CELH vs KDP vs MNST Stock Comparison

Celsius Holdings, Keurig Dr Pepper and Monster Beverage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc.
$28.15 +0.6% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.14B
P/E
119.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.99 +9.5% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.46B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$46.44 +7.7% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$88.94B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Keurig Dr Pepper leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Keurig Dr Pepper 4, Celsius Holdings 4, Monster Beverage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCELHKDPMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.14B $47.46B $88.94B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.1x 33.3x 41.8x KDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 14.8x 38.7x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +82.9% +27.5% +20.4% CELH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 7.1% 23.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 4.3% — CELH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 6.7x — CELH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.6% +28.8% -33.4% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr +0.5%/yr +1.8%/yr MNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.1% 26.5% 73.7% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 40/100 61/100 CELH

Percentile Scorecard

CELHKDPMNST

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

AxisCELHKDPMNST
Valuation 54 #18 of 38 49 #20 of 38 16 #32 of 38
Growth 88 #5 of 33 50 #17 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 63 #12 of 31 67 #11 of 31 93 #3 of 31
Financial Health 65 #14 of 38 16 #32 of 38 95 #3 of 38
Shareholder Returns 55 #11 of 23 18 #19 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Overall 65 40 61
  • CELH 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

PeriodCELHKDPMNSTSPY
1 month +0.6%+9.5%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months -2.2%+16.2%-51.3% +3.5%
6 months -15.1%+24.3%-39.6% +7.0%
Year to date -38.5%+24.9%-39.4% +12.2%
1 year -55.6%+28.8%-33.4% +13.0%
3 years -47.2%+17.1%-6.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.2%+5.4%-2.4% +23.1%
5 years -11.6%+2.3%+9.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.4%+0.5%+1.8% +11.0%
10 years +4,039.7%-60.5%+90.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +45.1%-8.9%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCELHKDPMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.1%26.5%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.9%25.9%106.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.020.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.871.09-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-36.9%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%-0.6%-53.5% -1.8%
52-week high $62.22$35.19$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $23.77$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.

MultipleCELHKDPMNST
P/E now vs peer median 119.6xmedian 26.6x 33.4xmedian 26.6x 42.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 9.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 14.2x 17.9xmedian 14.2x 31.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 18.3x 24.2xmedian 18.3x 43.4xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 9.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.55median 2.09 -12.06median 2.09 2.56median 2.09

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 monthsCELHKDPMNST
Revenue $3.05B $20.09B $9.22B
Gross profit $1.49B $9.92B $5.12B
Operating income $160.31M $3.26B $2.69B
Net income $129.12M $1.50B $2.13B
Free cash flow $462.77M $1.97B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $1.05 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $631.23M $1.52B $2.19B
Total debt $667.85M $29.98B –
Shares (diluted) 256.93M 1.36B 1.98B
Enterprise value $4.75B $43.50B $77.19B

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
MetricCELHKDPMNST
P/E 119.6x 33.4x 42.7x
P/FCF 15.4x 24.2x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 18.8x 40.6x
P/S 2.3x 2.4x 9.9x
P/B 5.9x 1.6x 9.7x
P/Tangible book -39.6x -5.4x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA 29.7x 17.9x 31.2x
EV/EBIT 44.7x 23.3x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.8x 9.5x
EV/FCF 15.5x 38.6x 41.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 30.1x 39.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.55 -12.06 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCELHKDPMNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 82.9% 27.5% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 47.4% 11.3% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 76.4% 14.6% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 8.9% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.5% 22.4% 30.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.2% 10.4% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% -2.7% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.9% -2.3% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.7% -7.2% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -2.8% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 115.8% 19.4% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 9.0% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.5% 23.0% 13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.5% 6.4% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCELHKDPMNST
Gross margin 48.8% 49.4% 55.5%
EBITDA margin 7.9% 21.2% 30.5%
Operating margin 5.3% 16.2% 29.2%
Pretax margin 4.6% 9.8% 30.1%
Net margin 2.0% 7.1% 23.1%
FCF margin 15.2% 9.8% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 12.6% 24.3%
Return on equity 10.5% 5.1% 23.5%
Return on assets 2.5% 1.9% 19.1%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 4.3% –
Return on capital employed 3.9% 5.4% 28.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCELHKDPMNST
Debt / assets 12.9% 34.2% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 6.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 15.2x –
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 66.6% 17.7%
Equity / assets 23.2% 33.4% 82.3%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x 3.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.2x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 2.05 0.79 30.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCELHKDPMNST
Dividend yield – 2.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% -9.2% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% -6.6% 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.

ConsensusCELHKDPMNST
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.2% +11.8% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.30BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +13.6% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCELHKDPMNST
Held by institutions 65.3% 100.0% 67.5%
Institutions holding 540 852 1,359
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +12.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 296 469 738
Institutions selling 179 284 456
Buyers to sellers 1.65 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.

CELHKDPMNST
CELH 1.00 0.28 0.10
KDP 0.28 1.00 0.24
MNST 0.10 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CELH, KDP and MNST?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celsius Holdings (CELH) $7.14B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.46B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $88.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, CELH, KDP and MNST?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 119.1x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.3x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 20.5x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.8x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Celsius Holdings (CELH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celsius Holdings (CELH) +82.9%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 2.0%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Celsius Holdings (CELH) leads (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 7.7%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Celsius Holdings (CELH) -55.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +28.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.4%. Over five years, Monster Beverage (MNST) compounded fastest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) -2.4%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.5%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has been the steadiest (Celsius Holdings (CELH) 64.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CELH, 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, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) leads on 4. 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.