The soda wars are heating up. This fall, Coca-Cola will introduce a new Coke sweetened with American cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. President Donald Trump, who has a Diet Coke button on the Resolute desk,

Mexican Coke sweetened with cane sugar tends to be a go-to beverage for Coca-Cola fans who want to avoid the U.S.-made version of the beverage with corn syrup. But soon, Coca-Cola will offer a version of its classic beverage sweetened with cane sugar manufactured in the U.S., according to multiple reports.

The switch to Pepsi products was first made in 2013, according to CNN. Costco said at the time it was making the change from Coca-Cola, it's longtime food court beverage supplier, over pricing and preserving the $1.50 cost of the hot dog-soda combo.

Cola on Tuesday laid out plans to launch a new product made with cane sugar in the U.S. this year and beat estimates for quarterly results on resilient demand for zero-calorie drinks as well as higher prices.

Here's how much a $1,000 investment in Coca-Cola would be worth today, assuming dividends were reinvested, based on the stock's closing price of $70.07 on July 21, 2025. By comparison, the total return on an S&P 500 index fund, including reinvested dividends, would have been 109% over five years, 254% over 10 years and 652% over 20 years.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is set to release its earnings on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Analyzing the past five years, Coca-Cola stock has shown a pattern of positive one-day returns after earnings announcements, occurring in 72% of cases. The median positive return recorded was 1.4%, with a maximum one-day positive return of 4.7%.

Coca-Cola announced it is making a version with cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Here’s what research says about its health risks compared with sugar.

Now, Coca-Cola is back in the news this week after rumors of a recipe change swirled, originating from an unlikely source. Rumors have been swirling that for the first time in over 40 years, Coca-Cola may be switching from using high-fructose corn syrup in its soda back to real cane sugar.