MNST vs COKE vs AKO-A Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Coca-Cola Consolidated and Andina Bottling Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.61 +1.7% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.34B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Coca-Cola Consolidated leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Coca-Cola Consolidated 7, Monster Beverage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSTCOKEAKO-ALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.91B $13.90B $3.72B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x 25.3x 0.0x COKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.5x 17.9x — COKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +10.7% +2.3% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 7.2% -19.6% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 36.7% 13.9% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 3.7x COKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.9% +59.2% +18.6% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +38.7%/yr +16.8%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.5% 37.8% 53.1% COKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 49/100 48/100 MNST

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 16 #32 of 38 87 #6 of 38 92 #4 of 38
Growth 69 #11 of 33 47 #18 of 33 13 #29 of 33
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 74 #9 of 32 52 #16 of 32
Financial Health 97 #2 of 38 27 #28 of 38 38 #24 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #17 of 24 9 #22 of 24 –
Overall 61 49 48
  • 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 +5.2%+8.4%+1.7% -1.0%
3 months -50.6%+10.1%+4.5% +2.9%
6 months -41.0%+3.9%-0.6% +6.4%
Year to date -39.8%+32.6%+1.3% +11.4%
1 year -33.9%+59.2%+18.6% +13.1%
3 years -7.7%+214.3%+125.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+46.5%+31.1% +21.5%
5 years +9.0%+413.5%+117.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.7%+38.7%+16.8% +10.9%
10 years +88.2%+1,320.2%+7.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.5%+30.4%+0.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMNSTCOKEAKO-ASPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.5%37.8%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.6%42.5%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.32-0.130.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.461.570.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-35.6%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-6.3%-12.4% -2.5%
52-week high $99.94$216.91$26.96 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$127.66$19.90 $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 42.5xmedian 27.0x 24.6xmedian 27.0x 0.0xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 14.4x 11.0xmedian 14.4x 3.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 18.3x 17.8xmedian 18.3x 4.7xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 2.8x -23.0xmedian 2.8x 0.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.54median 2.03 2.03median 2.03 —median 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 monthsMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Revenue $9.22B $7.69B $978.34B
Gross profit $5.12B $3.01B $395.11B
Operating income $2.69B $997.62M $497.89B
Net income $2.13B $549.96M $105.38B
Free cash flow $2.10B $644.04M $799.73M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $7.16 –
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $171.69M $322.08B
Total debt – $2.51B $6.65T
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 76.78M –
Enterprise value $79.16B $11.53B -$1.03T

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 42.5x 24.6x 0.0x
P/FCF 43.1x 17.8x 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 40.4x 12.1x 5.1x
P/S 9.8x 1.5x 0.0x
P/B 9.7x -23.0x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 11.3x -9.1x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 11.0x 3.7x
EV/EBIT 32.4x 13.9x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 1.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF 41.5x 21.5x 2,314x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x 14.6x 2,532x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.54 2.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 10.7% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 5.7% -34.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 8.8% 2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 6.1% -33.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% 9.9% 14.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 7.5% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% -6.1% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 4.8% -16.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 6.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 12.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 11.9% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 10.9% -88.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 35.2% -7.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 12.9% -90.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Gross margin 55.5% 39.1% 40.4%
EBITDA margin 30.5% 16.3% 50.9%
Operating margin 29.2% 13.0% 50.9%
Pretax margin 30.1% 9.7% 13.8%
Net margin 23.1% 7.2% -19.6%
FCF margin 22.8% 8.4% 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 12.3% 0.1%
Return on equity 23.5% – 7.6%
Return on assets 19.1% 12.5% 3.0%
Return on invested capital – 36.7% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 28.6% 31.6% 17.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Debt / assets – 56.7% 63.5%
Debt / equity – -5.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 3.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 2,774x
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 111.3% 61.1%
Equity / assets 82.3% -11.3% 38.9%
Interest coverage – – 30.2x
Current ratio 3.7x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 30.28 3.76 1.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEAKO-A
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.6% –
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 38.5xFY2026 17.9xFY2027 –
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 1,359 609 16
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +11.9% -1.0%
Institutions buying 738 323 4
Institutions selling 456 182 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 0.06
COKE 0.20 1.00 0.04
AKO-A 0.06 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) $90.91B, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.90B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B.

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

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.3x, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.5x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 17.9x). 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: Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%.

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) -19.6%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.9%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +59.2%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +18.6%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.7%/yr, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +38.7%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.5%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.8%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.1%). 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 7. 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.