The Coca-Cola Company

Who owns it

• Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (company)9.29%sec_filing · 2026-04-29
• Vanguard Group Inc.8.71%external_dataset · 2025-12-31
• BlackRock, Inc. (company)7.28%sec_filing · 2026-04-29
• State Street Corporation4.2%sec_filing · 2026-04-29
• Capital Group Companies3.2%sec_filing · 2025-03-17
• Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)2.5%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Geode Capital Management2.16%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Morgan Stanley2.14%external_dataset · 2026-03-31

3 further ownership links are recorded, but not from a filing we can point you to, so they are not shown here.

What’s documented

• 2026-12-31politicalDonationCorporate PAC contributed ~$115,000 to federal candidates/committees (2026 cycle).source →
• 2026-07-16lobbying6 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2026).source →
• 2026-06-11otherThe Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn voted to ban Israeli-made products, prompting an interfaith rally on June 11, 2026. The decision reflects growing BDS pressure at the consumer cooperative level. Companies targeted by BDS campaigns include Coca-Cola (Atarot factory), PepsiCo (SodaStream), and Alphabet (Project Nimbus). The coop's vote tests whether grassroots retail spaces will implement BDS policies ahead of corporate retailers.source →
• 2026-06-02environmentalOceana, NRDC, and Californians Against Waste filed a lawsuit on June 2, 2026, in San Francisco Superior Court challenging CalRecycle's implementation of SB 54, California's Plastic Pollution Prevention Act. The groups allege regulatory carve-outs weaken plastic-reduction mandates that apply to major producers including Coca-Cola, the world's top plastic polluter by Break Free From Plastic audit rankings.source →
• 2026-06-01environmentalCoca-Cola was named among the most boycotted companies of 2026, driven by its designation as the world's worst plastic polluter for six consecutive years. The company sells over 100 billion single-use plastic bottles annually. A 2026 Oceana report projects Coca-Cola products will contribute approximately 602 million kilograms of plastic waste to oceans and waterways yearly by 2030. Greenpeace criticized the company's recycling commitments as 'lip service,' noting Coca-Cola is single-handedly responsible for 11% of global plastic debris. Consumer boycott campaigns citing environmental harm have intensified through 2026.source →
• 2026-04-29otherBerkshire Hathaway holds 400 million shares of Coca-Cola (9.29%) as reported in Coca-Cola's 2026 DEF 14A proxy statement. Warren Buffett has held the Coca-Cola position since 1988, making it one of Berkshire's longest-held investments.source →
• 2026-04-28regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-04-28regulatoryAction1006 SEC filings on record (577 4, 110 8-K, 70 144, 24 10-Q, 22 3)source →
• 2026-04-20environmentalLos Angeles County's plastic pollution lawsuit against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo heads to trial management conference on April 20, 2026, with trial set to begin May 12 if mediation fails. The lawsuit alleges both companies misled the public about recyclability of plastic beverage containers. Coca-Cola produces an estimated 3.2 million metric tons of plastic annually; PepsiCo produces approximately 2.5 million metric tons.source →
• 2026-04-01environmentalCoca-Cola's plastic packaging usage reached 7.95 billion pounds in 2024, a 21% increase since 2019 and a 4.6% increase from 2023. At current growth rates, the company is projected to use over 9.1 billion pounds of plastic annually by 2030. Coca-Cola has been named the world's top plastic polluter by Break Free From Plastic for six consecutive years, accounting for 11% of all branded global plastic pollution.source →
• 2026-03-24environmentalThe U.S. Virgin Islands' plastic pollution lawsuit against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will proceed in local courts after a March 2026 ruling by federal Judge Robert Molloy denied the companies' attempt to move the case to federal court. The USVI government alleges the companies caused widespread plastic pollution while falsely promoting bottles as recyclable. The territory's two landfills are at or near capacity.source →
• 2026-03-15otherCoca-Cola remains on the BDS priority boycott list due to its factory operations in the illegal Israeli settlement of Atarot. A UN report confirmed the company's settlement operations contribute to the occupation economy. Coca-Cola's Atarot facility continues to produce beverages within territory internationally recognized as occupied Palestinian land under the Fourth Geneva Convention.source →
• 2026-03-01otherThe BDS movement called for escalated boycotts of Coca-Cola during Ramadan 2026, building on the November 2024 addition of Coca-Cola to the official BDS priority boycott list. Campaign materials highlighted Coca-Cola Israel's distribution center in the Atarot Settlement Industrial Zone.source →
