Coca Cola Co (KO): stock score 61/100

Coca Cola Co (KO) scores 61 out of 100 (above average among 99 US stocks) on trend, stability, fundamentals, market backdrop and news tone. Every calculation step shown. Educational, not advice.

KO scores 61.1 out of 100 (above average), down 6.6 points from last week. Its news tone adds the most (+6.2 points: average FinBERT sentiment +0.266 over 25 articles). Its stability weighs on it most (-6.7 points: forecast 17.4% vs normal 15.9%). Our research found no proven record of these factors predicting returns.

How the score is built

Trend: 78/100 (+5.6 points)

1. Price is +11.4% vs its 100-day average → higher than 82% of the comparison group → 82
2. 12-1 month momentum +27.0% → higher than 73% of the comparison group → 73
3. Average of the two → trend score 77.8

Tested in our research: the trend rule did not hold up out of sample.

Stability: 17/100 (-6.7 points)

1. Forecast 17.4% vs normal 15.9% → ratio 1.10
2. Ratio is higher than 83% of the comparison group → 100 minus 83 → stability 16.7 (bigger expected swings than usual → lower stability)

A machine-learning volatility model beat HAR for the S&P 500 (p = 0.04); not yet tested on single stocks. This component uses HAR.

Fundamentals: 79/100 (+5.9 points)

1. Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +12.1% → higher than 70% of the comparison group → 70
2. Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: +2.1 pp → higher than 76% of the comparison group → 76
3. Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: -6.5 pp → higher than 93% of the comparison group (lower is better) → 93
4. Average of available items → fundamentals score 79.4

Not yet tested in our research.

Market backdrop: 51/100 (+0.2 points)

1. VIX in its 5-year range: 60 after inverting (lower VIX → higher)
2. Breadth vs its 5-year range → 45
3. Credit trend vs its 5-year range → 15
4. Yield curve vs its 5-year range → 83
5. Average → backdrop score 50.8 (same for every stock)

Tested in our research: cross-asset indicators did not improve forecasts.

News tone: 81/100 (+6.2 points)

1. Average FinBERT sentiment +0.266 over 25 articles; shrunk towards 0 for few articles → tone +0.222
2. Tone vs this stock's own past year → news score 80.8

Tested in our research: news sentiment made predictions slightly worse.

KO score history (weekly)

Consumer staples stocks compared

• KO: 61/100
• PM: 50/100
• MDLZ: 50/100
• KHC: 43/100
• PEP: 41/100
• MO: 39/100

Questions

What is Coca Cola Co's (KO) Quantooo score today?

KO scores 61 out of 100 on 2026-10-22, above average among 99 US stocks. It ranks 17th of 99 overall and 1st of 6 in Consumer staples. It was 68 a week earlier.

What raises and lowers KO's score?

News tone adds the most (81/100, +6.2 points) and stability weighs on it most (17/100, -6.7 points). The score is 50 plus each part's weighted distance from 50.

Is KO stock volatile right now?

Our volatility model (HAR) expects annualised swings of 17.4% over the next 20 trading days, against a normal level of 15.9% for KO: bumpier than usual for this stock. Its stability score is 17/100 compared with the other 99 US stocks.

How are Coca Cola Co's fundamentals changing?

Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +12.1%; Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: +2.1 pp; Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: -6.5 pp. Fundamentals score: 79/100. From the 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 (period to 2026-04-03).

Does the score predict KO's share price?

No. The score describes the stock's recent data; it is not a forecast of the share price. Our own tests found no reliable ability to rank stocks by future returns, and every test, including the failures, is published. Educational, not investment advice.

Sector: Consumer staples. Data as of 2026-10-22. Scores describe data; they are not recommendations or predictions. Educational, not investment advice.