Coca Cola (KO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Coca Cola has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.61% in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 272.0% year-over-year to 17.61%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 17.61% (up 272.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.91%, up 338.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 17.61%, up from 16.35% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 17.69% in Q3 2025, with the low at 12.71% in Q3 2024.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 15.05%, with a median of 14.89% recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 249 bps in 2024 and soared 498 bps in 2025.
• Tracing KO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 14.97% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 15.27% in 2023, then retreated by 16 bps to 12.78% in 2024, then advanced by 28 bps to 16.35% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 17.61% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.61% (Q2 2026), 16.35% (Q4 2025), and 17.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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