COKE vs MNST vs NTR Stock Comparison

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Monster Beverage and Nutrien Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.66 +9.1% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$91.01B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.06 -4.1% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.38B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 5, Monster Beverage 3, Coca-Cola Consolidated 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOKEMNSTNTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.99B $91.01B $33.38B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 42.8x 14.9x NTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 38.0x 13.6x NTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% +20.4% +8.6% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 23.1% 7.9% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% — 11.8% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 1.3x NTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.1% -34.1% +21.1% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.3%/yr +1.4%/yr -0.2%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 73.6% 33.1% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 60/100 68/100 NTR

Percentile Scorecard

COKEMNSTNTR

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

AxisCOKEMNSTNTR
Valuation 78 #9 of 38 16 #32 of 38 91 #9 of 94
Growth 44 #19 of 33 66 #12 of 33 54 #42 of 91
Profitability 73 #9 of 31 93 #3 of 31 76 #21 of 84
Financial Health 25 #28 of 37 94 #3 of 37 79 #21 of 94
Shareholder Returns 9 #21 of 23 32 #16 of 23 40 #42 of 69
Overall 46 60 68
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOKEMNSTNTRSPY
1 month +8.7%+9.1%-4.1% +0.9%
3 months +9.3%-53.0%-2.2% +5.9%
6 months +4.1%-40.6%-6.8% +8.5%
Year to date +37.2%-40.4%+11.9% +13.3%
1 year +64.1%-34.1%+21.1% +12.4%
3 years +231.7%-8.5%+24.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +49.2%-2.9%+7.6% +23.5%
5 years +424.0%+7.4%-1.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +39.3%+1.4%-0.2% +11.0%
10 years +1,349.6%+90.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +30.7%+6.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCOKEMNSTNTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%73.6%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%106.6%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.120.32-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.69-0.460.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-58.4%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-54.3%-17.7% -0.9%
52-week high $216.91$99.94$83.94 $779.14
52-week low $127.97$41.62$53.64 $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.

MultipleCOKEMNSTNTR
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 26.9x 42.0xmedian 26.9x 15.0xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.7x 9.7xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.9x 30.6xmedian 17.9x 5.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 18.5x 42.6xmedian 18.5x 5.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median -23.8xmedian 2.6x 9.6xmedian 2.6x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.10median 2.10 2.51median 2.10 -1.16median 1.84

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 monthsCOKEMNSTNTR
Revenue $7.69B $9.22B $28.21B
Gross profit $3.01B $5.12B $8.75B
Operating income $997.62M $2.69B $5.49B
Net income $549.96M $2.13B $5.57B
Free cash flow $644.04M $2.10B $6.28B
EPS (diluted) $7.16 $1.08 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $171.69M $2.19B $921.00M
Total debt $2.51B – $11.39B
Shares (diluted) 76.78M 1.98B 486.52M
Enterprise value $11.62B $79.26B $30.21B

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
MetricCOKEMNSTNTR
P/E 25.5x 42.0x 15.0x
P/FCF 18.5x 42.6x 5.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 40.0x 8.0x
P/S 1.5x 9.7x 1.2x
P/B -23.8x 9.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -9.4x 11.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 30.6x 5.5x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 32.0x 8.0x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 9.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 22.1x 41.0x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 38.4x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.10 2.51 -1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTNTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% 20.4% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 11.3% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 21.2% 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 13.6% -8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 30.3% 140.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 13.9% -20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% 35.2% 77.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 14.0% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 34.6% 86.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 16.7% -13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 9.0% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 13.8% -15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 13.1% 10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 15.9% -13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTNTR
Gross margin 39.1% 55.5% 31.0%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 30.5% 28.0%
Operating margin 13.0% 29.2% 19.5%
Pretax margin 9.7% 30.1% 13.7%
Net margin 7.2% 23.1% 7.9%
FCF margin 8.4% 22.8% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 24.3% 14.8%
Return on equity – 23.5% 9.4%
Return on assets 12.5% 19.1% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 36.7% – 11.8%
Return on capital employed 31.6% 28.6% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTNTR
Debt / assets 56.7% – 21.3%
Debt / equity -5.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 111.3% 17.7% 51.6%
Equity / assets -11.3% 82.3% 48.4%
Interest coverage – – 7.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 3.7x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.1x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.81 29.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTNTR
Dividend yield 0.5% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% -1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.1% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusCOKEMNSTNTR
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2027 38.0xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.38FY2027 $1.20FY2026 $5.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.6%FY2027 +16.5%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.8% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.03BFY2027 $10.20BFY2026 $29.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2027 +23.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% -11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOKEMNSTNTR
Held by institutions 62.2% 67.5% 63.7%
Institutions holding 610 1,359 727
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.9% +2.9% -0.5%
Institutions buying 323 738 367
Institutions selling 182 456 236
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.62 1.56

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.

COKEMNSTNTR
COKE 1.00 0.20 0.12
MNST 0.20 1.00 -0.09
NTR 0.12 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COKE, MNST and NTR?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.99B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $91.01B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, COKE, MNST and NTR?

Nutrien (NTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.4x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.8x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutrien (NTR) is cheapest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.5x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.0x, Nutrien (NTR) 13.6x). 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: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +64.1%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.1%, Nutrien (NTR) +21.1%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +39.3%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.9%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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