MNST vs ABEV vs CELH Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Ambev and Celsius Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$46.19 +5.2% 1M -33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.91B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$3.30 +12.6% 1M +49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$44.28B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
8 wins
CELH Celsius Holdings, Inc.
$28.47 -2.4% 1M -54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.18B
P/E
119.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 8, Monster Beverage 2, Celsius Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSTABEVCELHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.91B $44.28B $7.18B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x 14.1x 119.7x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.5x 17.4x 20.8x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +4.1% +82.9% CELH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 18.8% 2.0% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.3% 7.7% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 0.2x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.9% +49.3% -54.0% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +4.7%/yr -2.0%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.5% 32.5% 64.0% ABEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 67/100 64/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

MNSTABEVCELH

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

AxisMNSTABEVCELH
Valuation 16 #32 of 38 78 #9 of 38 54 #18 of 38
Growth 69 #11 of 33 31 #23 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 100 #1 of 32 61 #13 of 32
Financial Health 97 #2 of 38 84 #7 of 38 65 #14 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #17 of 24 39 #15 of 24 52 #12 of 24
Overall 61 67 64
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CELH ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSTABEVCELHSPY
1 month +5.2%+12.6%-2.4% -1.0%
3 months -50.6%+7.8%+5.0% +2.9%
6 months -41.0%+14.6%-17.7% +6.4%
Year to date -39.8%+33.6%-37.8% +11.4%
1 year -33.9%+49.3%-54.0% +13.1%
3 years -7.7%+32.0%-50.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+9.7%-20.7% +21.5%
5 years +9.0%+26.0%-9.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.7%+4.7%-2.0% +10.9%
10 years +88.2%-47.3%+3,967.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.5%-6.2%+44.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMNSTABEVCELHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.5%32.5%64.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.6%29.6%70.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.521.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.461.52-0.84 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-46.2%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-3.8%-55.1% -2.5%
52-week high $99.94$3.43$63.35 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$2.18$23.77 $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.

MultipleMNSTABEVCELH
P/E now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 27.0x 16.4xmedian 27.0x 121.0xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 14.4x 8.6xmedian 14.4x 30.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 18.3x 8.6xmedian 18.3x 15.6xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 6.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.54median 2.03 4.75median 2.03 3.59median 2.03

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 monthsMNSTABEVCELH
Revenue $9.22B $16.68B $3.05B
Gross profit $5.12B $8.66B $1.49B
Operating income $2.69B $4.53B $160.31M
Net income $2.13B $3.16B $129.12M
Free cash flow $2.10B $6.02B $462.77M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $0.20 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $3.21B $631.23M
Total debt – $2.67B $667.85M
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 15.68B 256.93M
Enterprise value $79.16B $29.57B $4.79B

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
MetricMNSTABEVCELH
P/E 42.5x 16.4x 121.0x
P/FCF 43.1x 8.6x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 40.4x 9.9x 14.2x
P/S 9.8x 3.1x 2.4x
P/B 9.7x 3.0x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 3.4x -40.0x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 8.6x 30.1x
EV/EBIT 32.4x 11.0x 45.2x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 3.0x 2.4x
EV/FCF 41.5x 8.2x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x 9.4x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.54 4.75 3.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTABEVCELH
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 4.1% 82.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 1.4% 47.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 4.9% 76.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 2.7% 51.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% 13.0% -7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 9.5% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% 19.2% -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 3.6% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% -14.2% -36.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 3.5% 33.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 14.3% 115.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 9.6% 66.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 11.2% 119.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 4.9% 67.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTABEVCELH
Gross margin 55.5% 51.9% 48.8%
EBITDA margin 30.5% 34.6% 7.9%
Operating margin 29.2% 27.1% 5.3%
Pretax margin 30.1% 23.1% 4.6%
Net margin 23.1% 18.8% 2.0%
FCF margin 22.8% 36.1% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 31.5% 16.7%
Return on equity 23.5% 18.4% 10.5%
Return on assets 19.1% 11.7% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.3% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 28.6% 23.5% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTABEVCELH
Debt / assets – 4.1% 12.9%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 35.7% 76.8%
Equity / assets 82.3% 64.3% 23.2%
Interest coverage – 5.7x 3.0x
Current ratio 3.7x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 30.28 4.55 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTABEVCELH
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 1.0% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.9% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusMNSTABEVCELH
Forward P/E 38.5xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% +15.8% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $18.73BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +0.2% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSTABEVCELH
Held by institutions 67.5% 6.7% 65.3%
Institutions holding 1,359 403 540
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.9% +5.3%
Institutions buying 738 199 296
Institutions selling 456 131 179
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.52 1.65

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.

MNSTABEVCELH
MNST 1.00 0.15 0.10
ABEV 0.15 1.00 0.09
CELH 0.10 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNST, ABEV and CELH?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monster Beverage (MNST) $90.91B, Ambev (ABEV) $44.28B, Celsius Holdings (CELH) $7.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNST, ABEV and CELH?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 119.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ambev (ABEV) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.5x, Ambev (ABEV) 17.4x, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Celsius Holdings (CELH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) +82.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.9%, Ambev (ABEV) +49.3%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -54.0%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.7%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +4.7%/yr, Celsius Holdings (CELH) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ambev (ABEV) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.5%, Ambev (ABEV) 32.5%, Celsius Holdings (CELH) 64.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNST, ABEV and CELH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ambev (ABEV) leads on 8. 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.