KDP vs COCO vs MNST Stock Comparison

Keurig Dr Pepper, Vita Coco Company and Monster Beverage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.99 +9.5% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.44B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc.
$55.79 -4.8% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.14B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$767.53M
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$46.44 +7.7% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$89.54B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vita Coco Company leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Vita Coco Company 4, Keurig Dr Pepper 3, Monster Beverage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDPCOCOMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.44B $3.14B $89.54B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 26.1x 42.1x COCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 28.5x 38.7x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% +26.0% +20.4% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 15.7% 23.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% +40.6% -33.4% COCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.5%/yr +32.7%/yr +1.8%/yr COCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 55.3% 73.7% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 73/100 61/100 COCO

Percentile Scorecard

KDPCOCOMNST

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

AxisKDPCOCOMNST
Valuation 49 #20 of 38 46 #21 of 38 16 #32 of 38
Growth 50 #17 of 33 91 #4 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 67 #11 of 31 80 #7 of 31 93 #3 of 31
Financial Health 16 #32 of 38 89 #5 of 38 95 #3 of 38
Shareholder Returns 18 #19 of 23 59 #10 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Overall 40 73 61
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • COCO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDPCOCOMNSTSPY
1 month +9.5%-4.8%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months +16.2%-17.2%-51.3% +3.5%
6 months +24.3%+8.1%-39.6% +7.0%
Year to date +24.9%+5.2%-39.4% +12.2%
1 year +28.8%+40.6%-33.4% +13.0%
3 years +17.1%+129.0%-6.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.4%+31.8%-2.4% +23.1%
5 years +2.3%+311.1%+9.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.5%+32.7%+1.8% +11.0%
10 years -60.5%—+90.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.9%—+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKDPCOCOMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%55.3%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%51.8%106.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.740.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.090.73-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-57.0%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-33.6%-53.5% -1.8%
52-week high $35.19$84.02$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $25.31$39.88$41.62 $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.

MultipleKDPCOCOMNST
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 26.6x 26.6xmedian 26.6x 42.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 4.2xmedian 1.5x 9.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 14.2x 19.6xmedian 14.2x 31.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 18.3x 22.2xmedian 18.3x 43.4xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.6x 7.4xmedian 2.6x 9.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -12.06median 2.09 0.57median 2.09 2.56median 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 monthsKDPCOCOMNST
Revenue $20.09B $767.53M $9.22B
Gross profit $9.92B $314.38M $5.12B
Operating income $3.26B $152.37M $2.69B
Net income $1.50B $120.47M $2.13B
Free cash flow $1.97B $144.02M $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $1.05 $1.98 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $152.00M $2.19B
Total debt $29.98B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.36B 60.83M 1.98B
Enterprise value $43.48B $2.31B $77.79B

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
MetricKDPCOCOMNST
P/E 33.4x 26.6x 42.7x
P/FCF 24.2x 22.2x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 21.6x 40.6x
P/S 2.4x 4.2x 9.9x
P/B 1.6x 7.4x 9.7x
P/Tangible book -5.4x 9.9x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.9x 19.6x 31.2x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 19.9x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 4.0x 9.5x
EV/FCF 38.6x 21.1x 41.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.1x 20.5x 39.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.06 0.57 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDPCOCOMNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% 26.0% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 17.0% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 43.3% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 24.4% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 98.9% 30.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 48.8% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 74.2% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 48.2% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.2% 71.5% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 46.9% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 155.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 24.2% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% 172.0% 13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 23.4% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDPCOCOMNST
Gross margin 49.4% 41.0% 55.5%
EBITDA margin 21.2% 20.2% 30.5%
Operating margin 16.2% 19.9% 29.2%
Pretax margin 9.8% 20.2% 30.1%
Net margin 7.1% 15.7% 23.1%
FCF margin 9.8% 18.8% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 19.3% 24.3%
Return on equity 5.1% 29.0% 23.5%
Return on assets 1.9% 19.0% 19.1%
Return on invested capital 4.3% – –
Return on capital employed 5.4% 33.2% 28.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDPCOCOMNST
Debt / assets 34.2% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x – –
Debt / FCF 15.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 38.4% 17.7%
Equity / assets 33.4% 61.6% 82.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 2.5x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.6x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 0.79 10.12 30.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDPCOCOMNST
Dividend yield 2.6% – –
Net buyback yield -9.2% 1.8% 0.1%
Shareholder yield -6.6% 1.8% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusKDPCOCOMNST
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $1.96FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +64.7%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +16.3% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.28BFY2026 $791.39MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.3%FY2026 +29.8%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% +32.4% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDPCOCOMNST
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.1% 67.5%
Institutions holding 852 339 1,359
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% -1.5% +2.9%
Institutions buying 469 215 738
Institutions selling 284 94 456
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.29 1.62

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.

KDPCOCOMNST
KDP 1.00 0.06 0.24
COCO 0.06 1.00 0.07
MNST 0.24 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDP, COCO and MNST?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.44B, Vita Coco Company (COCO) $3.14B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, KDP, COCO and MNST?

Vita Coco Company (COCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.2x, Vita Coco Company (COCO) 26.1x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.8x, Vita Coco Company (COCO) 28.5x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Vita Coco Company (COCO) +26.0%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Vita Coco Company (COCO) 15.7%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vita Coco Company (COCO) returned the most: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +28.8%, Vita Coco Company (COCO) +40.6%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.4%. Over five years, Vita Coco Company (COCO) compounded fastest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.5%/yr, Vita Coco Company (COCO) +32.7%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has been the steadiest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.5%, Vita Coco Company (COCO) 55.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.