Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. COKE

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-defensive

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
59/100
Moderate

Ranked against 17 peers in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic

About Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes nonalcoholic beverages in the United States. It operates through Nonalcoholic Beverages and All Other segments. The company offers sparkling beverages; still beverages, including energy products; noncarbonated beverages, such as bottled water, ready to drink coffee and tea, enhanced water, juices, and sports drinks. It also sells its products to … Full COKE analysis →

Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 100.0th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.87), suggesting sticky customer base.

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Pricing Power

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Where COKE ranks in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. ranks #7 of 18 scored companies in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic by moat score — the top 39%. The widest moat in the group is National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) at 76/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
3 Coca-Cola Company (The) KO 71/100 Moderate
4 Embotelladora Andina S.A. AKO-A 60/100 Moderate
5 Embotelladora Andina S.A. AKO-B 60/100 Moderate
6 Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. KOF 59/100 Moderate
7 Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. COKE 59/100 Moderate
8 The Vita Coco Company, Inc. COCO 58/100 Moderate
9 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners CCEP 58/100 Moderate
10 Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP 57/100 Moderate
11 Pepsico, Inc. PEP 54/100 Moderate

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How COKE scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 50 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 45 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 74 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 63 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 54 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 62 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding COKE's moat

What is Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.'s moat score?

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (COKE) scores 59 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #7 of 18 scored companies in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic, the top 39%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (74/100) and its weakest is Cost Advantage (45/100).

How does Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. compare with other Beverages - Non-Alcoholic companies?

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. ranks #7 of 18 scored companies in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic by moat score. The widest moat in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic is National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) at 76/100. The companies ranked closest are Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF) at 59 just above it and The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO) at 58 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 17 companies in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and COKE scores: Pricing Power (50), Cost Advantage (45), Customer Stickiness (74), Capital Efficiency (63), Resilience (54), Scale & Market Position (62). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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