KO Debt-to-Equity Ratio Analysis

A Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 1.20x means the company carries $1.20 of debt for every $1.00 of shareholder equity, a standard measure of financial leverage.

This is above the sector median of 0.73x, placing KO in the 70th percentile among peers, so it uses more debt than most comparable companies. The year-over-year trend is N/A, and the eight-quarter trend is also N/A; the only available change is a quarter-over-quarter decline of -7.7%, from 1.30x to 1.20x. Elevated leverage relative to peers suggests higher financial risk, but the recent QoQ reduction points to a lowering of that risk over the last quarter. Without a longer trend, the risk profile appears stable-to-improving rather than deteriorating. This metric supports the overall NEUTRAL verdict, as the higher-than-median leverage is offset by the recent decline, leaving no clear bullish or bearish signal.

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