Overview
- Yahoo Finance recommends buying and holding Coca‑Cola as a dividend‑growth stock because the company has a long record of raising payouts and offers a yield above the market.
- The board this year raised the quarterly dividend to $0.53, equal to $2.12 annually and about a 2.5% yield versus the S&P 500's lower yield.
- The article cites a 65% payout ratio as evidence the company directs a substantial share of earnings to dividends and notes a 15% year‑over‑year rise in first‑quarter adjusted EPS.
- The coverage includes a contrasting view by pointing out that Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor did not include Coca‑Cola on its current top‑10 buy list, showing analysts differ on the stock’s upside.
- Coca‑Cola’s 64‑year streak of annual dividend increases qualifies it as a Dividend King, a sign of policy continuity that does not guarantee future raises if profits or cash flow weaken.