MNST vs COKE vs AKO-A Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Coca-Cola Consolidated and Andina Bottling Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$48.02 +11.8% 1M -28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$94.07B
P/E
44.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.88 +1.5% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.87T
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coca-Cola Consolidated leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coca-Cola Consolidated 5, Monster Beverage 3, Andina Bottling 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSTCOKEAKO-ALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.07B $11.84B $3.77B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.2x 25.4x 0.0x COKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.0x 18.4x — COKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +10.7% +6.7% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 7.2% -7.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 36.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.48% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.1% +60.7% +8.5% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr +38.2%/yr +17.5%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.7% 37.8% 51.4% COKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 47/100 75/100 AKO-A

Percentile Scorecard

MNSTCOKEAKO-A

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

AxisMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Valuation 14 #32 of 37 83 #7 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Growth 66 #12 of 33 44 #19 of 33 63 #13 of 33
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 74 #9 of 32 68 #11 of 32
Financial Health 97 #2 of 37 25 #28 of 37 –
Shareholder Returns 30 #17 of 24 9 #22 of 24 –
Overall 60 47 75
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSTCOKEAKO-ASPY
1 month +11.8%+9.1%+1.5% -2.3%
3 months -48.7%+15.9%+3.0% -0.7%
6 months -36.1%-0.1%+3.5% +4.8%
Year to date -37.4%+36.6%+2.5% +10.3%
1 year -28.1%+60.7%+8.5% +10.3%
3 years -13.6%+220.8%+133.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.7%+47.5%+32.6% +20.1%
5 years +10.0%+402.7%+124.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +1.9%+38.2%+17.5% +10.1%
10 years +99.7%+1,367.8%+6.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +7.2%+30.8%+0.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMNSTCOKEAKO-ASPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.7%37.8%51.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.4%42.7%66.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.28-0.100.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.381.600.17 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-35.6%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.0%-3.4%-11.4% -3.5%
52-week high $99.94$216.91$26.96 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$130.97$20.29 $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.

MultipleMNSTCOKEAKO-A
P/E now vs peer median 44.2xmedian 27.8x 25.4xmedian 27.8x 0.0xmedian 27.8x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 18.5x 11.3xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.8xmedian 18.6x 18.4xmedian 18.6x 5.1xmedian 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 2.6x -23.7xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.64median 1.93 2.09median 1.93 —median 1.93

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 monthsMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Revenue $9.22B $7.69B $1.87T
Gross profit $5.12B $3.01B $738.40B
Operating income $2.69B $997.62M $506.45B
Net income $2.13B $549.96M $166.68B
Free cash flow $2.10B $644.04M –
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $7.16 –
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $171.69M –
Total debt – $2.51B –
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 76.78M –
Enterprise value $82.32B $9.47B $3.77B

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
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
P/E 44.2x 25.4x 0.0x
P/FCF 44.8x 18.4x 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 42.0x 12.5x –
P/S 10.2x 1.5x 0.0x
P/B 10.0x -23.7x –
P/Tangible book 11.8x -9.4x –
EV/EBITDA 32.3x 11.3x –
EV/EBIT 33.7x 14.2x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 9.8x 1.8x 0.0x
EV/FCF 43.2x 22.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 40.5x 15.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.64 2.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 10.7% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 5.7% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 8.8% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 6.1% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% 9.9% 13.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 7.5% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% -6.1% 6.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 4.8% 21.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 6.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 12.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 11.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 10.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 35.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 12.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Gross margin 55.5% 39.1% 39.4%
EBITDA margin 30.5% 16.3% –
Operating margin 29.2% 13.0% 27.0%
Pretax margin 30.1% 9.7% 11.7%
Net margin 23.1% 7.2% -7.1%
FCF margin 22.8% 8.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 12.3% –
Return on equity 23.5% – –
Return on assets 19.1% 12.5% –
Return on invested capital – 36.7% –
Return on capital employed 28.6% 31.6% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Debt / assets – 56.7% –
Debt / equity – -5.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x –
Debt / FCF – 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 111.3% –
Equity / assets 82.3% -11.3% –
Interest coverage – – 12.7x
Current ratio 3.7x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 31.34 3.80 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.5% –
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.

ConsensusMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Forward P/E 40.0xFY2026 18.4xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $11.38FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 +42.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $9.03BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +24.9%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Held by institutions 67.5% 62.2% 0.1%
Institutions holding 1,361 611 16
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +11.8% -1.0%
Institutions buying 740 323 4
Institutions selling 456 183 5
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.77 0.80

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.

MNSTCOKEAKO-A
MNST 1.00 0.20 0.07
COKE 0.20 1.00 0.04
AKO-A 0.07 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNST, COKE and AKO-A?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monster Beverage (MNST) $94.07B, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $11.84B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNST, COKE and AKO-A?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 44.2x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.4x, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 40.0x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.4x). 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 Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -28.1%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +60.7%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +8.5%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.9%/yr, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +38.2%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 0.48%. Monster Beverage (MNST) and Andina Bottling (AKO-A) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.7%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.8%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNST, COKE and AKO-A?

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 Consolidated (COKE) leads on 5. 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.