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Monster BeverageMNST

Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages · Corona, California · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$47.34+2.14%After hours: $46.70 (−1.35%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 42.2% over 1 year
Monster Beverage over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$35$40$45$50Nov2026MarMayJulSep$47.34$40$50NovMarJul$47.34
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$92.60B
Price to earnings43.9x
Forward P/E38.5x
Dividend yield–
Year to date+23.5%
One year+42.2%
Next earningsThu 5 Nov, after the close
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$33.16$49.97

Quality and valuation

How Monster Beverage compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Monster Beverage and 4 soft drinks & non-alcoholic beverages peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: pricier than most

A stronger business than most consumer staples companies, priced above most of them.

Monster Beverage trades at 38.5 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +20.4% vs +4.9%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 55.5% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 29.2% vs 13.6%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 22.8% vs 10.3%
MNST trades at 38.5x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages peers
KDP14.7xPEP16.4xCELH19.1xKO27.7xMNST38.5xSector median 16.6xKDP14.7xPEP16.4xCELH19.1xKO27.7xMNST38.5xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 22.0x earnings, MNST is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
15x20xAverage 19.7x2025202622.0x15x20xAverage 19.7x2025202622.0x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Monster Beverage's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 20.2% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$2.5bnQ2 ’26$0bn$1bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$2.5bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +20.2% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2520.2%Q2 ’260%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2520.2%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 29.2% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%30%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2529.2%Q2 ’260%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2529.2%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.1 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400m$600mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$461mQ2 ’26$0m$250m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$461mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsMNSTSector median
Revenue growth+20.4%+4.9%
Gross margin55.5%40.5%
Operating margin29.2%13.6%
Free cash flow margin22.8%10.3%
Price to earnings43.9x24.5x

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