Here’s why Coca-Cola stock is dropping despite earnings beat

Key points Is Coca-Cola stock a buy? The selloff could be related to external factors. Coca-Cola stock was down about 2% Wednesday after the beverage maker released solid Q3 earnings that topped estimates. The company saw revenue decline 1% year over year to $11.85 billion, which is better than the $11.61 billion that analysts targeted. But organic revenue jumped an impressive 9%. Net income fell 8% to $2.8 billion, or 66 cents per share.

” Quincey also addressed the impact, if any, of the McDonald’s e-coli situation, in response to an analyst’s question on the Q3 call. McDonald’s is one of Coca-Cola’s largest customers. “Obviously, hearts go out to the people who have been affected by the contamination,” said Quincey. “Certainly, we’re a big partner of McDonald’s. They’re a big partner of ours. We’ll be helping them in any way we can as they work through whatever is happening.

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Coca-Cola Spiced is getting canceled after 7 months on the marketCoca-Cola Co. is discontinuing its newest “permanent” flavor a little more than seven months after putting the product on the market. The beverage giant said Wednesday that Coca-Cola Spiced and Coca-Cola Spiced Zero Sugar will be phased out and replaced with a new flavor that will be introduced next year. Coca-Cola Spiced went on sale in the U.S.
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