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COST vs KO

A side-by-side look at COST and KO, updated throughout the trading session.

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Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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COST vs KO: how they differ

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) and The Coca-Cola Company (KO) are both in the Consumer Defensive sector: COST is classified in Discount Stores, KO in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic. COST trades on NASDAQ and KO on NYSE.

COST trades about 2.2 million shares a day on average, against 17.0 million for KO. COST has the higher beta (0.87 against 0.32 for KO), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, COST paid $5.54 per share in dividends and KO paid $2.10 per share.

Figures as of October 25, 2026.

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The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.