Barclays raises target for Coca-Cola stock from USD 93.00 to USD 98.00
Published on 10/26/2026 at 15:54 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and reporting date
- Barclays raised its Coca-Cola target from USD 93.00 to USD 98.00 on October 16, 2026.
- The Coca-Cola Company is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 27, 2026.
- Coca-Cola stock costs EUR 82.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026 at 3:41 p.m. CEST, 1.04 percent below the Xetra close of October 23, 2026.
- Second-quarter revenue reached USD 13.38 billion, up 6.70 percent year over year.
Barclays raised its Coca-Cola target from USD 93.00 to USD 98.00 on October 16, 2026, according to MarketScreener. The new target is 6.52 percent above the USD 92.00 NYSE price at 10:53 a.m. ET on October 26, 2026. At Lang & Schwarz, Coca-Cola stock was trading at EUR 82.50 on October 26, 2026 at 3:41 p.m. CEST, down 1.04 percent versus the Xetra close of October 23, 2026 at EUR 83.37.
October 27 results set the next test
The Coca-Cola Company is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on October 27, 2026. Its investor-relations calendar lists the earnings call for 8:30 a.m. ET, while the company announced the timing on September 29, 2026 through its The Coca-Cola Company press-release page.
Stock remains 3.53 percent below its high
The USD 67.27 to USD 95.37 52-week range puts the October 26 price 3.53 percent below the high and 36.77 percent above the low. Trading volume reached 5,228,168 shares by 10:53 a.m. ET, while the trailing price-to-earnings ratio was 27.63 and market capitalization was USD 395.8 billion.
Quarterly growth meets a valuation test
Coca-Cola generated USD 13.38 billion of revenue in the second quarter of 2026, up 6.70 percent from a year earlier, and reported diluted earnings per share of USD 1.03, up 17.00 percent. Those figures were reported by The Earnings Madness from the company filing and July 3, 2026 quarter-end data. The upcoming report will show whether that growth profile carried into the third quarter.
Comparison with peers
Coca-Cola: down 0.77 percent on October 26, 2026, P/E 27.63, market capitalization USD 395.8 billion.
PepsiCo (NYSE, USD): up 0.48 percent on October 26, 2026, P/E 17.14, market capitalization USD 185.9 billion.
Keurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq, USD): down 0.61 percent on October 26, 2026, P/E 34.69, market capitalization USD 46.9 billion.
Analyst target leaves a measured gap
Barclays' USD 98.00 target is 6.52 percent above the USD 92.00 NYSE price, but the euro quotation remains below its Xetra close. The next company report therefore supplies the clearest near-term test for the target and the valuation.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Coca-Cola stock.
Coca-Cola market data
- Company: The Coca-Cola Company
- ISIN: US1912161007
- Ticker: KO
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 26, 2026, 3:41 p.m. CEST): EUR 82.50
- Change versus Xetra close: minus 1.04 percent
- Xetra close (October 23, 2026): EUR 83.37
- Market capitalization: USD 395.8 billion (as of October 26, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 67.27-95.37 (as of October 26, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Defensive / Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
