THIRD QUARTER 2026 TRADING UPDATE

Strong Q3 drives improved FY revenue guidance

Coca-Cola HBC AG, a growth-focused Consumer Packaged Goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company, today announces its Q3 2026 trading update.

Third quarter highlights

Relentless focus on strategic priorities drives organic revenue growth1 of 9.0%

  • Strong momentum in volumes, with organic growth of 5.4%, led by Sparkling +4.5% and Energy +24.7%
  • Organic revenue per case up 3.4%, driven by targeted revenue growth management initiatives 
  • Reported revenue grew 9.6%, driven by strong organic growth and a small benefit from FX translation
  • Value share growth of 70 basis points in Non-Alcoholic Ready-To-Drink (NARTD) year-to-date2

Strong organic volume and revenue growth across all three segments

  • Established: Organic revenue growth of 8.0%, with volumes up 5.6% reflecting strong in-market execution during the peak season
  • Developing: Organic revenue up 8.7%, led by revenue per case expansion, with volumes up 3.7%
  • Emerging: Organic revenue up 9.8%, with strong volume growth of 5.8%, led by Nigeria

Continued investment in our 24/7 portfolio and bespoke capabilities

  • Strength in Trademark Coke, as we leveraged innovations, FIFA World CupTM activations and local partnerships across key music and meal occasions, in partnership with The Coca-Cola Company
  • New visual identity of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar now rolled out to the majority of our markets, with dedicated activations and focused execution
  • Accelerating momentum in Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Zero Caffeine, delivering triple-digit growth
  • Ongoing strength in Powerade, benefitting from FIFA World CupTM activations in July and local sports partnerships
  • Strong Energy growth was supported by Monster innovations and local marketing activations
  • Strong growth of Coffee in the out-of-home channel, our strategic priority

Remain on track to complete the acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa by the end of 2026

  • Clearance by antitrust authorities received in five out of six jurisdictions to date; Tanzania pending

We are pleased to have delivered another strong quarter, with organic revenues increasing 9.0%. This performance was underpinned by our relentless focus on delivering our strategy, resulting in broad-based volume growth across our 24/7 portfolio.

“Through exciting innovation, compelling brand activations, and strong execution during the important summer period, we have continued to capture growth opportunities across our markets. These actions, together with continued investment in our portfolio and bespoke capabilities, are driving the consistency of our performance and resulting in sustained market share gains.

“Despite an ongoing uncertain and dynamic macro environment, we enter the final quarter well positioned to deliver on our full-year targets. I would like to thank our teams, customers, The Coca-Cola Company and all our partners for their continued commitment and support.

Zoran Bogdanovic Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola HBC AG

Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025 growth (%)

Net sales revenue

Volume

Net sales revenue per unit case

 

Organic1

Reported

Organic1

Reported

Organic1

Reported

Group

9.0

9.6

5.4

5.4

3.4

4.0

Established markets

8.0

8.1

5.6

5.6

2.3

2.4

Developing markets

8.7

9.7

3.7

3.7

4.8

5.7

Emerging markets

9.8

10.5

5.8

5.8

3.8

4.5

 

1For details on APMs refer to ‘Alternative Performance Measures’ and ‘Definitions and reconciliations of APMs’ sections.

2Period refers to August year-to-date 2026, according to Nielsen and HIST methodology, excluding Russia.