Coca-Cola Consolidated reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $1.99 billion, up 5.4%, and net income of $175.9 million, up 23.6% from a year earlier. Gross margin fell 80 basis points to 38.8% as aluminum and fuel costs outpaced price increases, and on an adjusted basis third-quarter net income declined 2.2%. The company also said it has reduced debt by $450 million so far in 2026.
Third-quarter net sales rose 5.4% to $1.99 billion; volume rose 1.4% to 94.2 million standard physical cases.
Third-quarter income from operations rose 10.1% to $271.6 million; reported diluted EPS was $2.64 versus $1.64 a year earlier.
Adjusted third-quarter net income was $175.3 million, down 2.2% from $179.2 million, per the company's non-GAAP reconciliation.
For the first nine months of 2026, net income was $446.2 million, up 3.0%, and operating cash flow was $664.8 million versus $722.9 million.
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From Coca-Cola Consolidated's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$7.23B
+4.8%
—
—
7.9%
FY2024
$6.90B
+3.7%
—
—
9.2%
FY2023
$6.65B
+7.3%
—
—
6.1%
FY2022
$6.20B
+11.5%
—
—
6.9%
FY2021
$5.56B
+11.1%
—
—
3.4%
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