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KO (Coca-Cola Co) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.24% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Coca-Cola Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Coca-Cola Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $339,453 Mil. Coca-Cola Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $14,400 Mil. Coca-Cola Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.24%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Coca-Cola Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

KO' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.11   Med: 4.51   Max: 5.89
Current: 4.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Coca-Cola Co was 5.89%. The lowest was 3.11%. And the median was 4.51%.

KO's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
59.48% of 116 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 5.855 vs KO: 4.61

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Coca-Cola Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 7.34%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Coca-Cola Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coca-Cola Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Coca-Cola Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Coca-Cola Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.33 4.15 4.87 4.13 5.10

Coca-Cola Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.36 5.10 4.92 4.82 4.24

Competitive Comparison of Coca-Cola Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Coca-Cola Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Coca-Cola Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coca-Cola Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Coca-Cola Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Coca-Cola Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Coca-Cola Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=14479/283810.44
=5.10 %

Coca-Cola Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $14,400 Mil.



Coca-Cola Co  (NYSE:KO) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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Coca-Cola Co Business Description

Address
One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30313
Founded in 1886, Atlanta-headquartered Coca-Cola is the world's largest nonalcoholic beverage company, with a strong portfolio of 200 brands covering key categories including carbonated soft drinks, water, sports, energy, juice, and coffee. Together with bottlers and distribution partners, the company sells finished beverage products bearing Coca-Cola and licensed brands through retailers and food-service locations in more than 200 countries and regions globally. Coca-Cola generates around two thirds of its total revenue overseas, with a significant portion from emerging economies in Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
Executives
Nancy Quan officer: Senior Vice President THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
James Quincey other: Group President THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Jennifer K Mann officer: Senior Vice President THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Lisa Chang other: Chief People Officer THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Beatriz R Perez officer: Senior Vice President ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Manuel Arroyo other: Group President THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Bruno Pietracci other: President, Latin America OU C/O THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Nikolaos Koumettis other: Group President THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Henrique Braun other: Operating Unit President C/O THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Monica Howard Douglas officer: SVP & General Counsel 535 MADISON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John Murphy other: Group President THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Mark Randazza officer: Principal Accounting Officer THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Thomas Sinnickson Gayner director C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Amity Millhiser director C/O THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
Erin L May officer: Vice President & Controller C/O THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313