BUDA vs PEP vs MNST Stock Comparison

Buda Juice, Pepsico and Monster Beverage Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BUDA Buda Juice, Inc.
$6.55 -12.7% 1M
Market cap
$79.25M
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.56M
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
PEP Pepsico Inc
$142.71 +13.5% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$192.57B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$47.83 +10.6% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.78B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 6, Monster Beverage 3, Buda Juice 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBUDAPEPMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.25M $192.57B $89.78B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 17.7x 42.2x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.4x 16.6x 39.9x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.4% +20.4% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 11.1% 23.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 16.1% — PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.2x — BUDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -0.1% -29.5% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.0%/yr +0.9%/yr MNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.8% 21.8% 73.6% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 60/100 BUDA

Percentile Scorecard

BUDAPEPMNST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBUDAPEPMNST
Valuation 36 #24 of 37 64 #14 of 37 14 #32 of 37
Growth – 53 #16 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 69 #11 of 33 88 #5 of 33 94 #3 of 33
Financial Health 95 #3 of 38 35 #25 of 38 97 #2 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 83 #5 of 24 26 #18 of 24
Overall 67 64 60
  • BUDA ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBUDAPEPMNSTSPY
1 month -12.7%+13.5%+10.6% -5.9%
3 months -17.9%+3.1%-49.2% -4.6%
6 months -31.8%-8.7%-37.0% +0.2%
Year to date —-0.6%-37.6% +7.5%
1 year —-0.1%-29.5% +8.2%
3 years —-14.4%-14.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-5.1%-5.2% +19.0%
5 years —-14.0%+4.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-3.0%+0.9% +9.4%
10 years —+34.9%+112.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+3.0%+7.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBUDAPEPMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.8%21.8%73.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%20.3%106.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.29-0.170.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.00-0.40 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.1%-36.9%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-16.3%-52.1% -5.9%
52-week high $10.94$170.49$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $6.55$123.73$41.62 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBUDAPEPMNST
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 24.4x 17.9xmedian 24.4x 44.0xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 10.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 15.0x 12.6xmedian 15.0x 32.1xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 21.3x 18.6xmedian 21.3x 44.7xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x 10.0xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.16 1.79median 1.16 2.63median 1.16

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBUDAPEPMNST
Revenue $14.56M $98.24B $9.22B
Gross profit $6.04M $53.22B $5.12B
Operating income $2.98M $15.05B $2.69B
Net income $2.84M $10.97B $2.13B
Free cash flow $2.53M $10.47B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $0.22 $7.97 $1.08
Cash & equivalents – $10.68B $2.19B
Total debt $755.00K $51.88B –
Shares (diluted) 12.87M 1.37B 1.98B
Enterprise value $79.25M $150.33B $78.03B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBUDAPEPMNST
P/E 29.0x 17.9x 44.0x
P/FCF 32.5x 18.6x 44.7x
P/Operating cash flow 29.7x 13.3x 41.9x
P/S 5.7x 2.0x 10.2x
P/B 3.8x 8.6x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 22.9x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 12.6x 32.1x
EV/EBIT 27.8x 15.6x 33.6x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 2.4x 9.8x
EV/FCF 32.8x 22.5x 43.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x 16.1x 40.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.79 2.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBUDAPEPMNST
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.4% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.8% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 47.7% 30.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 50.8% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 51.4% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.3% 13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBUDAPEPMNST
Gross margin 41.5% 54.2% 55.5%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 19.1% 30.5%
Operating margin 20.5% 15.3% 29.2%
Pretax margin 22.9% 14.0% 30.1%
Net margin 19.5% 11.1% 23.1%
FCF margin 17.4% 10.7% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 14.8% 24.3%
Return on equity 13.3% 49.0% 23.5%
Return on assets 12.1% 9.8% 19.1%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 16.1% –
Return on capital employed 13.6% 19.4% 28.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBUDAPEPMNST
Debt / assets 3.2% 46.3% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 9.1% 79.9% 17.7%
Equity / assets 90.9% 20.1% 82.3%
Interest coverage – 13.6x –
Current ratio 15.2x 0.9x 3.7x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 3.1x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 24.89 3.54 31.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBUDAPEPMNST
Dividend yield – 4.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 0.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.5% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBUDAPEPMNST
Forward P/E 50.4xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 39.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.13FY2026 $8.59FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.0%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.5% +3.0% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.76MFY2026 $96.43BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.8%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +11.4% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBUDAPEPMNST
Held by institutions – 79.1% 67.5%
Institutions holding – 3,421 1,362
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.7% +3.0%
Institutions buying – 1,503 741
Institutions selling – 1,519 456
Buyers to sellers – 0.99 1.63

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BUDAPEPMNST
BUDA 1.00 -0.02 0.01
PEP -0.02 1.00 0.15
MNST 0.01 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUDA, PEP and MNST?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buda Juice (BUDA) $79.25M, Pepsico (PEP) $192.57B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, BUDA, PEP and MNST?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buda Juice (BUDA) 28.0x, Pepsico (PEP) 17.7x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Buda Juice (BUDA) 50.4x, Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 39.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monster Beverage (MNST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Buda Juice (BUDA) 19.5%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Buda Juice (BUDA) 11.5%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pepsico (PEP) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -0.1%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -29.5%. Over five years, Monster Beverage (MNST) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.0%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Buda Juice (BUDA) 68.8%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BUDA, PEP and MNST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pepsico (PEP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.