COKE vs AEG Comparison

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc distributes, markets, and manufactures nonalcoholic beverages. It offers a range of nonalcoholic beverage products and flavors, including both sparkling and still beverages. Sparkling beverages are carbonated beverages, and the Company's principal sparkling beverage is Coca-Cola. Still beverages include energy products and non-carbonated beverages such as bottled water, ready-to-drink tea, ready-to-drink coffee, enhanced water, juices, and sports drinks. The Company has two operating segments: Nonalcoholic Beverages and All Other. Key revenue is generated from Nonalcoholic Beverages.

Aegon is a life insurance and long-term savings business listed in the Netherlands. It was listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the 1980s and now has mature operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and four growth markets of Brazil, China, Portugal, and Spain. In recent years, Aegon has been moving through an extensive transformation program during which management has sought to divest noncore operations and improve the risk profile of the business. Financial assets are the parts of the company that are now being run off. Aegon is looking to cycle out of capital-consumptive and volatile earnings products and recycle capital into capital-light and more predictable strategic businesses.