• 2026-02-20regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-02-10regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-01-15environmentalLos Angeles County's lawsuit against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo over plastic pollution progressed in 2026. Filed October 2024, it alleges both companies — ranked the world's top two plastic polluters for five consecutive years — misled the public on recyclability of plastic beverage containers. Coca-Cola produces an estimated 3.224 million metric tons and PepsiCo 2.5 million metric tons of plastic annually.source →
• 2026-01-15environmentalCoca-Cola's plastic packaging usage reached 7.95 billion pounds in 2024, a 21% increase since 2019 and 4.6% increase from 2023. The company is on track to use over 9.1 billion pounds of plastic annually by 2030. Coca-Cola has been named the world's top plastic polluter by Break Free From Plastic for six consecutive years and accounts for 11% of all branded global plastic pollution.source →
• 2026-01-14regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filingsource →
• 2026-01-10lobbyingUnion leaders criticized Telus for receiving lucrative federal and provincial government contracts and subsidies while cutting thousands of jobs; USW and CUPE lobbied the federal government to attach job-preservation conditions to telecom subsidiessource →
• 2026-01-09laborRelationsTelus offered voluntary severance packages to approximately 700 more employees across Canada in January 2026, totaling nearly 1,400 severance offers in under a year; customer complaints to the CCTS rose 62% in 2025 compared to 2024source →
• 2025-12-31lobbyingReported ~$200,000 in US federal lobbying activity (2025) on Beverage Industry; lobbied 2 government entities.source →
• 2025-12-31lobbyingThe Coca-Cola Company spent $5.02 million on federal lobbying in 2025, with lobbying efforts focused on tariff policy, OECD Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 model rules, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, and corporate and international taxation issues.source →
• 2025-12-10regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filingsource →
• 2025-12-02lobbying8 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2025).source →
• 2025-12-01environmentalMajor beverage companies including Coca-Cola have dropped or scaled back their plastic reduction and recycling goals. Despite being named the world's top corporate plastic polluter for the sixth consecutive year in Break Free From Plastic audits, Coca-Cola-branded plastic pollution was found in 40 of 42 participating countries.source →
• 2025-12-01otherCoca-Cola experienced significant sales declines in multiple markets due to BDS boycotts: market share in Pakistan dropped from 12% to 2.5%, sales fell 23% in Bangladesh, and more than half of consumers in the MENA region reported boycotting the brand.source →
• 2025-10-21regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-10-16regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-08-15otherCoca-Cola reported a 5% sales decline in Türkiye in Q2 2025, with sparkling-beverage market share falling from 59% to 54%, and a 3% drop in Asia-Pacific volumes (5% in India), amid sustained Gaza-related boycotts of brands tied to Israel.source →
• 2025-08-01regulatoryActionVanguard was ordered to pay a $19.5 million civil penalty by the SEC for disclosure failures related to adviser compensation. Between August 2020 and December 2023, Vanguard tied parts of advisers' performance evaluations and bonuses to client enrollment and retention metrics in its Personal Advisor Services program, while marketing content downplayed or misstated these conflicts of interest.source →
• 2025-06-01environmentalCoca-Cola faced ongoing scrutiny over water extraction practices in water-stressed regions globally, with communities in India, Mexico, and the United States reporting aquifer depletion and water access impacts near Coca-Cola bottling operations.source →
• 2025-05-11environmentalIn May 2025, a UN Special Rapporteur raised concerns over Coca-Cola's packaging practices in Samoa, prompting Break Free From Plastic to call for greater accountability for the company's single-use plastic impact in Pacific Island nations.source →
• 2025-05-11environmentalA UN Special Rapporteur raised formal concerns about Coca-Cola's packaging practices in Samoa, highlighting the environmental and health impacts of single-use plastic bottles in Pacific Island nations with limited waste management infrastructure.source →
• 2025-04-17environmentalThe Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands filed suit against Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and local affiliates over plastic pollution and deceptive practices regarding plastic recycling claims — alleging companies misled consumers about the recyclability of plastic beverage containers.source →
