COKE vs MNST vs CELH Stock Comparison

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Monster Beverage and Celsius Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$46.44 +7.7% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$90.98B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc.
$28.15 +0.6% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.13B
P/E
119.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coca-Cola Consolidated leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca-Cola Consolidated 6, Celsius Holdings 3, Monster Beverage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOKEMNSTCELHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.80B $90.98B $7.13B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 42.7x 119.6x COKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 38.7x 20.5x COKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% +20.4% +82.9% CELH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 23.1% 2.0% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% — 7.7% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 0.2x CELH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.48% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.5% -33.4% -55.6% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.8%/yr +1.8%/yr -2.4%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 73.7% 64.1% COKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 61/100 65/100 CELH

Percentile Scorecard

COKEMNSTCELH

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

AxisCOKEMNSTCELH
Valuation 81 #8 of 38 16 #32 of 38 54 #18 of 38
Growth 47 #18 of 33 69 #11 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Profitability 73 #9 of 31 93 #3 of 31 63 #12 of 31
Financial Health 27 #28 of 38 95 #3 of 38 65 #14 of 38
Shareholder Returns 9 #21 of 23 32 #16 of 23 55 #11 of 23
Overall 47 61 65
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CELH ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOKEMNSTCELHSPY
1 month +9.7%+7.7%+0.6% -0.8%
3 months +12.1%-51.3%-2.2% +3.5%
6 months +7.7%-39.6%-15.1% +7.0%
Year to date +36.2%-39.4%-38.5% +12.2%
1 year +63.5%-33.4%-55.6% +13.0%
3 years +229.2%-6.9%-47.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.8%-2.4%-19.2% +23.1%
5 years +433.7%+9.4%-11.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +39.8%+1.8%-2.4% +11.0%
10 years +1,344.8%+90.7%+4,039.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +30.6%+6.7%+45.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOKEMNSTCELHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%73.7%64.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%106.6%70.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.120.331.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.67-0.45-0.87 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-58.4%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-53.5%-54.8% -1.8%
52-week high $216.91$99.94$62.22 $779.14
52-week low $127.97$41.62$23.77 $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.

MultipleCOKEMNSTCELH
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 26.6x 42.7xmedian 26.6x 119.6xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 9.9xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 14.2x 31.2xmedian 14.2x 29.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 18.3x 43.4xmedian 18.3x 15.4xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median -23.6xmedian 2.6x 9.7xmedian 2.6x 5.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.09median 2.09 2.56median 2.09 3.55median 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 monthsCOKEMNSTCELH
Revenue $7.69B $9.22B $3.05B
Gross profit $3.01B $5.12B $1.49B
Operating income $997.62M $2.69B $160.31M
Net income $549.96M $2.13B $129.12M
Free cash flow $644.04M $2.10B $462.77M
EPS (diluted) $7.16 $1.08 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $171.69M $2.19B $631.23M
Total debt $2.51B – $667.85M
Shares (diluted) 76.78M 1.98B 256.93M
Enterprise value $9.43B $79.23B $4.75B

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
MetricCOKEMNSTCELH
P/E 25.3x 42.7x 119.6x
P/FCF 18.3x 43.4x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 40.6x 14.0x
P/S 1.5x 9.9x 2.3x
P/B -23.6x 9.7x 5.9x
P/Tangible book -9.3x 11.4x -39.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 31.2x 29.7x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 32.6x 44.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 9.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 22.0x 41.7x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 39.1x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.09 2.56 3.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTCELH
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% 20.4% 82.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 11.3% 47.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 21.2% 76.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 13.6% 51.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 30.3% -7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 13.9% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% 35.2% -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 14.0% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 34.6% -36.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 16.7% 33.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 9.0% 115.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 13.8% 66.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 13.1% 119.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 15.9% 67.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTCELH
Gross margin 39.1% 55.5% 48.8%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 30.5% 7.9%
Operating margin 13.0% 29.2% 5.3%
Pretax margin 9.7% 30.1% 4.6%
Net margin 7.2% 23.1% 2.0%
FCF margin 8.4% 22.8% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 24.3% 16.7%
Return on equity – 23.5% 10.5%
Return on assets 12.5% 19.1% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 36.7% – 7.7%
Return on capital employed 31.6% 28.6% 3.9%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTCELH
Debt / assets 56.7% – 12.9%
Debt / equity -5.0x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 111.3% 17.7% 76.8%
Equity / assets -11.3% 82.3% 23.2%
Interest coverage – – 3.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 3.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.80 30.42 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTCELH
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.1% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusCOKEMNSTCELH
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2027 38.7xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.38FY2027 $1.20FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.6%FY2027 +16.5%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.8% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.03BFY2027 $10.20BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2027 +23.0%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOKEMNSTCELH
Held by institutions 62.2% 67.5% 65.3%
Institutions holding 609 1,359 540
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.9% +2.9% +5.3%
Institutions buying 323 738 296
Institutions selling 182 456 179
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.62 1.65

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.

COKEMNSTCELH
COKE 1.00 0.20 0.16
MNST 0.20 1.00 0.10
CELH 0.16 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COKE, MNST and CELH?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $11.80B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $90.98B, Celsius Holdings (CELH) $7.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, COKE, MNST and CELH?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.3x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 119.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) is cheapest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.3x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.7x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 20.5x). 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: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) +82.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +63.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.4%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -55.6%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +39.8%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.8%/yr, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 0.48%. Monster Beverage (MNST) and Celsius Holdings (CELH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) has been the steadiest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 38.0%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.7%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 64.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COKE, MNST and CELH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 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.