Here's How Much Dividend Income You'd Have Collected If You'd Bought 100 Shares of Coca-Cola 10 Years Ago
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By James Brumley – Apr 22, 2026 at 5:30AM ESTKey PointsCoca-Cola has not only paid a dividend like clockwork for decades now, but has raised its per-share payout every year for the past 64 years.These annual increases, however, haven’t necessarily been enormous.What Coca-Cola’s dividend growth may lack in yearly increases is more than made up for in consistency and capital gains.Most veteran investors will acknowledge Coca-Cola (KO 1.03%) is one of the market's most revered dividend stocks. But how good is it in practical terms? Specifically, how much dividend income would you have collected had you invested $4,454 in 100 shares of the beverage giant back in April 2016? Since that point in time, Coca-Cola's quarterly dividend payments have not only continued to be made like clockwork, but have grown from $0.35 per share then to $0.53 now. During this stretch, each share dished out a total of $17.12 worth of dividend payments. Owning 100 shares of KO, therefore, would have put $1,172 worth of cash payments into your portfolio during this 10-year timeframe. This figure assumes you aren't reinvesting dividends in more shares of the company, of course. Had you been doing so, you'd have pocketed at least a little more. Image source: Getty Images. Coca-Cola's stock isn't just generating reliable, growing income, though. It's also making gains of its own. Shares have grown from a price of $44.54 then to $75.48 now. That's a 69% gain. Or, illustrated another way, had you been reinvesting all of your dividend payments for the past decade, your $4,454 investment then would be worth $9,872 now. ExpandNYSE: KOCoca-ColaToday's Change(-1.03%) $-0.78Current Price$74.70Key Data PointsMarket Cap$322BDay's Range$74.61 - $75.5352wk Range$65.35 - $82.00Volume49KAvg Vol17MGross Margin61.75%Dividend Yield2.76% These numbers could be surprising to investors that may only see Coca-Cola as a boring, low-return name. There's an important takeaway regarding this growth, however. That is, even seemingly modest gains and consistent income can really add up over time. The key is trusting the process enough to continue investing money in quality companies even when it isn't easy or comfortable to do so. Clearly it's worth it, given enough time.Read NextApr 22, 2026 •By Jennifer Saibil3 Warren Buffett Stocks to Hold ForeverApr 21, 2026 •By Adria CiminoStock Market Turmoil: 3 Surefire Dividend Stocks to Buy NowApr 20, 2026 •By Parkev Tatevosian, CFAShould Investors Buy Coca-Cola Stock Before April 28?Apr 18, 2026 •By Neil PatelWith the Market in Turmoil, Is Coca-Cola a Buy, Sell, or Hold?Apr 17, 2026 •By Matt Frankel, CFPBest Stocks to Buy Now: Our Buy-and-Hold Picks for April 2026Apr 16, 2026 •By Jeremy BowmanBest Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy in 2026 and How to Invest in ThemAbout the AuthorJames Brumley is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering consumer staples and consumer discretionary stocks. James is a former licensed stockbroker with Charles Schwab, and a registered investment adviser. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with a specialization in finance from Transylvania University.TMFjbrumleyX@jbrumleyStocks MentionedCoca-ColaNYSE: KO$74.70(-1.03%)-$0.78*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.