Q3 Earnings: Coca-Cola Lifts Forecast, Royal Caribbean Bookings Rise 9%, Sherwin-Williams Misses EPS

3.2 · 4d ago · US · FINANCE

The Facts

  • Coca-Cola beat analysts' Q3 earnings and revenue expectations and raised its full-year outlook to comparable EPS growth of at least 11%, up from a prior 9%-10%. CNBC only
  • Coca-Cola's North America unit case volume was flat in Q3; overall volume was helped by higher demand outside North America. CNBC only
  • Royal Caribbean beat EPS expectations and narrowly missed on revenue; guests served rose 9% year over year to 2.7 million, and 2027 booking volumes were 'up in the high teens'. CNBC only
  • Royal Caribbean shares rose over 8% in Tuesday trading. CNBC only
  • Sherwin-Williams beat revenue expectations but missed EPS expectations; net sales rose 7.9% year over year, attributed to higher selling prices, partly offset by higher raw material and supply-chain costs. It maintained full-year guidance and cited muted expected demand through 2027. CNBC only
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  • UPS beat Wall Street expectations for Q3 EPS and revenue; U.S. revenue rose 4.5% to $14.86 billion. CEO Carol Tomé said Q4 domestic average daily volume will likely fall due to reduced Amazon deliveries. CNBC only
  • U.S. retail sales rose 0.8% in September after a 1.3% rise in August; September was boosted by gas station spending. CNBC only
  • Diesel prices hit a record $6.52 per gallon in September. CNBC only

Context

Early third-quarter earnings reports show companies describing U.S. consumer spending as resilient despite inflation, high fuel prices, high borrowing costs and U.S.-Iran tension. Results were mixed: Coca-Cola, Royal Caribbean and UPS reported solid demand, while Sherwin-Williams described a challenging demand environment and muted volumes.

Executives from Royal Caribbean, UPS and Coca-Cola characterized consumers as resilient or value-seeking.

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4 Business Analyst This is a roundup of mixed earnings from several mid-to-large companies plus routine economic data, with no single market-moving event, though Coca-Cola's guidance raise and the record diesel price give it some moderate economic significance.
4 News Editor This is a roundup of routine corporate quarterly earnings from several mid-to-large companies, with concrete but company-specific results and only one independent source, so its impact is limited to investors and industry watchers rather than the broad public.
3 Critical Reader This is a roundup of routine quarterly earnings beats and misses for several mid-to-large companies, with company-specific impacts that are limited and mostly already reported, and the 'resilient consumer' framing is largely executive rhetoric rather than a new concrete action.
3 Global Affairs Analyst This is a roundup of routine quarterly corporate earnings results from a few companies with limited broader geopolitical or economic impact, only tangentially touching on macro factors like record diesel prices and retail sales.
3 Science & Tech Analyst This is a roundup of routine quarterly earnings reports from several mid-to-large companies with limited broad impact, though the Coca-Cola guidance raise, UPS volume warning, and record diesel prices give it some modest significance.
3 Informed Citizen This is a roundup of routine corporate quarterly earnings from several companies, with company-specific results that mostly affect investors rather than ordinary people in a lasting way.
3 Policy Expert This story reports routine quarterly earnings results from several companies, with no new governmental action, law, or ruling, and impact limited to company shareholders and investors.

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