COKE vs MNST vs TAP Stock Comparison

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Monster Beverage and Molson Coors Beverage Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.44 +5.4% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$89.67B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Monster Beverage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Monster Beverage 4, Coca-Cola Consolidated 4, Molson Coors Beverage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOKEMNSTTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.93B $89.67B $7.35B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 42.1x -3.2x COKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 37.9x 8.9x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% +20.4% -2.6% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 23.1% -17.8% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% — -12.5% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — -3.2x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.2% -34.8% -12.9% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.0%/yr +1.4%/yr -2.1%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 73.6% 29.6% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 62/100 52/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

COKEMNSTTAP

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

AxisCOKEMNSTTAP
Valuation 81 #8 of 38 16 #32 of 38 84 #7 of 38
Growth 44 #19 of 33 69 #11 of 33 6 #31 of 33
Profitability 77 #8 of 31 97 #2 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Financial Health 28 #27 of 37 94 #3 of 37 36 #24 of 37
Shareholder Returns 9 #21 of 23 32 #16 of 23 100 #1 of 23
Overall 48 62 52
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOKEMNSTTAPSPY
1 month +8.6%+5.4%+9.6% -0.2%
3 months +6.0%-53.5%-7.2% +3.9%
6 months +2.8%-41.1%-7.4% +8.2%
Year to date +34.8%-40.7%-15.5% +12.9%
1 year +61.2%-34.8%-12.9% +12.3%
3 years +225.8%-8.9%-30.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.3%-3.1%-11.4% +23.3%
5 years +417.8%+7.0%-10.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +39.0%+1.4%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,359.5%+90.3%-62.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +30.7%+6.6%-9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOKEMNSTTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%73.6%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%106.1%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.32-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.62-0.47-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-58.4%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-54.5%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $216.91$99.94$54.38 $779.14
52-week low $127.97$41.62$35.96 $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.

MultipleCOKEMNSTTAP
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 26.1x 41.8xmedian 26.1x -3.2xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x 9.7xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 14.0x 30.5xmedian 14.0x -8.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 18.1x 42.4xmedian 18.1x 6.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 2.6x 9.5xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.07median 2.07 2.50median 2.07 0.01median 2.07

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 monthsCOKEMNSTTAP
Revenue $7.69B $9.22B $12.93B
Gross profit $3.01B $5.12B $4.10B
Operating income $997.62M $2.69B -$2.52B
Net income $549.96M $2.13B -$2.34B
Free cash flow $644.04M $2.10B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $7.16 $1.08 $-12.29
Cash & equivalents $171.69M $2.19B $2.13B
Total debt $2.51B – $7.71B
Shares (diluted) 76.78M 1.98B 187.70M
Enterprise value $11.56B $77.93B $3.00B

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
MetricCOKEMNSTTAP
P/E 25.0x 41.8x -3.2x
P/FCF 18.1x 42.4x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 39.8x 4.3x
P/S 1.5x 9.7x 0.7x
P/B -23.3x 9.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -9.3x 11.2x -5.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 30.5x -8.0x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 31.8x -5.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 9.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 21.8x 40.8x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 38.2x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.07 2.50 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% 20.4% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 11.3% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 21.2% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 13.6% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 30.3% -256.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 13.9% -94.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% 35.2% -318.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 14.0% -307.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 34.6% -338.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 16.7% -307.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 9.0% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 13.8% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 13.1% 38.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 15.9% 5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTTAP
Gross margin 39.1% 55.5% 31.7%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 30.5% -13.6%
Operating margin 13.0% 29.2% -19.5%
Pretax margin 9.7% 30.1% -21.3%
Net margin 7.2% 23.1% -17.8%
FCF margin 8.4% 22.8% 10.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 24.3% 15.3%
Return on equity – 23.5% -22.9%
Return on assets 12.5% 19.1% -10.1%
Return on invested capital 36.7% – -12.5%
Return on capital employed 31.6% 28.6% -13.9%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTTAP
Debt / assets 56.7% – 31.6%
Debt / equity -5.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – -3.2x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 111.3% 17.7% 57.7%
Equity / assets -11.3% 82.3% 42.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 3.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.79 29.84 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOKEMNSTTAP
Dividend yield 0.5% – 4.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.1% 11.3%
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.

ConsensusCOKEMNSTTAP
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2027 37.9xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.38FY2027 $1.20FY2026 $4.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.6%FY2027 +16.5%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.8% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.03BFY2027 $10.20BFY2026 $10.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2027 +23.0%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOKEMNSTTAP
Held by institutions 62.2% 67.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 610 1,359 617
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.9% +2.9% +12.2%
Institutions buying 323 738 340
Institutions selling 182 456 196
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.62 1.73

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.

COKEMNSTTAP
COKE 1.00 0.20 0.14
MNST 0.20 1.00 0.15
TAP 0.14 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COKE, MNST and TAP?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.93B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.67B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, COKE, MNST and TAP?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.3x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.1x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -3.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is cheapest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.2x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 37.9x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 8.9x). 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%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +61.2%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.8%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.9%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +39.0%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.9%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.