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Other Income Performance

COCA COLA CO · 2026-07-29 · Importance 32 · Surprise 40

Six-month other income, net, decreased to $391 million from $466 million in the prior-year period, a 16% decline. The 2026 period included a $301 million net investment-securities gain, $71 million of dividend income, a $56 million reduction in the Africa bottling impairment, and $27 million of factoring costs. The 2025 period benefited from a $331 million gain on the sale of part of the Company’s CCEP ownership, a $102 million gain from India bottling refranchising, and $144 million of investment-securities gains.

Key facts

• Interest income was $420 million for the six months ended July 3, 2026, compared to $368 million for the six months ended June 27, 2025, an increase of $52 million, or 14%.
• Interest expense was $744 million for the six months ended July 3, 2026, compared to $832 million for the six months ended June 27, 2025, a decrease of $88 million, or 11%.
• Interest expense was $369 million for the three months ended July 3, 2026, compared to $445 million for the three months ended June 27, 2025, a decrease of $76 million, or 17%.
• Equity income was $988 million for the six months ended July 3, 2026, compared to $912 million for the six months ended June 27, 2025, an increase of $76 million, or 8%.
• Other income — net was income of $370 million for the three months ended July 3, 2026, which included a net gain of $320 million related to realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity and trading debt securities and realized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities.
• Other income — net for the three months ended July 3, 2026 included a $66 million reduction in the previously recorded impairment charge related to the Company's bottling operations in Africa, held for sale.
• During the three months ended June 27, 2025, other income — net was income of $212 million, which included a net gain of $163 million related to realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity and trading debt securities and realized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities, a $102 million gain related to the India refranchising, and dividend income of $36 million.
• For the six months ended July 3, 2026 the Company recognized a net gain of $301 million related to realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity securities and trading debt securities as well as realized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities.