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

Coca Cola's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.61% for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 272.0% year-over-year to 17.61%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 17.61% (up 272.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.91%, up 338.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 17.61% for Q2 2026 at Coca Cola, up from 16.35% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.69% in Q3 2025 to a low of 12.71% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.05% across 5 years, with a median of 14.89% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 249 bps in 2024, then jumped 498 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.97% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 15.27% in 2023, then fell by 16 bps to 12.78% in 2024, then gained by 28 bps to 16.35% in 2025, then rose 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.