Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Stock News

Few investors were interested in taking a swig of soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE -1.23%) in May. This was due largely to a dispiriting first-quarter earnings release that even an aggressive forward stock split -- often a spark for renewed interest in a company -- couldn't help.

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Most investors understand there's no actual mathematical benefit to a stock split. In the same sense that holding two $10 bills is the equivalent to holding one $20 bill, doubling the number of a company's outstanding shares simply cuts the value of those shares in half -- no net value is created in the process, no matter how many new shares are issued.

Coca-Cola Consolidated's 10-for-1 stock split increases accessibility, reflecting management's confidence in future growth, and broadening its investor base. Strong cash flows, robust balance sheet, and investments in operational efficiency support my optimistic outlook, despite short-term headwinds in Q1 2025. The company outperforms rivals through local market focus, healthy product innovatio...

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) has delivered a 25% CAGR over the past decade, but I don't expect similar returns in the future. The CEO, who is the great-grandson of the founder, controls 72.2% of voting rights, but succession plans are uncertain. After paying a $1 dividend per share between 1994 and 2022, COKE has shifted its capital allocation and initiated aggressive buybacks.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coca‑Cola Consolidated, Inc. (NASDAQ: COKE) today announced that its 10-for-1 split of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock has been approved by its stockholders, and shares of the Company's stock are expected to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis at market open on or about May 27, 2025. On May 23, 2025, stockholders will rec...

Coca-Cola Consolidated is pleased to announce a $90 million investment in a new 400,000-square-foot distribution and warehouse facility in Columbus, Ohio.

What's something that receives more attention from investors than is probably warranted? A single quarterly earnings result would probably be near the top of the list.