 4,611 4,057
Income taxes 645 722
Consolidated Net Income 3,966 3,335
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 42 5
Net Income Attributable to Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company $ 3,924 $ 3,330
Basic Net Income Per Share 1
$ 0.91 $ 0.77
Diluted Net Income Per Share 1
$ 0.91 $ 0.77
Average Shares Outstanding — Basic 4,302 4,302
Effect of dilutive securities 12 11
Average Shares Outstanding — Diluted 4,314 4,313
1 Calculated based on net income attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company.
Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In millions)
Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Consolidated Net Income $ 3,966 $ 3,335
Other Comprehensive Income:
Net foreign currency translation adjustments ( 42 ) 619
Net gains (losses) on derivatives 71 ( 257 )
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities ( 11 ) 13
Net change in pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities 29 19
Total Comprehensive Income 4,013 3,729
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests ( 2 ) 38
Total Comprehensive Income Attributable to Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company $ 4,015 $ 3,691
Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions except par value)
April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,574 $ 10,270
Short-term investments 509 3,602
Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments 11,083 13,872
Marketable securities 2,737 1,934
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $ 489 and $ 495 , respectively
3,675 3,038
Inventories 4,730 4,425
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,953 2,433
Assets held for sale 5,212 5,342
Total Current Assets 30,390 31,044
Equity method investments 20,403 20,235
Deferred income tax assets 1,141 1,206
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $ 9,202 and $ 9,119 , respectively
9,522 9,613
Trademarks with indefinite lives 12,463 12,531
Goodwill 15,411 15,491
Other noncurrent assets 14,887 14,696
Total Assets $ 104,217 $ 104,816
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 14,409 $ 14,813
Loans and notes payable 332 1,551
Current maturities of long-term debt 4,493 1,822
Accrued income taxes 717 525
Liabilities held for sale 2,427 2,570
Total Current Liabilities 22,378 21,281
Long-term debt 39,065 42,119
Other noncurrent liabilities 4,425 4,735
Deferred income tax liabilities 2,615 2,406
The Coca-Cola Company Shareowners’ Equity
Common stock, $ 0.25 par value; authorized — 11,200 shares; issued — 7,040 shares
1,760 1,760
Capital surplus 20,634 20,581
Reinvested earnings 82,026 80,382
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ( 14,040 ) ( 14,131 )
Treasury stock, at cost — 2,737 and 2,738 shares, respectively
( 56,747 ) ( 56,423 )
Equity Attributable to Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company 33,633 32,169
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests 2,101 2,106
Total Equity 35,734 34,275
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 104,217 $ 104,816
Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Operating Activities
Consolidated net income $ 3,966 $ 3,335
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 264 267
Stock-based compensation expense 56 63
Deferred income taxes 205 95
Equity (income) loss — net of dividends ( 375 ) ( 264 )
Foreign currency adjustments 33 50
Significant (gains) losses — net 10 ( 331 )
Other operating charges 10 —
Other items 115 104
Net change in operating assets and liabilities ( 2,263 ) ( 8,521 )
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities 2,021 ( 5,202 )
Investing Activities
Purchases of investments ( 1,459 ) ( 2,507 )
Proceeds from disposals of investments 3,503 1,005
Acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities ( 37 ) ( 42 )
Proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities — 748
Purchases of property, plant and equipment ( 266 ) ( 309 )
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment 2 8
Collateral (paid) received associated with hedging activities — net ( 20 ) ( 15 )
Other investing activities 23 45
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities 1,746 ( 1,067 )
Financing Activities
Issuances of loans, notes payable and long-term debt — 5,436
Payments of loans, notes payable and long-term debt ( 1,262 ) ( 1,599 )
Issuances of stock 155 159
Purchases of stock for treasury ( 477 ) ( 370 )
Dividends ( 2,281 ) ( 89 )
Other financing activities ( 3 ) ( 105 )
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities ( 3,868 ) 3,432
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents
86 163
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents during the period ( 15 ) ( 2,674 )
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period 11,010 11,488
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents at End of Period 10,995 8,814
Less: Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period 421 397
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 10,574 $ 8,417
Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Coca-Cola Company for the year ended December 31, 2025. Certain other amounts in the prior years’ consolidated financial statements and notes have been revised to conform to the current year presentation.
When used in these notes, the terms “The Coca-Cola Company,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean The Coca-Cola Company and all entities included in our consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended April 3, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026. Sales of our ready-to-drink beverages are somewhat seasonal, with the second and third calendar quarters typically accounting for the highest sales volumes. The volume of sales in the beverage business may be affected by weather conditions.
Each of our quarterly reporting periods, other than the fourth quarter, ends on the Friday closest to the last day of the corresponding quarterly calendar period. The first quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2025 ended on April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025, respectively. Our fourth quarter and our fiscal year end on December 31 regardless of the day of the week on which December 31 falls.
Advertising Costs
The Company’s accounting policy related to advertising costs for annual reporting purposes is to expense production costs of print, radio, television and other advertisements as of the first date the advertisements take place. All other marketing expenditures are expensed in the annual period in which the expenditure is incurred.
For quarterly reporting purposes, we allocate our estimated full year marketing expenditures that benefit multiple quarters to each of those quarters. We use the proportion of each quarter’s actual unit case volume to the estimated full year unit case volume as the basis for the allocation. This methodology results in our marketing expenditures being recognized at a standard rate per unit case. At the end of each quarter, we review our estimated full year unit case volume and our estimated full year marketing expenditures that benefit multiple quarters in order to evaluate if a change in estimate is necessary. The impact of any change in the full year estimate is recognized in the quarter in which the change in estimate occurs. Our full year marketing expenditures are not impacted by this interim accounting policy.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents
We classify time deposits and other investments that are highly liquid and have maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase as cash equivalents or restricted cash equivalents, as applicable. Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents generally consist of amounts held by our captive insurance companies, which are included in the line item other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheet, and when applicable, cash and cash equivalents related to assets held for sale are included in the line item assets held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet. We manage our exposure to counterparty credit risk through specific minimum credit standards, diversification of counterparties and procedures to monitor our concentrations of credit risk. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on our assets held for sale and Note 4 for additional information on our captive insurance companies.
The following tables provide a summary of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents that constitute the total amounts shown in our consolidated statements of cash flows (in millions):
April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025
Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,574 $ 10,270
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 421 740
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents $ 10,995 $ 11,010
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March 28,
2025 December 31,
2024
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,417 $ 10,828
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents 397 660
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents $ 8,814 $ 11,488
NOTE 2: ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
Acquisitions
Our Company’s acquisitions of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $ 37 million and $ 42 million during the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025, respectively. The activity during the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025 included $ 32 million and $ 30 million, respectively, of investments in alternative energy limited partnerships. Refer to Note 14 for additional information on these investments.
Divestitures
Proceeds from disposals of businesses, equity method investments and nonmarketable securities totaled $ 748 million during the three months ended March 28, 2025. In March 2025, the Company sold a portion of our ownership interest in Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc (“CCEP”), an equity method investee, for which we received cash proceeds of $ 741 million and recognized a net gain of $ 331 million, which was recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statement of income.
