Coca-Cola Has Raised Its Dividend for 64 Straight Years. Here's What $10,000 Will Pay You in 2027.

The Motley Fool · James Brumley · 2026-11-06 12:22 UTC

The beverage giant remains one of the stock market's go-to income investments for good reason.

When most investors begin their search for a new income holding, yield is a top-of-mind criterion. And understandably so. More is better.

There's far more to the matter than just a starting yield, though, particularly for long-term investors. Reliability counts too, as does reliable dividend growth. And whether a stock can deliver that is ultimately a function of the underlying business.

With that as the backdrop, beverage behemoth Coca-Cola (KO -0.07%) may well be one of the market's best dividend stocks despite its relatively low forward-looking yield of 2.2%. Here's why.

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