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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (CCEP.L)

Consumer Defensive Balanced

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is the massive engine that bottles, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola drinks across Western Europe, Australia, and beyond.

£81.90
≈ 8,190p · London-listed shares are usually quoted in pence (GBX) elsewhere; the Almanac shows pounds (£1 = 100p).

Is Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is the massive engine that bottles, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola drinks across Western Europe, Australia, and beyond.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price+21.3%
52-week range+11% past year
£81.90
Low £62.80High £85.45
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put £1,000 into Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC
£1,213+21%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
£36.16B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
172.19K
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
£81.45 – £82.95
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
£62.80 – £85.45
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
22.4
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
2.2%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
0.47
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 0.47
Calm
Wild
Steadier than most

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +3% past week · ▲ +11% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Long-term success in emerging market territories

The bear case

Significant shift in health regulations or consumer tastes

What does Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC do?

Think of this company as the local partner that takes the famous Coca-Cola brand and turns it into the physical bottles and cans you see on supermarket shelves. Profits stem from managing the complex logistics of getting millions of drinks from factories to shops, taking a slice of the profit on every unit sold. How they keep a lid on costs like aluminium and sugar, all while running their vast distribution network smoothly, is the thing worth following.

VQGMI
Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on momentum and income, and weakest on value.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 24Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 49Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 53Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 72Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 54
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Momentum screens high (72/100)
  • Strong brand recognition through the Coca-Cola partnership
  • Highly efficient distribution network
  • Relatively stable share price compared to the wider market
What to watch
  • Value screens low (24/100)
  • Increasing government taxes on sugary drinks
  • Changing consumer preferences towards healthier alternatives
  • Supply chain disruptions affecting production

What do Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC's numbers mean?

P/E
21.5
This shows how much you are paying for every pound of the company's annual profit; a higher number suggests investors expect future growth.
Gross margin
35.6%
This is the percentage of sales left over after paying for the raw ingredients and manufacturing, showing how efficiently they produce their drinks.
Dividend yield
2.3%
This represents the annual cash payout to shareholders as a percentage of the share price, acting as a regular income stream.
Beta
0.5
A number below 1 suggests the share price tends to be less jumpy and more stable than the wider stock market.

Does Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC pay a dividend?

Yes - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC currently pays a dividend of about 2.2% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

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What are the scenarios for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

£92£82£62today · £82▲ Bull · £88• Base · £82▼ Bear · £76in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%Strong summer sales boost volume
Base
-2% to +2%Steady demand matches expectations
Bear
-5% to -10%Higher raw material costs squeeze margins

What are the pros and cons of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC?

4bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case4
  • Strong brand recognition through the Coca-Cola partnership
  • Highly efficient distribution network
  • Relatively stable share price compared to the wider market
  • Consistent history of paying dividends
The catch3
  • High reliance on a single major brand partner
  • Vulnerable to rising costs of ingredients and packaging
  • Limited revenue growth in mature markets
Key risks3
  • Increasing government taxes on sugary drinks
  • Changing consumer preferences towards healthier alternatives
  • Supply chain disruptions affecting production
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: GBP · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.