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale
In October 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell a portion of our interest in our bottling operations in Africa to Coca-Cola HBC AG (“CCHBC”), an equity method investee. Closing is subject to various regulatory approvals and is expected by the end of 2026, upon which we will deconsolidate these bottling operations. We have also agreed to a separate option arrangement for CCHBC to acquire the Company’s remaining 25% ownership interest within a six-year period from closing. As these operations met the criteria to be classified as held for sale, during the year ended December 31, 2025, we were required to record the related assets and liabilities at the lower of carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell based on the estimated proceeds. This resulted in an impairment charge of $ 1,274 million, primarily due to the negative net foreign currency translation adjustments that will be reclassified to income upon sale. During the three months ended April 3, 2026, we recorded an additional impairment charge of $ 10 million based on management’s revised estimates. These charges were recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statement of income.
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The following table presents information related to the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale in our consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 172 $ 178
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances 363 389
Inventories 436 466
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 161 147
Equity method investments
6 5
Deferred income tax assets 46 46
Property, plant and equipment — net 1,953 1,964
Trademarks with indefinite lives 2 2
Goodwill 3,284 3,350
Other noncurrent assets 64 60
Allowance for reduction of assets held for sale ( 1,275 ) ( 1,265 )
Assets held for sale $ 5,212 $ 5,342
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 668 $ 816
Loans and notes payable 169 187
Current maturities of long-term debt 398 398
Accrued income taxes 35 5
Long-term debt 838 850
Other noncurrent liabilities 148 154
Deferred income tax liabilities 171 160
Liabilities held for sale $ 2,427 $ 2,570
NOTE 3 : NET OPERATING REVENUES
The following table presents net operating revenues disaggregated between the United States and International and further by line of business (in millions):
United States International Total
Three Months Ended April 3, 2026
Concentrate operations $ 2,188 $ 5,197 $ 7,385
Finished product operations 2,557 2,530 5,087
Total $ 4,745 $ 7,727 $ 12,472
Three Months Ended March 28, 2025
Concentrate operations $ 1,975 $ 4,619 $ 6,594
Finished product operations 2,278 2,257 4,535
Total $ 4,253 $ 6,876 $ 11,129
Refer to Note 16 for disclosures of net operating revenues by operating segment and Corporate.
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NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS
Equity Securities
The carrying values of our equity securities were included in the following line items in our consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
Fair Value with Changes Recognized in Income Measurement Alternative — No Readily Determinable Fair Value
April 3, 2026
Marketable securities $ 484 $ —
Other noncurrent assets 2,397 43
Total equity securities $ 2,881 $ 43
December 31, 2025
Marketable securities $ 489 $ —
Other noncurrent assets 2,100 44
Total equity securities $ 2,589 $ 44
The calculation of net unrealized gains and losses recognized during the period related to equity securities still held at the end of the period is as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Net gains (losses) recognized during the period related to equity securities $ ( 17 ) $ ( 15 )
Less: Net gains (losses) recognized during the period related to equity securities sold
during the period
16 8
Net unrealized gains (losses) recognized during the period related to equity securities
still held at the end of the period
$ ( 33 ) $ ( 23 )
Debt Securities
Our debt securities consisted of the following (in millions):
Gross Unrealized Estimated
Fair Value
Cost Gains Losses
April 3, 2026
Trading securities
$ 48 $ 1 $ — $ 49
Available-for-sale securities 1
2,639 20 ( 78 ) 2,581
Total debt securities
$ 2,687 $ 21 $ ( 78 ) $ 2,630
December 31, 2025
Trading securities
$ 49 $ 1 $ — $ 50
Available-for-sale securities 1
1,816 23 ( 65 ) 1,774
Total debt securities
$ 1,865 $ 24 $ ( 65 ) $ 1,824
1 The estimated fair value as of April 3, 2026 includes $ 2,015 million of Brazilian government bonds with a cost of $ 2,075 million and gross unrealized losses of $ 60 million and, as of December 31, 2025, includes $ 1,207 million of Brazilian government bonds with a cost of $ 1,255 million, gross unrealized gains of $ 1 million and gross unrealized losses of $ 49 million.
The carrying values of our debt securities were included in the following line items in our consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
April 3, 2026 December 31, 2025
Trading Securities Available-for-Sale Securities Trading Securities Available-for-Sale Securities
Marketable securities
$ 49 $ 2,204 $ 50 $ 1,395
Other noncurrent assets
— 377 — 379
Total debt securities $ 49 $ 2,581 $ 50 $ 1,774
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The contractual maturities of these available-for-sale debt securities as of April 3, 2026 were as follows (in millions):
Cost Estimated
Fair Value
Within 1 year $ 363 $ 363
After 1 year through 5 years 2,061 2,011
After 5 years through 10 years 39 44
After 10 years 176 163
Total $ 2,639 $ 2,581
The Company expects that actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities above because borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.
The sale and/or maturity of available-for-sale debt securities resulted in the following realized activity (in millions):
Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Gross gains $ 1 $ 1
Gross losses ( 1 ) ( 2 )
Proceeds 197 137
Captive Insurance Companies
In accordance with local insurance regulations, our consolidated captive insurance companies are required to meet and maintain minimum solvency capital requirements. The Company elected to invest a majority of its solvency capital in a portfolio of marketable equity and debt securities. These securities are included in the disclosures above. The Company uses one of our consolidated captive insurance companies to reinsure group annuity insurance contracts that cover the obligations of certain of our European and Canadian pension plans. This captive’s solvency capital funds included total equity and debt securities of $ 2,667 million and $ 2,356 million as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, which were classified in the line item other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets because the assets were not available to satisfy our current obligations.
NOTE 5: INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):
April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025
Raw materials and packaging $ 2,959 $ 2,708
Finished goods 1,420 1,375
Other 351 342
Total inventories $ 4,730 $ 4,425
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NOTE 6: HEDGING TRANSACTIONS AND DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table presents the fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments that were designated and qualified as part of a hedging relationship (in millions):
Fair Value 1,2
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Financial Statement Line Item Impacted 1
April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 170 $ 125
Foreign currency contracts Other noncurrent assets 64 31
Interest rate contracts Other noncurrent assets 132 142
Total assets $ 366 $ 298
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 136 $ 205
Foreign currency contracts Other noncurrent liabilities 33 28
Commodity contracts Accounts payable and accrued expenses 26 9
Interest rate contracts Accounts payable and accrued expenses 40 17
Interest rate contracts Other noncurrent liabilities 717 700
Total liabilities $ 952 $ 959
1 All of the Company’s derivative instruments are carried at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets after considering the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties, as applicable. Current disclosure requirements mandate that derivatives must also be disclosed without reflecting the impact of master netting agreements and cash collateral. Refer to Note 15 for the net presentation of the Company’s derivative instruments.
2 Refer to Note 15 for additional information related to the estimated fair value.
The following table presents the fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments that were not designated as hedging instruments (in millions):
Fair Value 1,2
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Financial Statement Line Item Impacted 1
April 3,
2026 December 31, 2025
Assets:
Foreign currency contracts Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 129 $ 115
Foreign currency contracts Other noncurrent assets 18 18
Foreign currency contracts Assets held for sale 2 —
Commodity contracts Prepaid expenses and other current assets 78 7
Commodity contracts Other noncurrent assets 2 —
Commodity contracts Assets held for sale
10 3
Other derivative instruments Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5 —
Total assets $ 244 $ 143
Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 76 $ 66
Foreign currency contracts Other noncurrent liabilities 7 5
Foreign currency contracts Liabilities held for sale
2 5
Commodity contracts Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2 10
Commodity contracts Other noncurrent liabilities — 1
Commodity contracts Liabilities held for sale
— 1
Other derivative instruments Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2 2
Total liabilities $ 89 $ 90
1 All of the Company’s derivative instruments are carried at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets after considering the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties, as applicable. Current disclosure requirements mandate that derivatives must also be disclosed without reflecting the impact of master netting agreements and cash collateral. Refer to Note 15 for the net presentation of the Company’s derivative instruments.
