Board of Directors of The Coca‑Cola Company Elects New Officer and Approves 64th Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase

ATLANTA, Feb. 19, 2026 – The Board of Directors of The Coca‑Cola Company today announced the election of a new company officer and the approval of the company’s 64th consecutive annual dividend increase.

The company is raising the quarterly dividend approximately 4% from 51 cents to 53 cents per common share.

The quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual dividend of $2.12 per share, up from $2.04 per share in 2025. The first quarter dividend is payable April 1 to shareowners of record as of March 13.

The company returned $8.8 billion in dividends to shareowners in 2025, bringing the total amount of dividends paid to shareowners since Jan. 1, 2010, to $101.9 billion.

Head of Investor Relations, The board also elected Todd Beiger as a vice president. Effective March 31, he will become vice president and head of investor relations, succeeding Robin Halpern.

Beiger currently serves as chief financial officer for Costa Limited, a role he has held nearly four years. Costa is part of Coca‑Cola’s Europe operating unit.

Beiger joined Coca‑Cola in 2001 as a corporate mergers and acquisitions manager. During his 25-year career with the company, Beiger has worked in several leadership positions across the finance organization, including a key role in refranchising the company’s U.S. bottling territories.

Beiger also spent more than five years working in investor relations for Coca‑Cola earlier in his career.