JSDA vs MNST vs TAP Stock Comparison

Jones Soda, Monster Beverage and Molson Coors Beverage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JSDA Jones Soda Co.
$0.23 -17.9% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$26.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win
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
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Monster Beverage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monster Beverage 5, Molson Coors Beverage 2, Jones Soda 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJSDAMNSTTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.87M $88.94B $7.38B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.1x 41.8x -3.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.7x 9.1x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.4% -2.6% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.1% -17.8% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -12.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.3% -33.4% -11.9% JSDA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.7%/yr +1.8%/yr -1.7%/yr MNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.6% 73.7% 29.7% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 61/100 53/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

JSDAMNSTTAP

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

AxisJSDAMNSTTAP
Valuation – 16 #32 of 38 84 #7 of 38
Growth 97 #2 of 33 69 #11 of 33 6 #31 of 33
Profitability – 93 #3 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Financial Health – 95 #3 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 32 #16 of 23 100 #1 of 23
Overall – 61 53
  • JSDA 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

PeriodJSDAMNSTTAPSPY
1 month -17.9%+7.7%+11.3% -0.8%
3 months -23.3%-51.3%-2.7% +3.5%
6 months -14.8%-39.6%-6.0% +7.0%
Year to date -17.9%-39.4%-14.3% +12.2%
1 year +35.3%-33.4%-11.9% +13.0%
3 years +35.3%-6.9%-29.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.6%-2.4%-11.0% +23.1%
5 years -74.2%+9.4%-8.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.7%+1.8%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years -42.5%+90.7%-62.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.4%+6.7%-9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJSDAMNSTTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.6%73.7%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.8%106.6%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.33-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.45-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-58.4%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.5%-53.5%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $0.38$99.94$54.38 $779.14
52-week low $0.17$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.

MultipleJSDAMNSTTAP
P/E now vs peer median -15.1xmedian 26.6x 42.7xmedian 26.6x -3.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 9.9xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 31.2xmedian 14.2x -8.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.3x 43.4xmedian 18.3x 6.5xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.6x 9.7xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.39median 2.09 2.56median 2.09 0.01median 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 monthsJSDAMNSTTAP
Revenue – $9.22B $12.93B
Gross profit – $5.12B $4.10B
Operating income – $2.69B -$2.52B
Net income -$7.00K $2.13B -$2.34B
Free cash flow – $2.10B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $1.08 $-12.29
Cash & equivalents – $2.19B $2.13B
Total debt – – $7.71B
Shares (diluted) 116.81M 1.98B 187.70M
Enterprise value $26.87M $77.19B $3.02B

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
MetricJSDAMNSTTAP
P/E -15.1x 42.7x -3.3x
P/FCF – 43.4x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 40.6x 4.4x
P/S – 9.9x 0.7x
P/B – 9.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book – 11.4x -5.7x
EV/EBITDA – 31.2x -8.1x
EV/EBIT – 32.6x -5.7x
EV/Revenue – 9.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 41.7x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 39.1x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.39 2.56 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJSDAMNSTTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.4% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 21.2% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 30.3% -256.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.9% -94.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.9% 35.2% -318.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 89.7% 14.0% -307.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.5% 34.6% -338.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 16.7% -307.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.0% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.8% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.1% 38.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% 5.7%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJSDAMNSTTAP
Debt / assets – – 31.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -3.2x
Debt / FCF – – 5.8x
Liabilities / assets – 17.7% 57.7%
Equity / assets – 82.3% 42.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 3.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 3.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 2.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 30.42 0.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJSDAMNSTTAP
Dividend yield – – 4.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 6.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.1% 11.1%
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.

ConsensusJSDAMNSTTAP
Forward P/E – 38.7xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.20FY2026 $4.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.5%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.8% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.20BFY2026 $10.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +23.0%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJSDAMNSTTAP
Held by institutions – 67.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,359 617
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.9% +12.2%
Institutions buying – 738 340
Institutions selling – 456 196
Buyers to sellers – 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.

JSDAMNSTTAP
JSDA 1.00 0.00 0.07
MNST 0.00 1.00 0.15
TAP 0.07 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JSDA, MNST and TAP?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jones Soda (JSDA) $26.87M, Monster Beverage (MNST) $88.94B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.38B.

Which company is growing faster?

Monster Beverage (MNST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jones Soda (JSDA) returned the most: Jones Soda (JSDA) +35.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.4%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%. Over five years, Monster Beverage (MNST) compounded fastest (Jones Soda (JSDA) -23.7%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.8%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Jones Soda (JSDA) 93.6%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JSDA, 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 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.