Ownership profile
Who owns The Coca-Cola Company?
The Coca-Cola Company is a publicly traded corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol KO, owned by its millions of public shareholders worldwide; there is no private equity involvement.
Ownership profile
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (Delaware corporation, CIK 0000021344)
Evidence (6)
The Coca-Cola Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol KO and is a component of the DJIA and S&P 500
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_CompanyThe Coca-Cola Company is a public company that trades its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, owned by thousands of shareholders and investors around the world
https://www.coca-cola.com/ng/en/about-us/faq/who-owns-the-cocacola-companySEC EDGAR identifies the company as COCA COLA CO with CIK 0000021344, incorporated in Delaware, fiscal year end December 31, SIC code 2080 (Beverages), with exchange file number 001-02217
https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000021344&type=10-KThe Coca-Cola Company's 2025 SEC annual report describes it as a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories since 1886
https://investors.coca-colacompany.com/filings-reports/all-sec-filings/content/0000021344-25-000011/0000021344-25-000011.pdfAs of February 2021, approximately 4.3 billion shares of common stock were outstanding, with a public market capitalisation of over $185 billion in mid-2020, confirming broad public shareholder base with no controlling private equity holder
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134421000008/ko-20201231.htmThe company's 10-K filed with the SEC lists common stock (par value $0.25) trading under symbol KO on the New York Stock Exchange, with headquarters at One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia 30313
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000021344/000002134420000006/a2019123110-k.htmWhat's uncertain
- Shareholder composition (e.g., Berkshire Hathaway holds a large passive stake) was not separately investigated but does not constitute private equity ownership.
- Bottling partners (e.g., Coca-Cola Consolidated, Coca-Cola FEMSA, Coca-Cola HBC) are separate legal entities and were not assessed here; this report covers The Coca-Cola Company brand owner only.
- No PE acquisition press releases or Form D filings were found or expected for a company of this size and public standing.