Bottler Coca-Cola HBC announced that net revenue from sales reached €6.22 billion in the first half of the year, 10.8% higher than during the same period in 2025.
Operating profit rose 17% to €760.1 million, and the operating profit margin increased to 12% from 11.5%. Net profit rose 15.5% to €548.5 million. Any negative impact that the crisis in the Middle East and the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine have had on sales was offset by a spike in sales during the FIFA World Cup, which started on June 11.
The rise in energy drink sales (26.1%) far outpaced that of carbonated sodas (6.4%). First-half results led the company to revise upward its guidance on sales and profits for all of 2026.
CEO Zoran Bogdanovic said that Coca-Cola HBC is in talks with the Coca-Cola company to enter the fast-growing protein drink market.