• 2025-04-01otherCoca-Cola remains on the BDS priority boycott list due to its factory operations in the illegal Israeli settlement of Atarot. A UN report confirmed many BDS corporate targets are not only complicit in Israel's apartheid regime but are illegally funding it. Coca-Cola's settlement operations were documented as contributing to the occupation economy.source →
• 2025-03-15environmentalA March 2025 report by ocean conservation organization Oceana estimated that Coca-Cola products will account for approximately 602 million kilograms of plastic waste entering oceans and waterways annually by 2030. The company produces over 3 million tonnes of plastic packaging per year.source →
• 2025-03-15environmentalIn December 2024, Coca-Cola abandoned its 25% reusable packaging target by 2030 and reduced its recycled material goal from 50% to 35-40% by 2035. Oceana's March 2025 report documented Coca-Cola doubling down on single-use plastic. Coca-Cola has been named the world's top plastic polluter by Break Free From Plastic for six consecutive years (2018-2023). The UN Special Rapporteur raised concerns about Coca-Cola's packaging practices in Samoa in May 2025.source →
• 2025-03-01otherIn March 2025, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign made Coca-Cola one of two strategic boycott targets for its new 'Don't Buy Apartheid' campaign, covering brands including Schweppes, Sprite, Fanta, Smart Water, and Costa Coffee.source →
• 2025-03-01otherThe Palestine Solidarity Campaign launched a 'Don't Buy Apartheid' campaign in March 2025, making Coca-Cola and its brands one of two strategic boycott targets alongside Israeli fresh produce.source →
• 2025-03-01otherThe BDS National Committee called for escalation of the Coca-Cola boycott during Ramadan 2025, citing the company's Israeli partner Central Bottling Company's operations in the Atarot Industrial Zone and distribution to Israeli military units.source →
• 2025-03-01otherIn March 2025, Palestine Solidarity Campaign made Coca-Cola and its brands (including Schweppes, Sprite, Fanta, Innocent, Smart Water, and Costa Coffee) one of two strategic boycott targets for its 'Don't Buy Apartheid' campaign.source →
• 2025-02-01laborRelationsTelus offered voluntary severance packages to approximately 700 employees nationwide across network operations, engineering, and business solutions, continuing a restructuring that has eliminated roughly 3,300 jobs since 2023source →
• 2025-01-17regulatoryActionVanguard agreed to pay $106.41 million to settle SEC charges for misleading statements about capital gains distributions and tax consequences for retail investors holding Vanguard Investor Target Retirement Funds in taxable accounts. The SEC found Vanguard lowered minimum investment for Institutional TRFs from $100 million to $5 million in December 2020, triggering mass redemptions that generated unexpected taxable capital gains for remaining Investor TRF holders.source →
• 2025-01-09environmentalBlackRock withdrew from the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative on January 9, 2025, causing NZAM to temporarily suspend its activities pending a review. BlackRock stated that its participation in climate-focused groups had caused confusion about its investment practices and subjected the firm to legal inquiries from state officials. BlackRock had been among the founding members of NZAM and managed over $11 trillion in assets at the time of withdrawal.source →
• 2025-01-01otherCoca-Cola Israel's subsidiary Tabor Winery was identified as producing wines from grapes sourced from vineyards located on occupied land in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Syrian Golan.source →
• 2025-01-01otherCoca-Cola's market share in Pakistan declined from 12% to 2.5% as consumers switched to local brands Pakola and Cola Next amid the BDS-linked boycott. Sales in Bangladesh fell 23% and Egypt experienced double-digit percentage declines.source →
• 2025-01-01environmentalCoca-Cola has faced ongoing criticism and legal challenges in multiple countries regarding water extraction and privatization practices, particularly in communities facing water scarcity in India, Mexico, and parts of Latin America.source →
• 2025-01-01environmentalCoca-Cola has been identified as a top global plastic polluter in multiple annual Break Free From Plastic brand audits, ranking as one of the three largest contributors to plastic pollution worldwide.source →
• 2024-12-31lobbyingReported ~$100,000 in US federal lobbying activity (2024) on Beverage Industry; lobbied 4 government entities.source →
• 2024-12-31lobbyingVanguard Group spent $2,650,000 on federal lobbying in 2024. The company's PAC made $502,046 in political contributions during the 2024 election cycle, including $382,500 to federal candidates.source →

What we’ve classified so far

• environmental damage42
• conflict profiteering16
• political influence8
• worker exploitation3
• monopoly abuse2

53 further documented actions have not been classified yet. These counts show what we have got to, not a total.