---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021344-24-000056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KO"
cik: "0000021344"
company_name: "COCA COLA CO"
filed_at: "2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T11:13:21.713438+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coca-Cola Q3 revenue $11.9B (-1%); comparable EPS $0.77 (+5%); provides updated guidance

## Summary
- Comparable EPS grew 5% to $0.77; reported EPS fell 7% to $0.66 on a $919M fairlife contingent consideration charge.
- Organic revenues (non-GAAP) up 9%; total net revenues down 1% due to currency headwinds (5%).
- Unit case volume declined 1%; concentrate sales fell 2% (1 point behind volume on shipment timing).
- Comparable operating margin expanded to 30.7% (vs 29.7% prior year); reported margin compressed to 21.2%.
- Free cash flow (ex-IRS deposit) of $7.6B, down $294M due to higher taxes and capex.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021344-24-000056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KO
- cik: 0000021344
- company_name: COCA COLA CO
- filed_at: 2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000056/0000021344-24-000056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000056/ko-20241023.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000056
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000056.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000056.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.