KO vs OTLY vs MNST Stock Comparison

Coca Cola, Oatly Group AB and Monster Beverage Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.18 +3.8% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$393.92B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins
OTLY Oatly Group AB
$11.75 -0.8% 1M -26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$245.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$925.00M
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Monster Beverage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOOTLYMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $393.92B $245.13M $89.67B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x -1.9x 42.1x KO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.1x — 37.9x KO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.1% +11.7% +20.4% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -13.8% 23.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -13.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -108.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.1% -26.0% -34.8% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -46.5%/yr +1.4%/yr KO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 61.0% 73.6% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 36/100 62/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

KOOTLYMNST

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

AxisKOOTLYMNST
Valuation 19 #31 of 38 27 #28 of 38 16 #32 of 38
Growth 50 #17 of 33 81 #7 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 73 #9 of 31 30 #22 of 31 97 #2 of 31
Financial Health 61 #15 of 37 6 #35 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Shareholder Returns 55 #11 of 23 – 32 #16 of 23
Overall 52 36 62
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • OTLY 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

PeriodKOOTLYMNSTSPY
1 month +3.8%-0.8%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months +3.2%-22.5%-53.5% +3.9%
6 months +16.4%+1.4%-41.1% +8.2%
Year to date +30.4%+9.9%-40.7% +12.9%
1 year +30.1%-26.0%-34.8% +12.3%
3 years +65.1%+29.1%-8.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.2%+8.9%-3.1% +23.3%
5 years +62.7%-95.6%+7.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.2%-46.5%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years +116.5%—+90.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%—+6.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKOOTLYMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%61.0%73.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.0%59.1%106.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.281.100.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.57-0.43-0.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.9%-97.5%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-26.1%-54.5% -1.2%
52-week high $95.34$15.90$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $67.54$8.03$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.

MultipleKOOTLYMNST
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 26.1x -2.8xmedian 26.1x 41.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.6x 0.4xmedian 1.6x 9.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x -192.4xmedian 14.0x 30.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 18.1x -16.8xmedian 18.1x 42.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.6x -15.0xmedian 2.6x 9.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.45median 2.07 -0.09median 2.07 2.50median 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 monthsKOOTLYMNST
Revenue $51.05B $925.00M $9.22B
Gross profit $31.82B $304.81M $5.12B
Operating income $15.34B -$55.68M $2.69B
Net income $14.78B -$128.10M $2.13B
Free cash flow – -$21.88M $2.10B
R&D – $19.09M –
EPS (diluted) $3.39 $-4.20 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $13.45B $44.65M $2.19B
Total debt $73.00M $1.55B –
Shares (diluted) 4.31B 30.38M 1.98B
Enterprise value $356.92B $23.07M $77.93B

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
MetricKOOTLYMNST
P/E 26.8x -2.8x 41.8x
P/FCF 25.9x -16.8x 42.4x
P/Operating cash flow 24.2x -35.7x 39.8x
P/S 7.7x 0.4x 9.7x
P/B 9.9x -15.0x 9.5x
P/Tangible book 14.5x -15.0x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA – -192.4x 30.5x
EV/EBIT – -15.1x 31.8x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 0.9x 9.3x
EV/FCF – -38.4x 40.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x -81.7x 38.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.45 -0.09 2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOOTLYMNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.1% 11.7% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 6.3% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 20.2% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 41.4% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 65.1% 30.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 47.1% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 34.1% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 31.3% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 35.4% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 32.0% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 113.4% 76.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 65.7% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -452.6% 13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.9% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOOTLYMNST
Gross margin – 33.0% 55.5%
EBITDA margin – -0.5% 30.5%
Operating margin – -6.0% 29.2%
Pretax margin – -13.5% 30.1%
Net margin – -13.8% 23.1%
FCF margin – -2.4% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 31.8% -1.1% 24.3%
Return on equity 38.0% – 23.5%
Return on assets 13.7% -34.2% 19.1%
Return on invested capital – -13.2% –
Return on capital employed – – 28.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 2.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOOTLYMNST
Debt / assets – 69.6% –
Debt / equity 0.0x -21.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -108.3x –
Debt / FCF – -23.7x –
Liabilities / assets – 103.3% 17.7%
Equity / assets 36.6% -3.3% 82.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.4x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – -1.95 29.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOOTLYMNST
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 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.

ConsensusKOOTLYMNST
Forward P/E 28.1xFY2026 – 37.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.24FY2026 $-2.74FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 – +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% – +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.01BFY2026 $917.56MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +3.5% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOOTLYMNST
Held by institutions 75.2% 13.3% 67.5%
Institutions holding 3,642 63 1,359
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +15.7% +2.9%
Institutions buying 1,807 31 738
Institutions selling 1,359 10 456
Buyers to sellers 1.33 3.10 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.

KOOTLYMNST
KO 1.00 0.10 0.18
OTLY 0.10 1.00 0.11
MNST 0.18 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KO, OTLY and MNST?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca Cola (KO) $393.92B, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) $245.13M, Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, KO, OTLY and MNST?

Coca Cola (KO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca Cola (KO) 26.9x, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -1.9x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca Cola (KO) is cheapest (Coca Cola (KO) 28.1x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 37.9x). 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 (KO) +7.1%, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) +11.7%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -13.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Coca Cola (KO) +30.1%, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -26.0%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.8%. Over five years, Coca Cola (KO) compounded fastest (Coca Cola (KO) +10.2%/yr, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -46.5%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, Oatly Group AB (OTLY) 61.0%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KO, OTLY 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, Coca Cola (KO) leads on 6. 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.