2 Refer to Note 15 for additional information related to the estimated fair value.
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Credit Risk Associated with Derivatives
We have established strict counterparty credit guidelines and enter into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better. We monitor counterparty exposures regularly and review any downgrade in credit rating immediately. If a downgrade in the credit rating of a counterparty were to occur, we have provisions requiring collateral for substantially all of our transactions. To mitigate pre-settlement risk, minimum credit standards become more stringent as the duration of the derivative financial instrument increases. In addition, the Company’s master netting agreements reduce credit risk by permitting the Company to net settle for transactions with the same counterparty. To minimize the concentration of credit risk, we enter into derivative transactions with a portfolio of financial institutions. Furthermore, for certain derivative financial instruments, the Company has agreements with counterparties that require collateral to be exchanged based on changes in the fair value of the instruments. The Company classifies collateral payments and receipts as investing cash flows when the collateral account is in an asset position and as financing cash flows when the collateral account is in a liability position. As a result of these factors, we consider the risk of counterparty default to be minimal.
Cash Flow Hedging Strategy
The Company uses cash flow hedges to minimize the variability in cash flows of assets or liabilities or forecasted transactions caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices or interest rates. The changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and are reclassified into the line item in our consolidated statement of income in which the hedged items are recorded in the same period the hedged items affect earnings. The changes in the fair values of hedges that are determined to be ineffective are immediately reclassified from AOCI into income. The maximum length of time for which the Company hedges its exposure to the variability in future cash flows is typically three years .
The Company maintains a foreign currency cash flow hedging program to reduce the risk that our U.S. dollar net cash inflows from sales outside the United States and U.S. dollar net cash outflows from procurement activities will be adversely affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We enter into forward contracts and purchase foreign currency options and collars (principally euro, British pound and Japanese yen) to hedge certain portions of forecasted cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. When the U.S. dollar strengthens against the foreign currencies, the decline in the present value of future foreign currency cash flows is partially offset by gains in the fair value of the derivative instruments. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar weakens, the increase in the present value of future foreign currency cash flows is partially offset by losses in the fair value of the derivative instruments. The total notional values of derivatives that were designated and qualified for the Company’s foreign currency cash flow hedging program were $ 10,447 million and $ 9,760 million as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
The Company uses cross-currency swaps to hedge the changes in cash flows of certain of its foreign currency denominated debt and other monetary assets or liabilities due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. For this hedging program, the Company recognizes in earnings each period the changes in carrying values of these foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities due to fluctuations in exchange rates. The changes in fair values of the cross-currency swap derivatives are recorded in AOCI with an immediate reclassification into income for the changes in fair values attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The total notional value of derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges for the Company’s foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities was $ 557 million as of both April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
The Company has entered into commodity futures contracts and other derivative instruments on various commodities to mitigate the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of materials used in our manufacturing process. These derivative instruments were designated as part of the Company’s commodity cash flow hedging program. The objective of this hedging program is to reduce the variability of cash flows associated with future purchases of certain commodities. The total notional values of derivatives that were designated and qualified for this program were $ 33 million and $ 53 million as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
Our Company monitors our mix of short-term debt and long-term debt regularly. We manage our risk related to interest rate fluctuations through the use of derivative financial instruments. From time to time, the Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements and has designated these instruments as part of the Company’s interest rate cash flow hedging program. The objective of this hedging program is to mitigate the risk of adverse changes in benchmark interest rates on the Company’s future interest payments. The total notional values of derivatives that were designated and qualified for this program were $ 778 million and $ 1,786 million as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
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The following table presents the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges had on other comprehensive income (“OCI”), AOCI and income (in millions):
Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in OCI Financial Statement Line Item Impacted Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Three Months Ended April 3, 2026
Foreign currency contracts $ 53 Net operating revenues $ ( 71 )
Foreign currency contracts 11 Cost of goods sold 2
Foreign currency contracts — Interest expense ( 1 )
Foreign currency contracts ( 9 ) Other income (loss) — net ( 12 )
Commodity contracts ( 12 ) Cost of goods sold 5
Interest rate contracts ( 2 ) Interest expense ( 1 )
Total $ 41 $ ( 78 )
Three Months Ended March 28, 2025
Foreign currency contracts $ ( 269 ) Net operating revenues $ 41
Foreign currency contracts ( 7 ) Cost of goods sold 3
Foreign currency contracts — Interest expense ( 1 )
Foreign currency contracts ( 4 ) Other income (loss) — net 24
Commodity contracts 3 Cost of goods sold 3
Interest rate contracts — Interest expense ( 1 )
Total
$ ( 277 ) $ 69
As of April 3, 2026, the Company estimates that it will reclassify into income during the next 12 months net losses of $ 97 million from the pretax amount recorded in AOCI as the anticipated cash flows occur.
Fair Value Hedging Strategy
The Company uses interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedges to minimize exposure to changes in the fair value of fixed-rate debt that result from fluctuations in benchmark interest rates. The Company also uses cross-currency interest rate swaps to hedge the changes in the fair value of foreign currency denominated debt relating to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and benchmark interest rates. The changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as fair value hedges and the offsetting changes in the fair values of the hedged items are recognized in earnings. As a result, any difference is reflected in earnings as ineffectiveness. When a derivative is no longer designated as a fair value hedge for any reason, including termination and maturity, the remaining unamortized difference between the carrying value of the hedged item at that time and the face value of the hedged item is amortized to earnings over the remaining life of the hedged item, or immediately if the hedged item has matured or has been extinguished. The total notional values of derivatives that were designated and qualified as fair value hedges of this type were $ 13,501 million and $ 13,674 million as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
The following table summarizes the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as fair value hedges had on income (in millions):
Hedging Instruments and Hedged Items Financial Statement Line Item Impacted Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Interest rate contracts Interest expense $ ( 49 ) $ 80
Fixed-rate debt Interest expense 57 ( 76 )
Net impact of fair value hedging instruments $ 8 $ 4
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The following table summarizes the amounts recorded in our consolidated balance sheets related to hedged items in fair value hedging relationships (in millions):
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments 1
Carrying Values of
Hedged Items Included in the Carrying Values of Hedged Items Remaining for Which Hedge Accounting Has Been Discontinued
Balance Sheet Location of Hedged Items April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025 April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025 April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025
Current maturities of long-term debt $ 3,187 $ 1,491 $ ( 36 ) $ ( 10 ) $ 3 $ —
Long-term debt 9,718 11,648 ( 727 ) ( 705 ) 85 97
1 Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments does not include changes due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations Strategy
The Company uses forward contracts and a portion of its foreign currency denominated debt, a non-derivative financial instrument, to protect the value of our net investments in a number of foreign operations. In 2025, the Company changed its method for assessing the effectiveness of derivative financial instruments designated as net investment hedges to include only the changes in fair value attributable to changes in foreign currency spot rates. The changes in the fair values of the effective portion of the derivative financial instruments are recognized in net foreign currency translation adjustments, a component of AOCI, to offset the changes in the values of the net investments being hedged. The initial value, and subsequent changes in fair value of the excluded component, are amortized into earnings over the life of the hedging instrument. For non-derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedges of net investments in foreign operations, the changes in the carrying values of the designated portions of the non-derivative financial instruments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded in net foreign currency translation adjustments. Any ineffective portions of net investment hedges are reclassified from AOCI into income during the period of change.
