MNST vs NTR vs COKE Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Nutrien and Coca-Cola Consolidated 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
3 wins
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.73 -7.2% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.25B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMNSTNTRCOKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.91B $33.25B $13.90B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x 14.9x 25.3x NTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.5x 14.0x 17.9x NTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +8.6% +10.7% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 7.9% 7.2% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.8% 36.7% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 1.9x NTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.9% +20.6% +59.2% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr -0.1%/yr +38.7%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.5% 33.0% 37.8% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 68/100 49/100 NTR

Percentile Scorecard

MNSTNTRCOKE

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

AxisMNSTNTRCOKE
Valuation 16 #32 of 38 90 #10 of 94 87 #6 of 38
Growth 69 #11 of 33 58 #39 of 92 47 #18 of 33
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 76 #22 of 89 74 #9 of 32
Financial Health 97 #2 of 38 80 #20 of 97 27 #28 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #17 of 24 36 #45 of 70 9 #22 of 24
Overall 61 68 49
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSTNTRCOKESPY
1 month +5.2%-7.2%+8.4% -1.0%
3 months -50.6%+2.4%+10.1% +2.9%
6 months -41.0%-2.6%+3.9% +6.4%
Year to date -39.8%+13.0%+32.6% +11.4%
1 year -33.9%+20.6%+59.2% +13.1%
3 years -7.7%+22.9%+214.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%+7.1%+46.5% +21.5%
5 years +9.0%-0.5%+413.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.7%-0.1%+38.7% +10.9%
10 years +88.2%—+1,320.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.5%—+30.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMNSTNTRCOKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.5%33.0%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.6%34.5%42.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.32-0.23-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.621.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-61.5%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.8%-16.9%-6.3% -2.5%
52-week high $99.94$83.94$216.91 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$53.64$127.66 $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.

MultipleMNSTNTRCOKE
P/E now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 27.0x 15.2xmedian 21.5x 24.6xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 14.4x 5.6xmedian 12.4x 11.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 18.3x 5.4xmedian 15.5x 17.8xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 1.6x -23.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.54median 2.03 -1.17median 1.70 2.03median 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 monthsMNSTNTRCOKE
Revenue $9.22B $28.21B $7.69B
Gross profit $5.12B $8.75B $3.01B
Operating income $2.69B $5.49B $997.62M
Net income $2.13B $5.57B $549.96M
Free cash flow $2.10B $6.28B $644.04M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $4.59 $7.16
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $921.00M $171.69M
Total debt – $11.39B $2.51B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 486.52M 76.78M
Enterprise value $79.16B $30.08B $11.53B

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
MetricMNSTNTRCOKE
P/E 42.5x 15.2x 24.6x
P/FCF 43.1x 5.4x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 40.4x 8.0x 12.1x
P/S 9.8x 1.2x 1.5x
P/B 9.7x 1.3x -23.0x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 1.4x -9.1x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 5.6x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 32.4x 8.0x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 1.6x 1.8x
EV/FCF 41.5x 7.0x 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x 10.5x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.54 -1.17 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTNTRCOKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 8.6% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -5.6% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 15.5% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -8.0% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% 140.9% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% -20.1% 7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% 77.9% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 14.3% 4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 86.8% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% -13.0% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 14.0% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -15.8% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 10.8% 35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% -13.9% 12.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTNTRCOKE
Gross margin 55.5% 31.0% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 30.5% 28.0% 16.3%
Operating margin 29.2% 19.5% 13.0%
Pretax margin 30.1% 13.7% 9.7%
Net margin 23.1% 7.9% 7.2%
FCF margin 22.8% 22.3% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 14.8% 12.3%
Return on equity 23.5% 9.4% –
Return on assets 19.1% 4.5% 12.5%
Return on invested capital – 11.8% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 28.6% – 31.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTNTRCOKE
Debt / assets – 21.3% 56.7%
Debt / equity – 0.4x -5.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 51.6% 111.3%
Equity / assets 82.3% 48.4% -11.3%
Interest coverage – 7.8x –
Current ratio 3.7x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.1x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 2.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 30.28 – 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTNTRCOKE
Dividend yield – 3.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -1.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.6% 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.

ConsensusMNSTNTRCOKE
Forward P/E 38.5xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 17.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $4.99FY2026 $11.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 +42.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% +2.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $28.81BFY2026 $9.03BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +24.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% -11.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSTNTRCOKE
Held by institutions 67.5% 63.7% 62.2%
Institutions holding 1,359 727 609
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -0.5% +11.9%
Institutions buying 738 367 323
Institutions selling 456 236 182
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.56 1.77

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.

MNSTNTRCOKE
MNST 1.00 -0.09 0.20
NTR -0.09 1.00 0.11
COKE 0.20 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNST, NTR and COKE?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monster Beverage (MNST) $90.91B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.25B, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNST, NTR and COKE?

Nutrien (NTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutrien (NTR) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.5x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.0x, 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%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.9%, Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +59.2%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.7%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.1%/yr, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +38.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.5%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.0%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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