BUDA vs COKE vs KO Stock Comparison

Buda Juice, Coca-Cola Consolidated and Coca Cola Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BUDA Buda Juice, Inc.
$6.85 -13.9% 1M
Market cap
$86.08M
P/E
183.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.85 +5.4% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$395.13B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
2.29%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Coca-Cola Consolidated 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBUDACOKEKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.08M $11.89B $395.13B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 183.2x 25.5x 27.0x COKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.7x 18.5x 28.3x COKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.7% +7.1% COKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.2% 28.7% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 36.7% 15.6% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 1.7x KO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.48% 2.29% KO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +64.1% +30.9% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +39.3%/yr +10.3%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.1% 37.9% 19.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 58/100 KO

Percentile Scorecard

BUDACOKEKO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBUDACOKEKO
Valuation 22 #30 of 38 78 #9 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Growth – 44 #19 of 33 56 #15 of 33
Profitability – 73 #9 of 31 97 #2 of 31
Financial Health 100 #1 of 37 25 #28 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 9 #21 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Overall – 46 58
  • BUDA ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBUDACOKEKOSPY
1 month -13.9%+8.7%+5.4% +0.9%
3 months -13.1%+9.3%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months -31.2%+4.1%+16.5% +8.5%
Year to date —+37.2%+31.4% +13.3%
1 year —+64.1%+30.9% +12.4%
3 years —+231.7%+66.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+49.2%+18.5% +23.5%
5 years —+424.0%+62.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+39.3%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years —+1,349.6%+117.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+30.7%+8.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBUDACOKEKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.1%37.9%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.1%42.8%17.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.12-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.691.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-35.6%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.4%-3.0%-3.7% -0.9%
52-week high $10.94$216.91$95.34 $779.14
52-week low $6.60$127.97$67.54 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBUDACOKEKO
P/E now vs peer median 183.2xmedian 26.9x 25.5xmedian 26.9x 27.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 7.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.9x 11.3xmedian 17.9x 25.9xmedian 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.5x 18.5xmedian 18.5x 27.7xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.6x -23.8xmedian 2.6x 10.0xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.10 2.10median 2.10 2.47median 2.10

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBUDACOKEKO
Revenue – $7.69B $51.05B
Gross profit – $3.01B $31.82B
Operating income – $997.62M $15.34B
Net income – $549.96M $14.78B
Free cash flow – $644.04M $14.28B
EPS (diluted) – $7.16 $3.39
Cash & equivalents – $171.69M $13.45B
Total debt – $2.51B $41.55B
Shares (diluted) 12.87M 76.78M 4.31B
Enterprise value $86.08M $9.52B $383.61B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEKO
P/E 183.2x 25.5x 27.0x
P/FCF – 18.5x 27.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.6x 24.4x
P/S 19.1x 1.5x 7.7x
P/B 4.0x -23.8x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 4.0x -9.4x 14.6x
EV/EBITDA – 11.3x 25.9x
EV/EBIT – 14.3x 27.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.8x 8.3x
EV/FCF – 22.1x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.0x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.10 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEKO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.7% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.8% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.9% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.1% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 6.6% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.9% 113.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.2% 156.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEKO
Gross margin – 39.1% 62.3%
EBITDA margin – 16.3% 32.0%
Operating margin – 13.0% 30.0%
Pretax margin – 9.7% 35.0%
Net margin – 7.2% 28.7%
FCF margin – 8.4% 28.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.3% 31.8%
Return on equity – – 38.0%
Return on assets – 12.5% 13.7%
Return on invested capital – 36.7% 15.6%
Return on capital employed – 31.6% 18.3%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEKO
Debt / assets 3.2% 56.7% 38.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x -5.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 9.1% 111.3% 63.4%
Equity / assets 90.9% -11.3% 36.6%
Interest coverage – – 10.0x
Current ratio 15.2x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 3.81 5.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBUDACOKEKO
Dividend yield – 0.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.1%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBUDACOKEKO
Forward P/E 52.7xFY2026 18.5xFY2027 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.13FY2026 $11.38FY2027 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.0%FY2026 +42.6%FY2027 +8.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.5% – +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.76MFY2026 $9.03BFY2027 $47.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.8%FY2026 +24.9%FY2027 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% – +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBUDACOKEKO
Held by institutions – 62.2% 75.2%
Institutions holding – 610 3,643
Change in shares held, QoQ – +11.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying – 323 1,808
Institutions selling – 182 1,359
Buyers to sellers – 1.77 1.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BUDACOKEKO
BUDA 1.00 -0.09 -0.02
COKE -0.09 1.00 0.45
KO -0.02 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUDA, COKE and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buda Juice (BUDA) $86.08M, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $11.89B, Coca Cola (KO) $395.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, BUDA, COKE and KO?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buda Juice (BUDA) 183.2x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.5x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) is cheapest (Buda Juice (BUDA) 52.7x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.5x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.7%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%, Coca Cola (KO) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +64.1%, Coca Cola (KO) +30.9%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +39.3%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest dividend yield: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 0.48%, Coca Cola (KO) 2.29%. Buda Juice (BUDA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Buda Juice (BUDA) 68.1%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.9%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BUDA, COKE and KO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coca Cola (KO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.