The following table summarizes the notional values and pretax impact of changes in the fair values of instruments designated as net investment hedges (in millions):
Notional Values Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
as of Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025 April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Foreign currency contracts $ 2,226 $ 1,067 $ ( 1 ) $ ( 1 )
Foreign currency denominated debt 14,705 14,998 294 ( 605 )
Total $ 16,931 $ 16,065 $ 293 $ ( 606 )
The Company did not reclassify any gains or losses during the three months ended April 3, 2026, nor the three months ended March 28, 2025. The cash inflows and outflows associated with the Company’s derivative contracts designated as net investment hedges are classified in the line item other investing activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows.
Economic (Non-Designated) Hedging Strategy
In addition to derivative instruments that have been designated and qualify for hedge accounting, the Company also uses certain derivatives as economic hedges of foreign currency, interest rate and commodity exposure. Although these derivatives were not designated and/or did not qualify for hedge accounting, they are effective economic hedges. The changes in the fair values of economic hedges are immediately recognized in earnings.
The Company uses foreign currency economic hedges to offset the earnings impact that fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have on certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies. The changes in the fair values of economic hedges used to offset those monetary assets and liabilities are immediately recognized in earnings in the line item other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statement of income. In addition, we use foreign currency economic hedges to minimize the variability in cash flows associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, including those related to certain acquisition and divestiture activities. The changes in the fair values of economic hedges used to offset the variability in U.S. dollar net cash flows are immediately recognized in earnings in the line items net operating revenues, cost of goods sold or other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statement of income, as applicable. The total notional values of derivatives related to our foreign currency economic hedges were $ 10,207 million and $ 9,744 million as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
The Company also uses certain derivatives as economic hedges to mitigate the price risk associated with the purchase of materials used in the manufacturing process and vehicle fuel. The changes in the fair values of these economic hedges are
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immediately recognized in earnings in the line items net operating revenues, cost of goods sold, or selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statement of income, as applicable. The total notional values of derivatives related to our economic hedges of this type were $ 528 million and $ 482 million as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
The following table presents the pretax impact that changes in the fair values of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments had on income (in millions):
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Financial Statement Line Item Impacted Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Income
Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Foreign currency contracts Net operating revenues $ ( 39 ) $ ( 71 )
Foreign currency contracts Cost of goods sold 6 21
Foreign currency contracts Other income (loss) — net 25 29
Commodity contracts Cost of goods sold 67 4
Other derivative instruments Selling, general and administrative expenses — 1
Total $ 59 $ ( 16 )
NOTE 7: SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE PROGRAM
Our current payment terms with the majority of our suppliers are 120 days. Certain financial institutions offer a voluntary supply chain finance (“SCF”) program, which enables our suppliers, at their sole discretion, to sell their receivables from the Company to these financial institutions on a non-recourse basis at a rate that leverages our credit rating and thus may be more beneficial to them. The SCF program is available to suppliers of goods and services included in cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statement of income. The Company and our suppliers agree on contractual terms for the goods and services we procure, including prices, quantities and payment terms, regardless of whether the supplier elects to participate in the SCF program. The suppliers sell goods or services, as applicable, to the Company and issue the associated invoices to the Company based on the agreed-upon contractual terms. Then, if they are participating in the SCF program, our suppliers sell their invoices to the financial institutions. Our suppliers’ voluntary participation in the SCF program has no bearing on our payment terms. No guarantees are provided by the Company or any of our subsidiaries under the SCF program. We have no economic interest in a supplier’s decision to participate in the SCF program, and we have no direct financial relationship with the financial institutions, as it relates to the SCF program. Accordingly, amounts due to our suppliers that elected to participate in the SCF program are included in the line item accounts payable and accrued expenses and liabilities held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet, as applicable. All activity related to amounts due to suppliers that elected to participate in the SCF program is reflected within the operating activities section of our consolidated statement of cash flows. As of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the amount of obligations outstanding that the Company has confirmed as valid to the financial institutions under the SCF program was $ 1,262 million and $ 1,363 million, respectively. As of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, these amounts included $ 32 million and $ 37 million, respectively, of confirmed obligations outstanding related to our bottling operations in Africa that are currently held for sale. Refer to Note 2.
NOTE 8: DEBT AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS
Loans and notes payable consist primarily of commercial paper issued in the United States. As of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $ 250 million and $ 1,495 million, respectively, in outstanding commercial paper borrowings.
NOTE 9: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Guarantees
As of April 3, 2026, we were contingently liable for guarantees of indebtedness owed by third parties of $ 837 million, of which $ 63 million was related to variable interest entities. Our guarantees are primarily related to third-party customers, bottlers and vendors and have arisen through the normal course of business. These guarantees have various terms, and none of these guarantees is individually significant. These amounts represent the maximum potential future payments that we could be required to make under the guarantees. However, management has concluded that the likelihood of any significant amounts being paid by our Company under these guarantees is remote.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
We believe our exposure to concentrations of credit risk is limited due to the diverse geographic areas covered by our operations.
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Legal Contingencies
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings. We establish reserves for specific legal proceedings when we determine that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management has also identified certain other legal matters where we believe an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and/or for which no estimate of possible losses can be made. Management believes that the total liabilities of the Company that may arise as a result of currently pending legal proceedings (excluding tax audit claims) will not have a material adverse effect on the Company taken as a whole.
Tax Audits
The Company is involved in various tax matters, with respect to some of which the outcome is uncertain. These uncertain tax matters may result in the assessment of additional taxes.
On September 17, 2015, the Company received a Statutory Notice of Deficiency (“Notice”) from the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) seeking approximately $ 3.3 billion of additional federal income tax for years 2007 through 2009. In the Notice, the IRS stated its intent to reallocate over $ 9 billion of income to the U.S. parent company from certain of its foreign affiliates that the U.S. parent company licensed to manufacture, distribute, sell, market and promote its products in certain non-U.S. markets.
The Notice concerned the Company’s transfer pricing between its U.S. parent company and certain of its foreign affiliates. IRS rules governing transfer pricing require arm’s-length pricing of transactions between related parties such as the Company’s U.S. parent and its foreign affiliates.
To resolve the same transfer pricing issue for the tax years 1987 through 1995, the Company and the IRS had agreed in 1996 on an arm’s-length methodology for determining the amount of U.S. taxable income that the U.S. parent company would report as compensation from its foreign licensees. The Company and the IRS memorialized this accord in a closing agreement resolving that dispute (“Closing Agreement”). The Closing Agreement provided that, absent a change in material facts or circumstances or relevant federal tax law, in calculating the Company’s income taxes going forward, the Company would not be assessed penalties by the IRS for using the agreed-upon tax calculation methodology that the Company and the IRS agreed would be used for the 1987 through 1995 tax years.
The IRS audited and confirmed the Company’s compliance with the agreed-upon Closing Agreement methodology in five successive audit cycles for tax years 1996 through 2006.
