Why Coca-Cola Is a Warren Buffett Stock

By Andrés Cardenal – Jul 21, 2015 at 1:00PM

NYSE: KO

Coca-Cola

Market Cap

$310B

Today's Change

(-0.61%) -$0.44

Current Price

$71.66

Price as of June 2, 2025, 11:03 a.m. ET

Warren Buffett understands a thing or two about successful investing, and his holding on to Coca-Cola stock for the long term. Let's take a look at why Coca-Cola is one of the most iconic Warren Buffett stocks.

Coca-Cola (KO -0.61%) is one of the most iconic Warren Buffett stocks. The company is the second-largest position in Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A -0.76%) (BRK.B -0.65%) portfolio, it has produced massive gains for Berkshire over time, and Buffett has no plans to sell Coca-Cola anytime soon. The following slideshow offers some ideas and quotes to explain why Coca-Cola is one of Buffett's favorite companies and what this says about Coca-Cola going forward.

Andrés Cardenal owns shares of Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool recommends Berkshire Hathaway and Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has the following options: long January 2016 $37 calls on Coca-Cola and short January 2016 $37 puts on Coca-Cola. 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.

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