KDP vs NPK vs MNST Stock Comparison

Keurig Dr Pepper, National Presto Industries 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
$47.46B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionKDPNPKMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.46B $1.08B $88.94B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 25.1x 41.8x NPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 31.1x 38.7x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% +20.9% +20.4% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 7.9% 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% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% +33.0% -33.4% NPK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.5%/yr +13.0%/yr +1.8%/yr NPK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 35.2% 73.7% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 49/100 61/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

KDPNPKMNST

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

AxisKDPNPKMNST
Valuation 49 #20 of 38 27 #31 of 42 16 #32 of 38
Growth 50 #17 of 33 61 #17 of 42 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 67 #11 of 31 69 #13 of 40 93 #3 of 31
Financial Health 16 #32 of 38 67 #15 of 43 95 #3 of 38
Shareholder Returns 18 #19 of 23 22 #22 of 28 32 #16 of 23
Overall 40 49 61
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • NPK ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKDPNPKMNSTSPY
1 month +9.5%+5.0%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months +16.2%+21.6%-51.3% +3.5%
6 months +24.3%+4.3%-39.6% +7.0%
Year to date +24.9%+42.3%-39.4% +12.2%
1 year +28.8%+33.0%-33.4% +13.0%
3 years +17.1%+107.1%-6.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.4%+27.5%-2.4% +23.1%
5 years +2.3%+84.5%+9.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.5%+13.0%+1.8% +11.0%
10 years -60.5%+75.6%+90.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.9%+5.8%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKDPNPKMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%35.2%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%35.6%106.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.740.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.090.94-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-31.4%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-3.1%-53.5% -1.8%
52-week high $35.19$156.80$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $25.31$91.59$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.

MultipleKDPNPKMNST
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 26.6x 25.4xmedian 16.1x 42.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 9.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 14.2x 17.9xmedian 12.1x 31.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 18.3x 41.0xmedian 11.9x 43.4xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 1.2x 9.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -12.06median 2.09 1.35median 0.64 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 monthsKDPNPKMNST
Revenue $20.09B $544.68M $9.22B
Gross profit $9.92B $89.69M $5.12B
Operating income $3.26B $52.52M $2.69B
Net income $1.50B $42.81M $2.13B
Free cash flow $1.97B $26.43M $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $1.05 $6.20 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $15.79M $2.19B
Total debt $29.98B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.36B 6.91M 1.98B
Enterprise value $43.50B $1.05B $77.19B

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
MetricKDPNPKMNST
P/E 33.4x 25.4x 42.7x
P/FCF 24.2x 41.0x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 32.4x 40.6x
P/S 2.4x 2.0x 9.9x
P/B 1.6x 2.6x 9.7x
P/Tangible book -5.4x 2.6x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.9x 17.9x 31.2x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 20.3x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.0x 9.5x
EV/FCF 38.6x 40.4x 41.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.1x 31.9x 39.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.06 1.35 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDPNPKMNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% 20.9% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 16.7% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 3.5% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 13.2% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.4% 10.0% 30.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 26.7% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.7% 3.0% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 18.9% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.2% 3.0% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 18.9% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 242.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -8.6% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% 147.6% 13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -14.5% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDPNPKMNST
Gross margin 49.4% 16.5% 55.5%
EBITDA margin 21.2% 10.9% 30.5%
Operating margin 16.2% 9.6% 29.2%
Pretax margin 9.8% 10.0% 30.1%
Net margin 7.1% 7.9% 23.1%
FCF margin 9.8% 4.9% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 6.1% 24.3%
Return on equity 5.1% 10.6% 23.5%
Return on assets 1.9% 8.8% 19.1%
Return on invested capital 4.3% – –
Return on capital employed 5.4% 12.9% 28.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDPNPKMNST
Debt / assets 34.2% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x – –
Debt / FCF 15.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 17.5% 17.7%
Equity / assets 33.4% 82.5% 82.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 5.2x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 0.79 10.78 30.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDPNPKMNST
Dividend yield 2.6% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield -9.2% 0.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield -6.6% 0.6% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -36.8% –

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.

ConsensusKDPNPKMNST
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 31.1xFY2028 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $4.88FY2028 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 – +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% – +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.28BFY2026 $425.62MFY2028 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.3%FY2026 – +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% – +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDPNPKMNST
Held by institutions 100.0% 61.0% 67.5%
Institutions holding 852 182 1,359
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% +6.2% +2.9%
Institutions buying 469 92 738
Institutions selling 284 40 456
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.30 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.

KDPNPKMNST
KDP 1.00 -0.02 0.24
NPK -0.02 1.00 0.06
MNST 0.24 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KDP, NPK and MNST?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.46B, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.08B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $88.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, KDP, NPK and MNST?

National Presto Industries (NPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.3x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.1x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.8x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 31.1x, 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%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Presto Industries (NPK) returned the most: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +28.8%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +33.0%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.4%. Over five years, National Presto Industries (NPK) compounded fastest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.5%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +13.0%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 0.00%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.01%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 0.00%. Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and Monster Beverage (MNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has been the steadiest (Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.5%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.2%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KDP, NPK 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, Monster Beverage (MNST) leads on 3. 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.