The September 17, 2015 Notice from the IRS retroactively rejected the previously agreed-upon methodology for the 2007 through 2009 tax years in favor of an entirely different methodology, without prior notice to the Company. Using the new tax calculation methodology, the IRS reallocated over $ 9 billion of income to the U.S. parent company from its foreign licensees for tax years 2007 through 2009. Consistent with the Closing Agreement, the IRS did not assert penalties, and it has yet to do so.
The IRS designated the Company’s matter for litigation on October 15, 2015. Litigation designation is an IRS determination that forecloses to a company any and all alternative means for resolution of a tax dispute. As a result of the IRS’ designation of the Company’s matter for litigation, the Company was forced to either accept the IRS’ newly imposed tax assessment and pay the full amount of the asserted tax or litigate the matter in the federal courts. The matter remains subject to the IRS’ litigation designation, preventing the Company from any attempt to settle or otherwise mutually resolve the matter with the IRS.
The Company consequently initiated litigation by filing a petition in the U.S. Tax Court (“Tax Court”) in December 2015, challenging the tax adjustments enumerated in the Notice.
Prior to trial, the IRS increased its transfer pricing adjustment by $ 385 million, resulting in an additional tax adjustment of $ 135 million. The Company obtained a summary judgment in its favor on a different matter related to Mexican foreign tax credits, which thereafter effectively reduced the IRS’ potential tax adjustment by $ 138 million.
The trial was held in the Tax Court from March through May 2018, and final post-trial briefs were filed and exchanged in April 2019.
On November 18, 2020, the Tax Court issued an opinion (“Opinion”) in which it predominantly sided with the IRS but agreed with the Company that dividends previously paid by the foreign licensees to the U.S. parent company in reliance upon the Closing Agreement should continue to be allowed to offset royalties, including those that would become payable to the Company in accordance with the Opinion. On November 8, 2023, the Tax Court issued a supplemental opinion (together with the original Tax Court opinion, “Opinions”), siding with the IRS in concluding both that certain U.S. tax regulations (known as the blocked-income regulations) that address the effect of certain Brazilian legal restrictions on royalty payments by the Company’s licensee in Brazil apply to the Company’s operations and that the Tax Court opinion in 3M Co. & Subs. v. Commissioner (February 9, 2023) (“ 3M case”) controlled as to the validity of those regulations. On October 1, 2025, the U.S.
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Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion reversing the judgment of the Tax Court in the 3M case. In its decision, the court concluded that the blocked-income regulation was inconsistent with Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 482 and that the IRS therefore could not reallocate income from 3M’s subsidiary in Brazil to 3M in contravention of Brazilian restrictions on the payment of royalties. Further, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit specifically rejected the IRS’ argument that the ability of 3M’s subsidiary in Brazil to pay dividends, rather than royalties, meant that royalty income should not be treated as blocked. Both of these conclusions are highly supportive of the Company’s position in its case and reinforce its prior conclusions.
The Company believes that the IRS and the Tax Court misinterpreted and misapplied the applicable regulations in reallocating income earned by the Company’s foreign licensees to increase the Company’s U.S. tax. Moreover, the Company believes that the retroactive imposition of such tax liability using a calculation methodology different from that previously agreed upon by the IRS and the Company, and audited by the IRS for over a decade, is unconstitutional. The Company intends to assert its claims on appeal and vigorously defend its positions. In addition, for its litigation with the IRS and for purposes of its appeal of the Tax Court decision, the Company continues to evaluate the implications of several significant administrative law cases recently decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, most notably Loper Bright v. Raimondo , which overruled Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC (“ Chevron case”). Since 1984, the Chevron case had required that courts defer to agency interpretations of statutes and agency action. In Ohio v. EPA and Garland v. Cargill , two of the recent decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court demonstrated how courts are to rule on agency interpretations and actions without the deference previously required by the Chevron case .
On August 2, 2024, the Tax Court entered a decision reflecting additional federal income tax of $ 2.7 billion for the 2007 through 2009 tax years. With applicable interest, the total liability for the 2007 through 2009 tax years resulting from the Tax Court’s decision is $ 6.0 billion, for which the IRS issued the Company invoices on September 3, 2024. The Company paid those invoices (“IRS Tax Litigation Deposit”) on September 10, 2024, which stopped interest from accruing on the additional tax due for the 2007 through 2009 tax years. That amount, plus interest earned, would be refunded in full or in part if the Company’s tax positions are ultimately sustained on appeal. For the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025, the Company recorded net interest income of $ 55 million and $ 53 million, respectively, related to this tax payment in the line item income taxes in our consolidated statements of income, in accordance with our accounting policy. The payment of the IRS invoices and the related accrued interest were recorded in the line item other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025. On October 22, 2024, the Company appealed the Tax Court’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Company filed its principal appellate brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on March 12, 2025. The IRS filed its appellate brief on July 7, 2025. The Company filed its reply brief on August 27, 2025.
In determining the amount of tax reserve to be recorded as of December 31, 2020, the Company completed the required two-step evaluation process prescribed by Accounting Standards Codification 740, Accounting for Income Taxes . In doing so, we consulted with outside advisors, and we reviewed and considered relevant laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Opinions and relevant caselaw. We also considered our intention to vigorously defend our positions and assert our various well-founded legal claims via every available avenue of appeal. We concluded, based on the technical and legal merits of the Company’s tax positions, that it is more likely than not the Company’s tax positions will ultimately be sustained on appeal. In addition, we considered a number of alternative transfer pricing methodologies, including the methodology asserted by the IRS and affirmed in the Opinions (“Tax Court Methodology”), that could be applied by the courts upon final resolution of the litigation. Based on the required probability analysis, we determined the methodologies we believe the federal courts could ultimately order to be used in calculating the Company’s tax. As a result of this analysis, we recorded a tax reserve of $ 438 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 related to the application of the resulting methodologies as well as the different tax treatment applicable to dividends originally paid to the U.S. parent company by its foreign licensees, in reliance upon the Closing Agreement, that would be recharacterized as royalties in accordance with the Opinions and the Company’s analysis.
The Company’s conclusion that it is more likely than not the Company’s tax positions will ultimately be sustained on appeal is unchanged as of April 3, 2026. However, based on the required probability analysis and the accrual of interest through the current reporting period, we updated our tax reserve as of April 3, 2026 to $ 520 million.
While the Company strongly disagrees with the IRS’ positions and the portions of the Opinions affirming such positions, it is possible that some portion or all of the adjustments proposed by the IRS and sustained by the Tax Court could ultimately be upheld. In that event, the Company would not receive a refund of the applicable portion or all of the $ 6.0 billion it paid in response to the IRS invoices issued in September 2024 and the related accrued interest receivable of $ 457 million as of April 3, 2026. Additionally, the Company would likely be subject to significant additional liabilities for subsequent years, which could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
The Company calculated the potential impact of applying the Tax Court Methodology to reallocate income from foreign licensees potentially covered within the scope of the Opinions for the 2010 through 2025 tax years, assuming such methodology were to be ultimately upheld by the courts, and the IRS were to decide to apply that methodology to subsequent years, with
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consent of the federal courts. This impact would include taxes and interest accrued through December 31, 2025. The calculations incorporated the estimated impact of correlative adjustments to the previously accrued transition tax payable under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Company estimates that the potential aggregate remaining incremental tax and interest liability for the tax years 2010 through 2025 could be approximately $ 14 billion as of December 31, 2025. Additional income tax and interest on any unpaid potential liabilities for the 2010 through 2025 tax years would continue to accrue until the time any such potential liability, or portion thereof, were to be paid. The Company estimates the impact of the continued application of the Tax Court Methodology for the three months ended April 3, 2026 would increase the potential aggregate incremental tax and interest liability by approximately $ 450 million. We currently project the continued application of the Tax Court Methodology in 2026, assuming similar facts and circumstances as of December 31, 2025 and reflecting changes enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act effective in 2026, would result in an incremental annual tax liability that would increase the Company’s effective tax rate by approximately 3.8 %.
