Consumer Goods & Restaurants
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Coca-Cola (KO): What This Company Actually Does
A plain-English read of Coca-Cola's business model — selling concentrate and brand, not bottles — built directly from its SEC filings.
2026-09-06The StoryCoca-Cola's Last Three Years: A CEO's Farewell Call, Wrapped Around a Reset in Ambition
How Coca-Cola went from raising guidance every quarter in 2024 to deliberately guiding much lower in 2025 and hitting that lower bar exactly — ending with a 17-year CEO's final earnings call, while diversity-related language quietly faded from its filings throughout.
2026-09-06Reverse DCFWhat KO's Stock Price Is Really Betting On
Reverse-engineering the growth rate Coca-Cola's share price already assumes — and comparing it with the company's actual growth record and its own forward guidance.
2026-09-06Company SnapshotPepsiCo (PEP): What This Company Actually Does
A plain-English read of PepsiCo's business model — snacks and beverages sold through retail worldwide — built directly from its SEC filings.
2026-09-06The StoryPepsiCo's Last Three Years: Three Straight 'Second-Half Recovery' Promises
How PepsiCo went from boasting 55 straight quarters of beating consensus to cutting guidance two years running — once mid-year — while repeating 'it gets better in the second half' for a third straight year.
2026-09-06Reverse DCFWhat PEP's Stock Price Is Really Betting On
Reverse-engineering the growth rate PepsiCo's share price already assumes — and comparing it with the company's actual growth record.
2026-09-06Company SnapshotMcDonald's (MCD): What This Company Actually Does
A plain-English read of McDonald's business model — leasing real estate and brand to franchisees — built directly from its SEC filings.
2026-09-06The StoryMcDonald's Last Two and a Half Years: Two Times Admitting 'It Wasn't Strategy, It Was Execution'
How McDonald's went from three years of near-double-digit growth to its first simultaneous slump across every segment in 2024 — recovering through 2025, then stumbling again in the U.S. in mid-2026.
2026-09-06Reverse DCFWhat MCD's Stock Price Is Really Betting On
Reverse-engineering the growth rate McDonald's share price already assumes — and comparing it with the company's recent actual growth record.
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