Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (CCEP) AI Stock Analysis

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC, alongside its subsidiaries, is a player in the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage industry, specializing in production, distribution, and sales. The company offers a portfolio including soft drinks, waters, enhanced waters, isotonic drinks, and energy drinks under brands such as Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Monster Energy, and Coca-Cola Energy. It also provides ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices under brands including Appletiser, Schweppes, Honest, Costa Coffee, and Tropico. Leveraging its distribution network, the company serves approximately 600 million consumers globally from its headquarters in Uxbridge, the United Kingdom.

Revenue increased from $13.76B in FY2021 to $17.32B in FY2022, $18.30B in FY2023, $20.44B in FY2024, and $20.90B in FY2025. Over the 5 years from FY2020 to FY2025, revenue grew at a CAGR of 14.5%. Gross margin was 37.1% in FY2021 and 35.6% in FY2025, while operating margin rose from 11.0% in FY2021 to 13.4% in FY2025. Annual net income increased from $982.0M in FY2021 to $1.94B in FY2025. For the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026, revenue was $21.35B, with quarterly revenue growth of 4.4% and quarterly earnings growth of 9.0%.

As of June 30, 2026, cash and short-term investments totaled $1.99B, total debt stood at $12.18B, and net debt was $10.19B. Total assets were $32.47B against shareholders' equity of $8.27B. The current ratio stood at 0.89 and debt-to-equity was 1.47. In FY2025, operating cash flow reached $2.95B and free cash flow was $2.20B. Cash deployment in FY2025 included $750.0M for capital expenditures, $890.4M for dividends, and $1.00B for share buybacks.

CCEP closed at $112.40 on October 16, 2026, with a market cap of $49.39B and enterprise value of $56.21B. The stock trades at a trailing P/E of 21.7x and a forward P/E of 18.2x, below the median of its Nasdaq-100 Consumer Defensive peers of 38.7x and 25.9x. Its EV-to-EBITDA is 12.8x compared to the peer median of 18.4x, while price-to-sales is 2.3x compared to 1.9x for peers. Over the past 1 year, CCEP gained 29.3% versus 16.8% for SPY, and over 5 years returned 139.6% versus 83.0% for SPY.

CCEP pays a semiannual dividend with an annualized forward payout of $2.41 per share, representing a dividend yield of 2.14%. The payout ratio is 46.6%. The company has paid dividends for 40 consecutive years, achieving a 5-year annualized dividend growth rate of 18.5%. The last ex-dividend date was May 15, 2026.

Wall Street coverage includes 7 Strong Buy, 1 Buy, 4 Hold, 1 Sell, and 0 Strong Sell recommendations. The mean price target is $109.29, which sits 2.8% below the last close of $112.40. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, analysts estimate EPS of $4.50 on revenue of $21.63B. For the following fiscal year, 11 analysts project EPS of $4.92 and revenue of $22.48B. CCEP has beaten EPS estimates in 1 of the last 4 quarters.

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