MNST vs COKE vs PRMB Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Coca-Cola Consolidated and Primo Brands Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$48.75 +12.0% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$95.50B
P/E
44.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
PRMB Primo Brands Corp
$21.05 +5.8% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.63B
P/E
76.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.74B
Div. yield
2.19%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coca-Cola Consolidated leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca-Cola Consolidated 6, Monster Beverage 4, Primo Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSTCOKEPRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.50B $11.54B $7.63B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.8x 19.8x 76.1x COKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.6x 17.9x 16.1x PRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +10.2% +11.5% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 7.5% 1.5% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 35.9% 3.6% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.7x 4.2x COKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.49% 2.19% PRMB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.1% +52.8% -5.1% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr +36.3%/yr +2.0%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.6% 37.8% 51.3% COKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 59/100 57/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

MNSTCOKEPRMB

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

AxisMNSTCOKEPRMB
Valuation 25 #28 of 37 89 #5 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Growth 69 #11 of 33 38 #21 of 33 75 #9 of 33
Profitability 94 #3 of 33 75 #9 of 33 53 #16 of 33
Financial Health 100 #1 of 38 24 #29 of 38 19 #31 of 38
Shareholder Returns 29 #18 of 25 71 #8 of 25 67 #9 of 25
Overall 63 59 57
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSTCOKEPRMBSPY
1 month +12.0%+5.1%+5.8% -1.0%
3 months -48.4%+10.5%-16.8% -0.4%
6 months -36.9%-3.0%+6.3% +4.5%
Year to date -36.4%+33.2%+28.7% +12.4%
1 year -27.1%+52.8%-5.1% +13.6%
3 years -12.3%+212.7%+42.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -4.3%+46.3%+12.5% +20.8%
5 years +6.4%+370.7%+10.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.3%+36.3%+2.0% +10.4%
10 years +116.3%+1,352.6%+63.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +8.0%+30.7%+5.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMNSTCOKEPRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.6%37.8%51.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.0%42.4%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.32-0.100.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.371.40-0.10 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-35.6%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-5.9%-17.1% -1.6%
52-week high $99.94$216.91$25.40 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$133.59$14.46 $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.

MultipleMNSTCOKEPRMB
P/E now vs peer median 44.8xmedian 28.2x 19.8xmedian 28.2x 76.1xmedian 28.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 16.7x 10.9xmedian 16.7x 11.0xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.5xmedian 20.8x 20.9xmedian 20.8x 20.8xmedian 20.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.6x -34.0xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.68median 1.48 0.89median 1.48 —median 1.48

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 monthsMNSTCOKEPRMB
Revenue $9.22B $7.79B $6.74B
Gross profit $5.12B $3.03B $1.97B
Operating income $2.69B $1.02B $482.70M
Net income $2.13B $583.49M $100.30M
Free cash flow $2.10B $552.19M $366.70M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $8.76 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $311.91M $366.80M
Total debt – $2.51B $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 66.64M 365.67M
Enterprise value $83.75B $10.54B $6.18B

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
MetricMNSTCOKEPRMB
P/E 44.8x 19.8x 76.1x
P/FCF 45.5x 20.9x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 42.7x 13.2x 9.3x
P/S 10.4x 1.5x 1.1x
P/B 10.2x -34.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 12.0x -10.5x 112.2x
EV/EBITDA 32.8x 10.9x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 34.3x 13.4x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 10.0x 1.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 43.9x 24.9x 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.1x 15.7x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.68 0.89 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEPRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 10.2% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 5.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 7.6% 3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 5.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% 10.3% 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 7.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% -4.7% 308.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 24.0% 314.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 22.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -2.0% 49.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 2.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% -7.6% 5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 0.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEPRMB
Gross margin 55.5% 38.9% 29.2%
EBITDA margin 30.5% 16.2% 16.8%
Operating margin 29.2% 13.1% 7.2%
Pretax margin 30.1% 10.2% 2.7%
Net margin 23.1% 7.5% 1.5%
FCF margin 22.8% 7.1% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 11.2% 12.1%
Return on equity 23.5% – 3.4%
Return on assets 19.1% 12.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 35.9% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 28.6% 31.4% 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.5x 8.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEPRMB
Debt / assets – 54.7% 48.5%
Debt / equity – -7.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.7x 4.2x
Debt / FCF – 4.6x 14.1x
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 107.4% 72.0%
Equity / assets 82.3% -7.4% 28.0%
Interest coverage – – 1.5x
Current ratio 3.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 31.77 3.81 1.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTCOKEPRMB
Dividend yield – 0.5% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 22.7% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 23.2% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 162.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 44.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.9%
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.

ConsensusMNSTCOKEPRMB
Forward P/E 40.6xFY2026 17.9xFY2027 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $11.38FY2027 $1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 +42.6%FY2027 -1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% – +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $9.03BFY2027 $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +24.9%FY2027 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% – +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSTCOKEPRMB
Held by institutions 67.5% 62.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,362 612 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +11.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 741 323 214
Institutions selling 456 184 124
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.76 1.73

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.

MNSTCOKEPRMB
MNST 1.00 0.20 0.08
COKE 0.20 1.00 0.04
PRMB 0.08 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNST, COKE and PRMB?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monster Beverage (MNST) $95.50B, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $11.54B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $7.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNST, COKE and PRMB?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 44.8x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 19.8x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 76.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primo Brands (PRMB) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 40.6x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 17.9x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 16.1x). 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 Consolidated (COKE) +10.2%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.5%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 35.9%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -27.1%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +52.8%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -5.1%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.3%/yr, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +36.3%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Primo Brands (PRMB) has the highest dividend yield: Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 0.49%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 2.19%. Monster Beverage (MNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.8%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MNST, COKE and PRMB?

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 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.