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Nvidia Stock Is Now Cheaper Than Coca-Cola. Here's the Math.

The market's most valuable company now trades at a discount to a soda maker.

Nvidia Stock Is Now Cheaper Than Coca-Cola. Here's the Math.

Published July 5, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Here is a sentence that shouldn't be possible. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), the most valuable company in the world, is now cheaper than Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) -- at least by the measure investors lean on most when they're paying for future profits. As of this writing, Nvidia trades at about 22 times forward earnings. Coca-Cola trades at about 26 times.

The two stocks arrived at this inversion from opposite directions. Coca-Cola closed Thursday at $84.14, a record high, after rising about 20% in 2026. Nvidia sits roughly 18% below its 52-week high after months of investor second-guessing about how long the artificial intelligence (AI) spending boom can run. The divergence sharpened this week: on Thursday alone, Coca-Cola jumped 3.5% to its record while Nvidia slipped.

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