National rank
#17
Position in the 2026 American CEO Performance Ranking.
CEO & company research profile · Reviewed 2026-09-13
James Quincey: The Coca-Cola Company
James Quincey ranks #17 in the 2026 American CEO Performance Ranking with a Meridian score of 76.7. The profile explains the operating evidence behind the score.
Meridian score
76.7 / 100
Composite score using the common seven-factor Meridian framework.
Company
The Coca-Cola Company
A nationally significant listed company included in the 2026 research universe.
Why this CEO ranks here
Performance signal
Pricing power, brand strength and asset-light economics continue to produce resilient growth and cash returns across a mature global portfolio.
The ranking gives the greatest weight to shareholder outcomes, revenue and earnings execution, and capital efficiency. Strategic execution, innovation, workforce signals and governance provide the remaining score.
Why The Coca-Cola Company matters
Scale and relevance
The Coca-Cola Company is included because its size, market position and strategic importance make its leadership outcomes material to the national business landscape.
Evidence standard
The profile relies first on company filings, annual results and investor disclosures. Market and sector context is retained so structurally faster-growing industries are not rewarded automatically.
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Meridian uses annual reports, official results, filings and attributable investor disclosures as the primary evidence layer. Comparative scores are versioned and may change as new evidence becomes available.