Celsius vs Coca-Cola Consolidated
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I put Celsius and Coca-Cola Consolidated side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Coca-Cola Consolidated is the larger business, with $7.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.5B for Celsius, about 2.9 times as much.
- Celsius grew revenue faster (85.5%, against 4.8%).
- Coca-Cola Consolidated kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (13.2% operating margin, against 5.6%).
- Celsius turned more of its sales into free cash flow (12.9% FCF margin, against 8.6%).
- Coca-Cola Consolidated earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (39.7%, against 25.1%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Celsius
CELH
5/9
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginFCF marginNet debt / EBITDA
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
4/9
Operating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CELH FY25 | COKE FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $7.2B | — |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $7.2B |
| Free cash flow | $323M | $620M |
| Net income | $108M | $571M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 85.5% | 4.8% |
| 5-year growth | 80.7% | 7.6% |
| Share count change | 7.4% | — |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 50.4% | 39.7% |
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 13.2% |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 7.9% |
| FCF margin | 12.9% | 8.6% |
| Return on capital | 25.1% | 39.7% |
| Return on equity | 13.7% | 168.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $278M | $2.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6x | 2.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $5.7M | $2.7B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 122.4x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | — |
Ten years
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Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.