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The company went public in 1919 for $40 a share.
Suffice it to say that a lot has changed since then.
Coca-Cola in 1925
In 1925, shares of Coca-Cola sold for $153.625, according toCoca-Colashistorical reporting.
Even then, it paid a dividend of $7 per share.
As of this writing, Coca-Cola trades at around $70 per share.
Butthe companys stock has splitsince 1925, and more than a few times.
Stock Splits
Coca-Cola has split its stock no fewer than 11 times since 1925.
At $70 a share, 9,216 shares would be worth $645,120 today.
Put another way, youd own around 60 shares today.
Not many companies can claim that title.
In Coca-Colas case, it can boast 63 years of consecutive dividend increases.
And its been paying dividends since 1920.
How many companies can say that?
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