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USM vs KO: Dividend Comparison 2026

USM yields 2.60% · KO yields 2.70%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 KO wins by $10.5K in total portfolio value· pulled ahead in Year 4
10 years
USM
USM
● Live price
2.60%
Share price
$77.01
Annual div
$2.00
5Y div CAGR
0%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$23.6K
Annual income
$307.09
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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 — USM vs KO

📍 KO pulled ahead of the other in Year 4

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 PeriodUSMKO
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, USM + KO cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

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USM 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.

USM
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$220.75/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$261.03/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 $3,397.19/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 USM + KO for your $10,000?

USM: 50%KO: 50%
100% KO50/50100% USM
Portfolio after 10yr
$28.8K
Annual income
$2,305.43/yr
Blended yield
8.00%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on KO right now

USM
Analyst Ratings
4
Buy
5
Hold
1
Sell
Consensus: Hold
Price Target
$80.50
+4.5% upside vs current
Range: $75.00 — $86.00
Altman Z
2.1
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)

USM buys
0
KO buys
13
PoliticianChamberTickerTypeAmountDate
Markwayne Mullin🏛 Senate$KO▲ Buy$15,001 - $50,0002025-12-29
Markwayne Mullin🏛 Senate$KO▲ Buy$15,001 - $50,0002025-12-29
Lloyd Doggett🏢 House$KO▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-12-15
Sheldon Whitehouse🏛 Senate$KO▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-11-21
Sheldon Whitehouse🏛 Senate$KO▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-11-21
Julia Letlow🏢 House$KO▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-11-03
Lisa McClain🏢 House$KO▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-09-25
Lisa McClain🏢 House$KO▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-09-25
Val Hoyle🏢 House$KO▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-09-23
Ro Khanna🏢 House$KO▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002025-09-05
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MetricUSMKO
Forward yield2.60%2.70%
Annual dividend / share$2.00$2.06
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR0%24.3%
Portfolio after 10y$23.6K$34.1K
Annual income after 10y$307.09$4,303.79
Total dividends collected$2.8K$15.5K
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorStockConsumer Staples
Analyst consensusHoldBuy
Analyst price target$80.50$84.88

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

YearUSM PortfolioUSM Income/yrKO PortfolioKO Income/yrGap
1$10,960$259.71$10,846$335.73+$114.00USM
2$11,993$266.01$11,829$430.64+$164.00USM
3$13,104$272.04$12,988$555.50+$116.00USM
4← crossover$14,300$277.81$14,372$721.34$72.00KO
5$15,584$283.32$16,049$944.01$465.00KO
6$16,963$288.56$18,114$1,246.74$1.2KKO
7$18,444$293.56$20,702$1,664.24$2.3KKO
8$20,034$298.30$24,008$2,249.48$4.0KKO
9$21,739$302.81$28,317$3,085.19$6.6KKO
10$23,568$307.09$34,065$4,303.79$10.5KKO

USM vs KO: Complete Analysis 2026

USMStock

United States Cellular Corporation provides wireless telecommunications services in the United States. The company offers wireless services, including voice, messaging, and data services. It also provides devices, such as smartphones and other handsets, tablets, wearables, mobile hotspots, routers, and internet of things devices. In addition, the company offers various accessories, such as cases, screen protectors, chargers, and memory cards; and consumer electronics, including audio, home automation, and networking products; as well as offers option to purchase devices and accessories under installment contracts. Further, the company offers roaming, wireless eligible telecommunications carrier, and wireless tower rental services. It serves consumer, business, and government customers with 5.0 million connections, including 4.4 million postpaid, 0.5 million prepaid, and 0.1 million reseller and other connections in 21 states. The company provides its products and services through retail sales, direct sales, third-party national retailers, and independent agents, as well as e-commerce and telesales. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. United States Cellular Corporation is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

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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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