Risk Management Programs
The Company has numerous global insurance programs in place to help protect the Company from the risk of loss. In general, we are self-insured for large portions of many different types of claims; however, we do use commercial insurance above our self-insured retentions to reduce the Company’s risk of catastrophic loss. Our reserves for the Company’s self-insured losses are estimated using actuarial methods and assumptions of the insurance industry, adjusted for our specific expectations based on our claims history. Our self-insurance reserves totaled $ 159 million and $ 155 million as of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively .
NOTE 10: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
AOCI attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company is separately presented in our consolidated balance sheet as a component of shareowners’ equity, which also includes our proportionate share of equity method investees’ AOCI. OCI attributable to noncontrolling interests is allocated to, and included in, our consolidated balance sheet as part of the line item equity attributable to noncontrolling interests.
AOCI attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company consisted of the following, net of tax (in millions):
April 3,
2026 December 31,
2025
Net foreign currency translation adjustments $ ( 12,671 ) $ ( 12,673 )
Accumulated net gains (losses) on derivatives ( 173 ) ( 244 )
Unrealized net gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities ( 37 ) ( 26 )
Adjustments to pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities ( 1,159 ) ( 1,188 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) $ ( 14,040 ) $ ( 14,131 )
The following table summarizes the allocation of total comprehensive income between shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company and noncontrolling interests (in millions):
Three Months Ended April 3, 2026
Shareowners of
The Coca-Cola Company Noncontrolling
Interests Total
Consolidated net income $ 3,924 $ 42 $ 3,966
Other comprehensive income:
Net foreign currency translation adjustments 2 ( 44 ) ( 42 )
Net gains (losses) on derivatives 1
71 — 71
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities 2
( 11 ) — ( 11 )
Net change in pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities 29 — 29
Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 4,015 $ ( 2 ) $ 4,013
1 Refer to Note 6 for additional information related to the net gains or losses on derivative instruments.
2 Refer to Note 4 for additional information related to the net unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale debt securities.
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The following tables present OCI attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company, including our proportionate share of equity method investees’ OCI (in millions):
Three Months Ended April 3, 2026 Before-Tax Amount Income Tax After-Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Translation adjustments arising during the period $ 250 $ 20 $ 270
Gains (losses) on intra-entity transactions that are of a long-term investment nature ( 490 ) — ( 490 )
Gains (losses) on net investment hedges arising during the period 1
293 ( 71 ) 222
Net foreign currency translation adjustments $ 53 $ ( 51 ) $ 2
Derivatives:
Gains (losses) arising during the period $ 22 $ ( 10 ) $ 12
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income 78 ( 19 ) 59
Net gains (losses) on derivatives 1
$ 100 $ ( 29 ) $ 71
Available-for-sale debt securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period $ ( 15 ) $ 4 $ ( 11 )
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities 2
$ ( 15 ) $ 4 $ ( 11 )
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities:
Net pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities arising during the period $ 14 $ ( 1 ) $ 13
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income 21 ( 5 ) 16
Net change in pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities $ 35 $ ( 6 ) $ 29
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola
Company $ 173 $ ( 82 ) $ 91
1 Refer to Note 6 for additional information related to the net gains or losses on derivative instruments.
2 Refer to Note 4 for additional information related to the net unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale debt securities.
Three Months Ended March 28, 2025 Before-Tax Amount Income Tax After-Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Translation adjustments arising during the period $ 8 $ ( 9 ) $ ( 1 )
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income 34 ( 2 ) 32
Gains (losses) on intra-entity transactions that are of a long-term investment nature 1,010 — 1,010
Gains (losses) on net investment hedges arising during the period 1
( 606 ) 151 ( 455 )
Net foreign currency translation adjustments $ 446 $ 140 $ 586
Derivatives:
Gains (losses) arising during the period $ ( 274 ) $ 69 $ ( 205 )
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income ( 69 ) 17 ( 52 )
Net gains (losses) on derivatives 1
$ ( 343 ) $ 86 $ ( 257 )
Available-for-sale debt securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period $ 16 $ ( 4 ) $ 12
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income 1 — 1
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities 2
$ 17 $ ( 4 ) $ 13
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities:
Net pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities arising during the period $ ( 17 ) $ 10 $ ( 7 )
Reclassification adjustments recognized in net income 33 ( 7 ) 26
Net change in pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities $ 16 $ 3 $ 19
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola
Company $ 136 $ 225 $ 361
1 Refer to Note 6 for additional information related to the net gains or losses on derivative instruments.
2 Refer to Note 4 for additional information related to the net unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale debt securities.
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The following table presents the amounts and line items in our consolidated statement of income where adjustments reclassified from AOCI into income were recorded (in millions):
Amount Reclassified from AOCI
into Income
Description of AOCI Component Financial Statement Line Item Impacted Three Months Ended April 3, 2026
Derivatives:
Foreign currency contracts Net operating revenues $ 71
Foreign currency and commodity contracts Cost of goods sold ( 7 )
Foreign currency and interest rate contracts Interest expense 2
Foreign currency contracts Other income (loss) — net 12
Income before income taxes 78
Income taxes ( 19 )
Consolidated net income $ 59
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities:
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) Other income (loss) — net $ 21
Income before income taxes 21
Income taxes ( 5 )
Consolidated net income $ 16
NOTE 11: CHANGES IN EQUITY
The following tables provide a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amounts of total equity, equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests (in millions):
Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company
Three Months Ended April 3, 2026 Common Shares Outstanding Total Reinvested Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Common Stock Capital Surplus Treasury Stock Non-controlling Interests
December 31, 2025 4,302 $ 34,275 $ 80,382 $ ( 14,131 ) $ 1,760 $ 20,581 $ ( 56,423 ) $ 2,106
Comprehensive income (loss) — 4,013 3,924 91 — — — ( 2 )
Dividends paid/payable to
shareowners of The Coca-Cola
Company ($ 0.53 per share)
— ( 2,280 ) ( 2,280 ) — — — — —
Dividends paid to noncontrolling
interests
— ( 3 ) — — — — — ( 3 )
Purchases of treasury stock ( 5 ) ( 361 ) — — — — ( 361 ) —
Impact related to stock-based
compensation plans 6 90 — — — 53 37 —
April 3, 2026 4,303 $ 35,734 $ 82,026 $ ( 14,040 ) $ 1,760 $ 20,634 $ ( 56,747 ) $ 2,101
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Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company
Three Months Ended March 28, 2025 Common Shares Outstanding Total Reinvested Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Common Stock Capital Surplus Treasury Stock Non-controlling Interests
December 31, 2024 4,302 $ 26,372 $ 76,054 $ ( 16,843 ) $ 1,760 $ 19,801 $ ( 55,916 ) $ 1,516
Comprehensive income (loss) — 3,729 3,330 361 — — — 38
Dividends paid/payable to
shareowners of The Coca-Cola
Company ($ 0.51 per share)
— ( 2,195 ) ( 2,195 ) — — — — —
Dividends paid to noncontrolling
interests — ( 2 ) — — — — — ( 2 )
Purchases of treasury stock ( 4 ) ( 279 ) — — — — ( 279 ) —
Impact related to stock-based
compensation plans 6 129 — — — 72 57 —
March 28, 2025 4,304 $ 27,754 $ 77,189 $ ( 16,482 ) $ 1,760 $ 19,873 $ ( 56,138 ) $ 1,552
NOTE 12: SIGNIFICANT OPERATING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS
Other Operating Charges
During the three months ended April 3, 2026, the Company recorded other operating charges of $ 21 million. These charges included $ 10 million related to an indemnification agreement entered into as a part of the refranchising of certain of our bottling operations, $ 4 million related to North America modernization initiatives, $ 4 million for the amortization of noncompete agreements related to the BA Sports Nutrition, LLC (“BodyArmor”) acquisition in 2021 and $ 3 million related to tax litigation expense.
