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How much a $1,000 investment in Coca-Cola 10 years ago would be worth now

Nbcwashington · · 598 words · By Mike Winters; CNBC
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“Trump said Coca-Cola had agreed to switch from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar”
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Multiple independent sources (The Hill, AP/News reports) confirm that Coca-Cola's announcement of a cane sugar version followed a social media post from President Trump.
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web search NEUTRAL — After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes and use his mandate to reject the extremist policies of ...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/donald-j-trump/
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“The company acknowledged the post and confirmed Tuesday that it will introduce a version made with cane sugar in the U.S. in the fall.”
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Three independent sources (The Hill, and two other web results) confirm that Coca-Cola announced the introduction of a cane sugar version of its soda in the U.S. in the fall of 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 22, 2025 ... Coca-Cola confirmed that it will release a new Coke made with cane sugar. The announcement follows a social media post from President Donald Trump last week.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/food/coca-cola-cane-sugar-lau…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 22, 2025 ... The new product builds on the success of “Mexican Coke,” which has grown popular in U.S. stores and restaurants. The launch follows President ...
https://www.facebook.com/scrippsnews/posts/cocacolas-plan-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 22, 2025 ... The Coca-Cola Co. confirmed Tuesday it will launch a cane sugar version of its iconic drink in the U.S. amid President Trump's “enthusiasm,” ...
https://thehill.com/business/5413175-coca-cola-cane-sugar-un…
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“Coca-Cola has used corn syrup in its U.S. sodas since the 1980s”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that high-fructose corn syrup has been used in the American formula since the early 1980s.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... high-fructose corn syrup used in the American formula since the early 1980s. Some tasters have said that Mexican Coca-Cola tastes better, while ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Coke
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 21, 2025 ... Coca-Cola has begun selling a soda that uses cane sugar, rather than high-fructose corn syrup, in the United States following a demand from ...
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/posts/coca-cola-has-begun-selli…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2025 ... Starting this fall, consumers in the U.S. will have the option to buy Coca-Cola's signature soda sweetened with domestic cane sugar instead ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/is-cane-sugar-coca-cola-…
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“In June, Trump doubled tariffs on imported aluminum to 50%”
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Multiple sources report Trump increasing tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50%, specifically mentioning Canadian aluminum and steel.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump said he's doubling tariffs on foreign steel to 50%, making the announcement during a May 30 visit to a U.S. Steel facility in Pennsylvania. Trump previously reversed his threat …
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/30/dona…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has introduced a new 10% global tariff rate after the Supreme Court ruled that the majority of tariffs he introduced in 2025 were illegal. Trump argues that his import taxes …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn93e12rypgo
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump ups planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50 percent: President Donald Trump says the increase of the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday ...
https://www.newswall.org/summary/president-donald-trump-offi…
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“The company's shares are up 13% this year”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific 13% stock increase for 2025.
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“adjusted revenue coming in at $12.62 billion, topping analysts' expectations of $12.54 billion, according to LSEG”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant results (Wikipedia entry for the coca plant and a corpus of English), and does not provide the revenue figures mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Coca refers to any of the four cultivated plants in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. It is known worldwide for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine. The leaves contain cocain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore ways you can be closer to the ones you love with meals worth sharing, festive playlists, and more holiday magic from Coke®. Shop all Coca-Cola sodas here.
https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en
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web search NEUTRAL — [Davies] 1.1 billion word corpus of American English, 1990-2010. Compare to the BNC and ANC. Large, balanced, up-to-date, and freely-available online.
https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/
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“Earnings per share were 87 cents, slightly ahead of the 83-cent forecast.”
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Multiple independent sources (CNBC, MarketBeat, and another financial report) confirm adjusted earnings of 87 cents per share against a forecast of 83 cents.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 22, 2025 ... Coke reported second-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of $3.81 billion, or 88 cents per share, up from $2.41 billion, or 56 cents ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/22/coca-cola-ko-q2-2025-earning…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 22, 2025 ... The food and beverage giant reported adjusted earnings of 87 cents per share, beating the consensus of 83 cents. Net revenues grew 1% to ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/higher-margins-sweeten-coca-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 23, 2025 ... The results were better in terms of earnings per share (EPS). The company delivered 87 cents per share, 4 cents better than the 83 cents ...
https://www.marketbeat.com/originals/coca-cola-q2-margins-ri…
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“most of its soda concentrate is made in the U.S.”
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Wikipedia confirms that The Coca-Cola Company produces the concentrate, which is then sold to bottling partners. While it doesn't explicitly say 'most' is in the US, the business model of concentrate production is verified.
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web search NEUTRAL — The drink has inspired imitators and created a whole classification of soft drink: colas. The Coca-Cola Company produces concentrate, which is then sold to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 21, 2025 ... Gilbert Cortes Guzman Mexico Coke is made with Corn Syrup or a mix of both many times. The Mexico exported coke to the US is cane sugar tho. 30w.
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/posts/coca-cola-has-begun-selli…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Coca‑Cola Company does not own, manage or control most local bottling companies. Our bottling partners. alt ...
https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/coca-cola-system
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“the stock's closing price of $70.07 on July 21, 2025”
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“If you invested one year ago: Percentage change: 10.5% Total: $1,105”
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“If you invested five years ago: Percentage change: 76.8% Total: $1,768”
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“If you invested 10 years ago: Percentage change: 132.3% Total: $2,323”
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“If you invested 20 years ago: Percentage change: 492.4% Total: $5,924”
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“the total return on an S&P 500 index fund, including reinvested dividends, would have been 109% over five years, 254% over 10 years and 652% over 20 years.”
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