AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)

Coca-Cola Consolidated Q3 net sales up 6.9%, EPS rises 24% to $1.64

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Coca-Cola Consolidated reported third-quarter 2025 net sales of $1.9 billion, up 6.9%, with income from operations up 8.6% to $247 million and GAAP earnings per share up 24% to $1.64. For the first nine months, net sales rose 3.3% to $5.3 billion, but net income fell 4.6% to $433.3 million, reflecting non-cash fair value adjustments to an acquisition-related contingent consideration liability.

Key points

  • Third-quarter net sales rose 6.9% to $1.9 billion, and volume rose 3.3%.
  • Third-quarter GAAP EPS was $1.64, up $0.32 or 24%; adjusted EPS was $2.06, up 10%.
  • First nine months net income was $433.3 million, down $20.8 million or 4.6%; adjusted net income was $510.6 million, down 2.2%.
  • The company expects fiscal 2025 capital expenditures of about $300 million and returned over $211 million to stockholders in the first nine months.

The filing

CompanyCoca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 29, 2025, 4:14 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-25-047121

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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