Coca-Cola stock today: KO rises as investors rotate to defensive staples in year-end pullback
NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 15:05 ET — Regular session Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (KO) rose 0.5% to $70.19 in mid-afternoon trading on Monday, after moving between $69.86 and $70.41. The S&P 500 ETF was down about 0.3% at the same time. The relative strength matters now because Wall Street is entering the final, holiday-thinned stretch of 2025 with major indexes pulling back from last week’s record highs. When trading turns choppy and volumes dry up, investors often lean into defensive, dividend-paying names. Coca-Cola also sits at the intersection of that “defensive” trade and a more fundamental question for