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AEL vs KO: Dividend Comparison 2026

AEL yields 0.67% · KO yields 2.70%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 KO wins by $10.3K in total portfolio value
10 years
AEL
AEL
● Live price
0.67%
Share price
$56.47
Annual div
$0.38
5Y div CAGR
26.8%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$23.8K
Annual income
$843.38
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KO
The Coca-Cola Company
● Live price
2.70%
Share price
$76.27
Annual div
$2.06
5Y div CAGR
24.3%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$34.1K
Annual income
$4,303.79
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Portfolio growth — AEL vs KO

📍 KO pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis PeriodAELKO
2008–2009
GFC
— No data— No data
2020 Q1–Q2
COVID
— No data— No data
2022 Q4
Rate Hike
— No data— No data
Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.
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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, AEL + KO cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

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Feb
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Jul
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AEL pays
KO pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

AEL
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$57.20/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$716.87/yr
KO
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$229.58/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$3,658.22/yr
At 15% tax rate, KO beats the other by $2,941.35/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000
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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of AEL + KO for your $10,000?

AEL: 50%KO: 50%
100% KO50/50100% AEL
Portfolio after 10yr
$28.9K
Annual income
$2,573.58/yr
Blended yield
8.90%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on KO right now

AEL
Analyst Ratings
2
Buy
17
Hold
Consensus: Hold
Price Target
$47.40
-16.1% upside vs current
Range: $43.00 — $55.00
Altman Z
0.2
Piotroski
5/9
KO
Analyst Ratings
29
Buy
16
Hold
3
Sell
Consensus: Buy
Price Target
$84.88
+11.3% upside vs current
Range: $81.00 — $88.00
Altman Z
5.0
Piotroski
7/9
Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

AEL buys
0
KO buys
0
No recent congressional trades found for AEL or KO in the last 90 days.
STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →
MetricAELKO
Forward yield0.67%2.70%
Annual dividend / share$0.38$2.06
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR26.8%24.3%
Portfolio after 10y$23.8K$34.1K
Annual income after 10y$843.38$4,303.79
Total dividends collected$3.4K$15.5K
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorStockConsumer Staples
Analyst consensusHoldBuy
Analyst price target$47.40$84.88

Year-by-year: AEL vs KO ($10,000, DRIP)

YearAEL PortfolioAEL Income/yrKO PortfolioKO Income/yrGap
1← crossover$10,785$85.33$10,846$335.73$61.00KO
2$11,649$109.06$11,829$430.64$180.00KO
3$12,604$139.59$12,988$555.50$384.00KO
4$13,666$178.98$14,372$721.34$706.00KO
5$14,852$229.96$16,049$944.01$1.2KKO
6$16,188$296.18$18,114$1,246.74$1.9KKO
7$17,704$382.55$20,702$1,664.24$3.0KKO
8$19,439$495.79$24,008$2,249.48$4.6KKO
9$21,445$645.12$28,317$3,085.19$6.9KKO
10$23,789$843.38$34,065$4,303.79$10.3KKO

AEL vs KO: Complete Analysis 2026

AELStock

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, through its subsidiaries, provides life insurance products in the United States. The company issues fixed index and rate annuities, as well as single premium immediate annuities. It markets its products through independent agents, including independent marketing organizations, broker/dealers, banks, and registered investment advisors. American Equity Investment Life Holding Company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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KOConsumer Staples

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, caffeine free Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Fanta Orange, Fanta Zero Orange, Fanta Zero Sugar, Fanta Apple, Sprite, Sprite Zero Sugar, Simply Orange, Simply Apple, Simply Grapefruit, Fresca, Schweppes, Thums Up, Aquarius, Ayataka, BODYARMOR, Ciel, Costa, Dasani, dogadan, FUZE TEA, Georgia, glacéau smartwater, glacéau vitaminwater, Gold Peak, Ice Dew, I LOHAS, Powerade, Topo Chico, AdeS, Del Valle, fairlife, innocent, Minute Maid, and Minute Maid Pulpy brands. It operates through a network of independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, as well as through bottling and distribution operators. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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