During the three months ended March 28, 2025, the Company recorded other operating charges of $ 73 million. These charges consisted of $ 47 million related to the remeasurement of our contingent consideration liability to fair value in conjunction with our acquisition of fairlife, LLC (“fairlife”) in 2020, which brought the total liability to $ 6,173 million and was paid in March 2025. Additionally, other operating charges included $ 11 million related to the Company’s productivity and reinvestment program, $ 9 million related to an indemnification agreement entered into as a part of the refranchising of certain of our bottling operations, $ 3 million for the amortization of noncompete agreements related to the BodyArmor acquisition and $ 3 million related to tax litigation expense.
Refer to Note 9 for additional information on the tax litigation.
Other Nonoperating Items
Equity Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025, the Company recorded net charges of $ 33 million and $ 8 million, respectively. These amounts represent the Company’s proportionate share of significant operating and nonoperating items recorded by certain of our equity method investees.
Other Income (Loss) — Net
During the three months ended April 3, 2026, the Company recognized a net loss of $ 19 million related to realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity securities and trading debt securities as well as realized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The Company also recorded an impairment charge of $ 10 million related to our bottling operations in Africa, which are held for sale.
During the three months ended March 28, 2025, the Company recognized a gain of $ 331 million related to the sale of a portion of our ownership interest in CCEP, an impairment charge of $ 25 million related to an equity method investee in Latin America and a net loss of $ 19 million related to realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity securities and trading debt securities as well as realized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The Company also recorded charges of $ 25 million and $ 11 million for special termination benefits and a curtailment loss, respectively, related to non-U.S. pension activity.
Refer to Note 2 for additional information on our bottling operations in Africa and the sale of our ownership interest in CCEP. Refer to Note 4 for additional information on equity and debt securities. Refer to Note 13 for additional information on the non-U.S. pension curtailment and special termination benefits. Refer to Note 15 for additional information on the impairment charges .
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NOTE 13: PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
Net periodic benefit cost or income for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following (in millions):
Pension Plans Other Postretirement
Benefit Plans
Three Months Ended
April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025 April 3,
2026 March 28,
2025
Service cost $ 26 $ 26 $ 1 $ 1
Interest cost 76 75 2 3
Expected return on plan assets 1
( 98 ) ( 104 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 )
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 1 — ( 1 ) ( 1 )
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) 21 25 — —
Curtailment loss (gain) 2
— 11 — —
Special termination benefits 2
— 25 — —
Net periodic benefit cost (income) $ 26 $ 58 $ 1 $ 2
1 The weighted-average expected long-term rates of return on plan assets used in computing 2026 net periodic benefit cost (income) were 6.25 % for pension plans and 6.75 % for other postretirement benefit plans.
2 The curtailment loss and special termination benefits were primarily related to the benefit uplifts provided by the Company to active participants pursuant to the group annuity purchase (“buy-in”) for a non-U.S. defined benefit plan. The Company intends to convert the buy-in to a buy-out in the future, at which time the insurer would assume full responsibility for the plan obligations.
All of the amounts in the table above, other than service cost, were recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statements of income. During the three months ended April 3, 2026, the Company contributed $ 9 million to our pension trusts. We anticipate making additional contributions of approximately $ 18 million during the remainder of 2026. The Company contributed $ 11 million to our pension trusts, offset by a $ 61 million transfer of surplus non-U.S. plan assets from pension trusts to general assets of the Company during the three months ended March 28, 2025.
NOTE 14: INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded income taxes of $ 645 million ( 14.0 % effective tax rate) and $ 722 million ( 17.8 % effective tax rate) during the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025, respectively.
The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025 vary from the statutory U.S. federal tax rate of 21.0 %, primarily due to the tax impact of significant operating and nonoperating items, as described in Note 12, along with the tax benefits of having significant earnings generated outside of the United States and significant earnings generated in investments accounted for under the equity method, both of which are generally taxed at rates lower than the statutory U.S. federal tax rate.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended April 3, 2026 included $ 279 million of net tax benefits related to various discrete tax items, including net interest income of $ 55 million related to the IRS Tax Litigation Deposit recorded in the line item income taxes in our consolidated statement of income, in accordance with our accounting policy, and a tax benefit of $ 194 million, primarily related to return to provision adjustments.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 28, 2025 included $ 143 million of net tax benefits related to various discrete tax items, including net interest income of $ 53 million related to the IRS Tax Litigation Deposit recorded in the line item income taxes in our consolidated statement of income, in accordance with our accounting policy, and a tax benefit of $ 85 million related to a change in the Company’s indefinite reinvestment assertion for certain foreign entities.
During the three months ended April 3, 2026, the Company invested $ 32 million in limited partnerships that receive tax credits and other tax benefits by constructing, owning and operating alternative energy generation facilities. During the three months ended April 3, 2026, the Company received tax credits and other income tax benefits of $ 3 million and recognized amortization expense of $ 2 million related to all of our investments of this nature. The amount of non-income tax-related activity and other returns related to these investments was not material during the three months ended April 3, 2026.
During the three months ended March 28, 2025, the Company invested $ 30 million in limited partnerships that receive tax credits and other tax benefits by constructing, owning and operating alternative energy generation facilities. During the three months ended March 28, 2025, the Company received tax credits and other income tax benefits of $ 9 million and recognized amortization expense of $ 7 million related to all of our investments of this nature. The amount of non-income tax-related activity and other returns related to these investments was not material during the three months ended March 28, 2025.
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As of April 3, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying values of these investments were $ 30 million and $ 32 million, respectively. The Company has no unfunded commitments related to these investments as of April 3, 2026. The Company recorded $ 32 million of unfunded commitments related to these investments in the line item accounts payable and accrued expenses in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025.
We are currently in litigation with the IRS for tax years 2007 through 2009. Refer to Note 9.
