NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:01 ET — Market closed
The Coca-Cola Company (KO.N) shares closed up 0.4% at $70.16 on Monday, holding in positive territory as U.S. stocks ended lower in holiday-thinned trading.
The move comes as investors rotate toward defensive consumer staples — companies whose sales tend to stay steadier when growth fears rise — after a late-December rally in big technology stocks cooled.
Wall Street’s main indexes finished down, led by weakness in tech and AI-linked shares, with minutes from the Federal Reserve’s previous meeting and weekly jobless claims in focus in an otherwise light week for U.S. data. 1
Treasury yields eased as traders adjusted expectations for interest-rate cuts in the year ahead. “In light volume trading, we’re seeing a reversal of what we saw over the last couple of days,” said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. 2
Other beverage names also notched modest gains. PepsiCo (PEP.O) was last up 0.3%, while Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP.O) added about 0.2%.
Coca-Cola had no new headline catalyst on Monday, and its investor relations site lists its most recent SEC filing as an 8-K dated Dec. 10. 3
For dividend-heavy staples, falling yields can be a tailwind because future cash flows look more valuable when interest rates move lower. That dynamic often draws in investors seeking stability late in the year, especially when trading volumes are light.
Coca-Cola’s last quarterly update in October showed results topping estimates, helped by demand for zero-sugar offerings and smaller pack sizes, and the company kept its full-year targets intact at the time. 4
Before the next session, traders will be watching whether Coke holds the $70 level — a common “round-number” reference point — after Monday’s range of roughly $69.86 to $70.41. 5
Investors are also likely to track how the Fed’s meeting minutes shift rate expectations, a key driver for defensives broadly. Any move in bond yields tends to ripple quickly into staples valuations.
Coca-Cola has not listed any upcoming events on its investor relations calendar. For earnings, third-party calendars expect the company’s next report in February, though the date has not been confirmed on the company site. 6
Beyond the macro, the next company-specific read-through for the stock is whether Coke can sustain volume growth while keeping pricing strong, and how currency moves and input costs feed through to margins as 2026 approaches.
