MNST vs CCEP vs KO Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Coca Cola Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.44 +5.4% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$89.02B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.18 +3.8% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$392.31B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
2.30%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 4, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 3, Monster Beverage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSTCCEPKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.02B $49.80B $392.31B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.8x 23.0x 26.8x CCEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 22.8x 28.1x CCEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% — +7.1% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.03% 2.30% KO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.8% +21.2% +30.1% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +15.9%/yr +10.2%/yr CCEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.6% 24.0% 19.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 36/100 52/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

MNSTCCEPKO

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

AxisMNSTCCEPKO
Valuation 16 #32 of 38 51 #19 of 38 19 #31 of 38
Growth 69 #11 of 33 – 50 #17 of 33
Profitability 97 #2 of 31 – 73 #9 of 31
Financial Health 94 #3 of 37 19 #30 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Shareholder Returns 32 #16 of 23 36 #15 of 23 55 #11 of 23
Overall 62 36 52
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CCEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSTCCEPKOSPY
1 month +5.4%+9.0%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -53.5%-0.5%+3.2% +3.9%
6 months -41.1%+14.0%+16.4% +8.2%
Year to date -40.7%+22.3%+30.4% +12.9%
1 year -34.8%+21.2%+30.1% +12.3%
3 years -8.9%+91.5%+65.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.1%+24.2%+18.2% +23.3%
5 years +7.0%+108.9%+62.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.4%+15.9%+10.2% +10.9%
10 years +90.3%+191.7%+116.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.6%+11.3%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMNSTCCEPKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.6%24.0%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.1%24.5%17.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.12-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.881.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-28.6%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.5%-2.9%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $99.94$114.23$95.34 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$85.43$67.54 $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.

MultipleMNSTCCEPKO
P/E now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 26.1x 23.0xmedian 26.1x 26.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 7.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.4xmedian 18.1x 20.0xmedian 18.1x 25.9xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 2.6x 5.4xmedian 2.6x 9.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 2.07 —median 2.07 2.45median 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 monthsMNSTCCEPKO
Revenue $9.22B – $51.05B
Gross profit $5.12B – $31.82B
Operating income $2.69B – $15.34B
Net income $2.13B – $14.78B
Free cash flow $2.10B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.08 – $3.39
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $1.08B $13.45B
Total debt – $12.56B $73.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 456.00M 4.31B
Enterprise value $77.27B $43.02B $357.47B

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
MetricMNSTCCEPKO
P/E 41.8x 23.0x 26.8x
P/FCF 42.4x 20.0x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow 39.8x – 24.2x
P/S 9.7x 2.1x 7.7x
P/B 9.5x 5.4x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 11.2x -9.1x 14.5x
EV/EBITDA 30.5x – –
EV/EBIT 31.8x – –
EV/Revenue 9.3x – 7.4x
EV/FCF 40.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 38.2x – 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 – 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTCCEPKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% – 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% – 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% – 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% – 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% – 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% – 12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% – 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% – 113.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTCCEPKO
Gross margin 55.5% – –
EBITDA margin 30.5% – –
Operating margin 29.2% – –
Pretax margin 30.1% – –
Net margin 23.1% – –
FCF margin 22.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% – 31.8%
Return on equity 23.5% – 38.0%
Return on assets 19.1% – 13.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 28.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTCCEPKO
Debt / assets – 35.8% –
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 73.8% –
Equity / assets 82.3% 26.2% 36.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.7x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 29.84 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTCCEPKO
Dividend yield – 2.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 2.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusMNSTCCEPKO
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $4.87FY2026 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% +7.0% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $25.75BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% -8.2% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSTCCEPKO
Held by institutions 67.5% 33.8% 75.2%
Institutions holding 1,359 576 3,642
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +4.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 738 268 1,807
Institutions selling 456 219 1,359
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.22 1.33

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.

MNSTCCEPKO
MNST 1.00 0.27 0.18
CCEP 0.27 1.00 0.61
KO 0.18 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNST, CCEP and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.02B, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) $49.80B, Coca Cola (KO) $392.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNST, CCEP and KO?

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 41.8x, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 23.0x, Coca Cola (KO) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 37.9x, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 22.8x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.1x). 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: Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.8%, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +21.2%, Coca Cola (KO) +30.1%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) +15.9%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest dividend yield: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 2.03%, Coca Cola (KO) 2.30%. Monster Beverage (MNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) 24.0%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNST, CCEP and KO?

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 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.