2 Dividend Giants Serving Up Big Profits

By Chris Hill – Feb 15, 2013 at 5:13PM

NYSE: KO

Coca-Cola

Market Cap

$271B

Today's Change

(0.14%) $0.09

Current Price

$63.00

Price as of May 22, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

The kings of soft drinks are making big profits, and paying big dividends.

The following video is from Friday's Motley Fool Money roundtable discussion, in which host Chris Hill, and analysts James Early, Jason Moser, and Tim Hanson discuss the biggest investing stories of the week.

Pepsi (PEP 0.56%) reported a 17% increase in fourth-quarter profits. Coca-Cola (KO 0.14%) reported a 13% jump in fourth-quarter profits. In this installment of Motley Fool Money, our analysts discuss the future of the soft drink giants.

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The relevant video segment can be found between 13:05 and 15:03.

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James Early owns shares of PepsiCo. Tim Hanson has no position in any stocks mentioned. Chris Hill owns shares of Coca-Cola. Jason Moser has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. The Motley Fool owns shares of PepsiCo. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.