Irochka_T/iStock via Getty ImagesIntroduction 6.3%! That's the average annual return of the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) since January 2004. That's not a great return, especially considering that this 3.1%-yielding stock isn't your typical "cash cow" where income is so high that capital gains are secondary. Over the past ten years, Coca-Cola has returned 106%, including dividends. This performance lags a mile behind the 233% return of the S&P 500 and even fails to beat the (with all due respect) boring u ...