COCO vs MNST vs KO Stock Comparison

Vita Coco Company, Monster Beverage and Coca Cola Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc.
$56.37 -2.2% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$767.53M
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.66 +9.1% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.75B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.85 +5.4% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$400.16B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vita Coco Company leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vita Coco Company 5, Coca Cola 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOCOMNSTKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.23B $90.75B $400.16B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 42.7x 27.4x COCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 38.0x 28.3x KO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +20.4% +7.1% COCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 23.1% 28.7% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% -34.1% +30.9% COCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.1%/yr +1.4%/yr +10.3%/yr COCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 73.6% 19.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 60/100 58/100 COCO

Percentile Scorecard

COCOMNSTKO

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

AxisCOCOMNSTKO
Valuation 41 #23 of 38 16 #32 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Growth 91 #4 of 33 66 #12 of 33 56 #15 of 33
Profitability 80 #7 of 31 93 #3 of 31 97 #2 of 31
Financial Health 86 #6 of 37 94 #3 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Shareholder Returns 64 #9 of 23 32 #16 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Overall 72 60 58
  • COCO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOCOMNSTKOSPY
1 month -2.2%+9.1%+5.4% +0.9%
3 months -16.5%-53.0%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months -15.8%-40.6%+16.5% +8.5%
Year to date +6.3%-40.4%+31.4% +13.3%
1 year +33.5%-34.1%+30.9% +12.4%
3 years +131.4%-8.5%+66.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +32.3%-2.9%+18.5% +23.5%
5 years +317.6%+7.4%+62.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +33.1%+1.4%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years —+90.4%+117.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+6.6%+8.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCOCOMNSTKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%73.6%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%106.6%17.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.32-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.61-0.461.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-58.4%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.9%-54.3%-3.7% -0.9%
52-week high $84.02$99.94$95.34 $779.14
52-week low $39.88$41.62$67.54 $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.

MultipleCOCOMNSTKO
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 26.9x 42.0xmedian 26.9x 27.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.7x 9.7xmedian 1.7x 7.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 17.9x 30.6xmedian 17.9x 25.9xmedian 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 18.5x 42.6xmedian 18.5x 27.7xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.6x 9.6xmedian 2.6x 10.0xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 2.10 2.51median 2.10 2.47median 2.10

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 monthsCOCOMNSTKO
Revenue $767.53M $9.22B $51.05B
Gross profit $314.38M $5.12B $31.82B
Operating income $152.37M $2.69B $15.34B
Net income $120.47M $2.13B $14.78B
Free cash flow $144.02M $2.10B $14.28B
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $1.08 $3.39
Cash & equivalents $152.00M $2.19B $13.45B
Total debt – – $41.55B
Shares (diluted) 60.83M 1.98B 4.31B
Enterprise value $2.40B $79.00B $386.47B

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
MetricCOCOMNSTKO
P/E 26.9x 42.0x 27.0x
P/FCF 22.4x 42.6x 27.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.8x 40.0x 24.4x
P/S 4.2x 9.7x 7.7x
P/B 7.5x 9.6x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 11.2x 14.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 30.6x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 32.0x 27.6x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 9.3x 8.3x
EV/FCF 21.3x 41.0x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 38.4x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 2.51 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOCOMNSTKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 20.4% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 11.3% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.3% 21.2% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 13.6% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.9% 30.3% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.8% 13.9% 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.2% 35.2% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.2% 14.0% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 71.5% 34.6% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.9% 16.7% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 155.3% 9.0% 113.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 13.8% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 172.0% 13.1% 156.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 15.9% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOCOMNSTKO
Gross margin 41.0% 55.5% 62.3%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 30.5% 32.0%
Operating margin 19.9% 29.2% 30.0%
Pretax margin 20.2% 30.1% 35.0%
Net margin 15.7% 23.1% 28.7%
FCF margin 18.8% 22.8% 28.0%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 24.3% 31.8%
Return on equity 29.0% 23.5% 38.0%
Return on assets 19.0% 19.1% 13.7%
Return on invested capital – – 15.6%
Return on capital employed 33.2% 28.6% 18.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOCOMNSTKO
Debt / assets – – 38.5%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.7x
Debt / FCF – – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 17.7% 63.4%
Equity / assets 61.6% 82.3% 36.6%
Interest coverage – – 10.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 3.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 3.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 2.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 10.20 29.97 5.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOCOMNSTKO
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.1% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusCOCOMNSTKO
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 38.0xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.7%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +5.8% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $791.39MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.8%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.4% +2.2% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOCOMNSTKO
Held by institutions 86.1% 67.5% 75.2%
Institutions holding 339 1,359 3,643
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +2.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 215 738 1,808
Institutions selling 94 456 1,359
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.62 1.33

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.

COCOMNSTKO
COCO 1.00 0.08 0.13
MNST 0.08 1.00 0.18
KO 0.13 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COCO, MNST and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vita Coco Company (COCO) $3.23B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $90.75B, Coca Cola (KO) $400.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, COCO, MNST and KO?

Vita Coco Company (COCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 26.8x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca Cola (KO) is cheapest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 28.8x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.0x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vita Coco Company (COCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vita Coco Company (COCO) +26.0%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 15.7%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vita Coco Company (COCO) returned the most: Vita Coco Company (COCO) +33.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.1%, Coca Cola (KO) +30.9%. Over five years, Vita Coco Company (COCO) compounded fastest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) +33.1%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Vita Coco Company (COCO) 55.2%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COCO, MNST and KO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vita Coco Company (COCO) leads on 5. 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.