NOTE 15: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following tables summarize assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
April 3, 2026 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Other 3
Netting
Adjustment 4
Fair Value
Measurements
Assets:
Equity securities with readily determinable values 1
$ 2,131 $ 493 $ 70 $ 187 $ — $ 2,881
Debt securities 1
— 2,630 —
— — 2,630
Derivatives 2
— 610 — — ( 506 ) 5
104 7
Total assets $ 2,131 $ 3,733 $ 70 $ 187 $ ( 506 ) $ 5,615
Liabilities:
Derivatives 2
$ 26 $ 1,015 $ — $ — $ ( 999 ) 6
$ 42 7
Total liabilities $ 26 $ 1,015 $ — $ — $ ( 999 ) $ 42
1 Refer to Note 4 for additional information related to the composition of our equity securities with readily determinable values and debt securities.
2 Refer to Note 6 for additional information related to the composition of our derivatives portfolio.
3 Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy but are included to reconcile to the amounts presented in Note 4.
4 Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Company to settle net positive and negative positions and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties. There were no amounts subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements that management has chosen not to offset or that do not meet the offsetting requirements. Refer to Note 6.
5 The Company is obligated to return $ 60 million in cash collateral it has netted against its derivative position.
6 The Company has the right to reclaim $ 551 million in cash collateral it has netted against its derivative position.
7 The Company’s derivative financial instruments were recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheet as follows: $ 12 million in the line item assets held for sale, $ 92 million in the line item other noncurrent assets, $ 2 million in the line item liabilities held for sale and $ 40 million in the line item other noncurrent liabilities. Refer to Note 6 for additional information related to the composition of our derivatives portfolio.
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December 31, 2025 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Other 3
Netting
Adjustment 4
Fair Value
Measurements
Assets:
Equity securities with readily determinable values 1
$ 2,148 $ 237 $ 61 $ 143 $ — $ 2,589
Debt securities 1
— 1,824 — — — 1,824
Derivatives 2
— 441 — — ( 403 ) 5
38 7
Total assets $ 2,148 $ 2,502 $ 61 $ 143 $ ( 403 ) $ 4,451
Liabilities:
Derivatives 2
$ 9 $ 1,040 $ — $ — $ ( 954 ) 6
$ 95 7
Total liabilities $ 9 $ 1,040 $ — $ — $ ( 954 ) $ 95
1 Refer to Note 4 for additional information related to the composition of our equity securities with readily determinable values and debt securities.
2 Refer to Note 6 for additional information related to the composition of our derivatives portfolio.
3 Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy but are included to reconcile to the amounts presented in Note 4.
4 Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Company to settle net positive and negative positions and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties. There were no amounts subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements that management has chosen not to offset or that do not meet the offsetting requirements. Refer to Note 6.
5 The Company was obligated to return $ 48 million in cash collateral it had netted against its derivative position.
6 The Company had the right to reclaim $ 597 million in cash collateral it had netted against its derivative position.
7 The Company’s derivative financial instruments were recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheet as follows: $ 3 million in the line item assets held for sale, $ 35 million in the line item other noncurrent assets, $ 5 million in the line item liabilities held for sale and $ 90 million in the line item other noncurrent liabilities. Refer to Note 6 for additional information related to the composition of our derivatives portfolio.
Gross realized and unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 assets and liabilities were not significant for the three months ended April 3, 2026. Gross realized and unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 assets and liabilities, excluding the remeasurement of the fairlife contingent consideration liability, were not significant for the three months ended March 28, 2025. Refer to Note 12 for additional information on the fairlife contingent consideration liability.
The Company recognizes transfers between levels within the hierarchy as of the beginning of the reporting period. Gross transfers between levels within the hierarchy were not significant for the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025.
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
During the three months ended April 3, 2026, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $ 10 million related to our bottling operations in Africa, which are held for sale, based on Level 3 inputs. Refer to Note 2. During the three months ended March 28, 2025, the Company recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $ 25 million related to a joint venture in Latin America. This impairment charge was derived using Level 3 inputs and was due to the joint venture’s restructuring and planned liquidation. These charges were recorded in the line item other income (loss) — net in our consolidated statements of income.
Other Fair Value Disclosures
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and loans and notes payable approximate their fair values because of the relatively short-term maturities of these financial instruments. The fair value of our long-term debt is estimated using Level 2 inputs based on quoted prices for those instruments. Where quoted prices are not available, the fair value is estimated using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk and the contractual terms of the debt instruments. As of April 3, 2026, the carrying value and fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, were $ 43,558 million and $ 40,088 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the carrying value and fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, were $ 43,941 million and $ 39,385 million, respectively.
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NOTE 16: OPERATING SEGMENTS
Our organizational structure consists of the following five operating segments: Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific, and Bottling Investments. Information about our Company’s operations by operating segment and Corporate is as follows (in millions):
EMEA Latin
America North
America Asia Pacific Bottling
Investments Operating Segments Total Corporate Eliminations Consolidated
Three Months Ended April 3, 2026
Net operating revenues:
Third party $ 2,807 $ 1,678 $ 4,891 $ 1,426 $ 1,638 $ 12,440 $ 32 $ — $ 12,472
Intersegment 205 — 2 82 2 291 — ( 291 ) —
Total net operating revenues 3,012 1,678 4,893 1,508 1,640 12,731 32 ( 291 ) 12,472
Cost of goods sold 769 274 2,332 517 1,111 5,003 ( 92 ) ( 291 ) 4,620
Selling, general and administrative expenses 984 366 951 455 338 3,094 378 — 3,472
Other operating charges — — 4 — — 4 17 — 21
Operating income (loss) $ 1,259 $ 1,038 $ 1,606 $ 536 $ 191 $ 4,630 $ ( 271 ) $ — $ 4,359
Interest income 222
Interest expense 375
Equity income (loss) — net 384
Other income (loss) — net 21
Income before income taxes $ 4,611
Other segment information:
Capital expenditures $ 53 $ — $ 83 $ 1 $ 74 $ 211 $ 55 $ — $ 266
Depreciation and amortization 48 8 99 11 83 249 15 — 264
Three Months Ended March 28, 2025
Net operating revenues:
Third party $ 2,481 $ 1,477 $ 4,359 $ 1,325 $ 1,461 $ 11,103 $ 26 $ — $ 11,129
Intersegment 176 — 2 96 2 276 — ( 276 ) —
Total net operating revenues 2,657 1,477 4,361 1,421 1,463 11,379 26 ( 276 ) 11,129
Cost of goods sold 759 274 2,106 390 1,010 4,539 ( 100 ) ( 276 ) 4,163
Selling, general and administrative expenses 833 299 914 407 334 2,787 447 — 3,234
Other operating charges — — — — — — 73 — 73
Operating income (loss) $ 1,065 $ 904 $ 1,341 $ 624 $ 119 $ 4,053 $ ( 394 ) $ — $ 3,659
Interest income 180
Interest expense 387
Equity income (loss) — net 351
Other income (loss) — net 254
Income before income taxes $ 4,057
Other segment information:
Capital expenditures $ 41 $ — $ 115 $ 1 $ 105 $ 262 $ 47 $ — $ 309
Depreciation and amortization 44 7 81 12 76 220 47 — 267
Effective March 31, 2026, our Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our Chief Executive Officer. Information about total assets by segment is not disclosed because such information is not regularly provided to, or used by, our CODM.
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During the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025, our operating segments and Corporate were impacted by acquisition and divestiture activities. Refer to Note 2. Additionally, during the three months ended April 3, 2026 and March 28, 2025, our operating segments and Corporate were impacted by certain significant operating and nonoperating items. Refer to Note 12.