CCEP vs KDP vs MNST Stock Comparison

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Keurig Dr Pepper and Monster Beverage Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.68 +9.2% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$47.59B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$46.19 +5.2% 1M -33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.91B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Monster Beverage leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Monster Beverage 3, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 3, Keurig Dr Pepper 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCEPKDPMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.19B $47.59B $90.91B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 33.4x 42.7x CCEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 14.6x 38.5x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +27.5% +20.4% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.1% 23.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.4% +25.9% -33.9% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr +0.0%/yr +1.7%/yr CCEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.9% 27.5% 73.5% CCEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 40/100 61/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

CCEPKDPMNST

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

AxisCCEPKDPMNST
Valuation 51 #19 of 38 49 #20 of 38 16 #32 of 38
Growth – 50 #17 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Profitability – 65 #12 of 32 94 #3 of 32
Financial Health 19 #31 of 38 16 #32 of 38 97 #2 of 38
Shareholder Returns 35 #16 of 24 22 #19 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Overall 35 40 61
  • CCEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KDP 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

PeriodCCEPKDPMNSTSPY
1 month +11.2%+9.2%+5.2% -1.0%
3 months +5.5%+16.8%-50.6% +2.9%
6 months +13.0%+18.7%-41.0% +6.4%
Year to date +22.2%+23.8%-39.8% +11.4%
1 year +21.4%+25.9%-33.9% +13.1%
3 years +89.0%+19.1%-7.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.6%+6.0%-2.6% +21.5%
5 years +109.7%+0.1%+9.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.0%+0.0%+1.7% +10.9%
10 years +193.0%-60.5%+88.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.4%-8.9%+6.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCEPKDPMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.9%27.5%73.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%25.9%105.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.060.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.94-0.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-36.9%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-1.4%-53.8% -2.5%
52-week high $114.23$35.19$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $85.43$25.31$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.

MultipleCCEPKDPMNST
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 27.0x 33.1xmedian 27.0x 42.5xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 9.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 17.8xmedian 14.4x 31.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 18.3x 24.0xmedian 18.3x 43.1xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x 9.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 -11.96median 2.03 2.54median 2.03

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 monthsCCEPKDPMNST
Revenue – $20.09B $9.22B
Gross profit – $9.92B $5.12B
Operating income – $3.26B $2.69B
Net income – $1.50B $2.13B
Free cash flow – $1.97B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) – $1.05 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $1.08B $1.52B $2.19B
Total debt $52.19B $29.98B –
Shares (diluted) 456.00M 1.36B 1.98B
Enterprise value $43.86B $43.64B $79.16B

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
MetricCCEPKDPMNST
P/E 23.0x 33.1x 42.5x
P/FCF 20.0x 24.0x 43.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.7x 40.4x
P/S 2.1x 2.3x 9.8x
P/B 5.4x 1.6x 9.7x
P/Tangible book -9.1x -5.3x 11.3x
EV/EBITDA – 17.8x 31.0x
EV/EBIT – 23.2x 32.4x
EV/Revenue – 3.8x 9.4x
EV/FCF – 38.4x 41.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.9x 38.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -11.96 2.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCEPKDPMNST
Revenue growth (1Y) – 27.5% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.6% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 22.4% 30.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.4% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.7% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -7.2% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.4% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.0% 13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCEPKDPMNST
Gross margin – 49.4% 55.5%
EBITDA margin – 21.2% 30.5%
Operating margin – 16.2% 29.2%
Pretax margin – 9.8% 30.1%
Net margin – 7.1% 23.1%
FCF margin – 9.8% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.6% 24.3%
Return on equity – 5.1% 23.5%
Return on assets – 1.9% 19.1%
Return on invested capital – 4.3% –
Return on capital employed – 5.4% 28.6%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCEPKDPMNST
Debt / assets 35.8% 34.2% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.7x –
Debt / FCF – 15.2x –
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 66.6% 17.7%
Equity / assets 26.2% 33.4% 82.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.78 30.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCEPKDPMNST
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield – -9.3% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -6.7% 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.

ConsensusCCEPKDPMNST
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 38.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.89FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +12.2% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.85BFY2026 $25.29BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.2% +13.6% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCEPKDPMNST
Held by institutions 33.8% 100.0% 67.5%
Institutions holding 576 852 1,359
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +12.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 268 469 738
Institutions selling 219 284 456
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.65 1.62

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.

CCEPKDPMNST
CCEP 1.00 0.42 0.26
KDP 0.42 1.00 0.24
MNST 0.26 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCEP, KDP and MNST?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) $51.19B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.59B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $90.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCEP, KDP and MNST?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 23.0x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.4x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 22.7x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.6x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +21.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +25.9%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.9%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +16.0%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.0%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has been the steadiest (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 23.9%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 27.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCEP, KDP 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, Monster Beverage (MNST) leads on 3. 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.