MNST vs PRMB vs SAM Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Primo Brands and Boston Beer Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.66 +9.1% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.56B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
PRMB Primo Brands Corp
$19.35 -0.8% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.04B
P/E
70.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$198.34 +20.0% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Monster Beverage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monster Beverage 5, Primo Brands 2, Boston Beer 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSTPRMBSAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.56B $7.04B $2.04B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.6x 70.2x -27.9x MNST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.0x 14.8x 22.1x PRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +11.5% -3.5% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 1.5% -3.6% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% -13.2% -11.0% SAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +4.0%/yr -16.6%/yr PRMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.6% 51.1% 37.6% SAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 57/100 57/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

MNSTPRMBSAM

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

AxisMNSTPRMBSAM
Valuation 16 #32 of 38 68 #13 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Growth 66 #12 of 33 75 #9 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability 93 #3 of 31 53 #15 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Financial Health 94 #3 of 37 19 #30 of 37 64 #14 of 37
Shareholder Returns 32 #16 of 23 68 #8 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Overall 60 57 57
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSTPRMBSAMSPY
1 month +9.1%-0.8%+20.0% +0.9%
3 months -53.0%-16.0%+6.0% +5.9%
6 months -40.6%+0.3%-16.1% +8.5%
Year to date -40.4%+18.3%+1.6% +13.3%
1 year -34.1%-13.2%-11.0% +12.4%
3 years -8.5%+49.1%-37.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.9%+14.2%-14.7% +23.5%
5 years +7.4%+21.7%-59.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.4%+4.0%-16.6% +11.0%
10 years +90.4%+47.3%+25.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.6%+3.9%+2.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMNSTPRMBSAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.6%51.1%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.6%57.6%40.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.87-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.26-0.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-59.4%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-23.8%-23.7% -0.9%
52-week high $99.94$25.40$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$14.46$161.08 $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.

MultipleMNSTPRMBSAM
P/E now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 26.9x 70.0xmedian 26.9x -27.8xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 17.9x 10.4xmedian 17.9x -169.5xmedian 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 18.5x 19.1xmedian 18.5x 11.0xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 2.6x 2.4xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 2.10 —median 2.10 0.62median 2.10

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 monthsMNSTPRMBSAM
Revenue $9.22B $6.74B $2.03B
Gross profit $5.12B $1.97B $937.09M
Operating income $2.69B $482.70M -$96.37M
Net income $2.13B $100.30M -$73.06M
Free cash flow $2.10B $366.70M $185.06M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $0.27 $-7.15
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $366.80M $308.10M
Total debt – $5.16B –
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 365.67M 10.22M
Enterprise value $78.81B $5.58B $1.07B

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
MetricMNSTPRMBSAM
P/E 42.0x 70.0x -27.8x
P/FCF 42.6x 19.1x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 40.0x 8.6x 8.7x
P/S 9.7x 1.0x 1.0x
P/B 9.6x 2.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 103.1x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 30.6x 10.4x -169.5x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 24.5x -17.9x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 1.8x 0.8x
EV/FCF 41.0x 32.2x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 14.4x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 – 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTPRMBSAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 11.5% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 3.3% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% 40.9% -179.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% – -42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% 308.5% -179.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 314.9% -183.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% – -45.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 49.0% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 5.5% -12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% – 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTPRMBSAM
Gross margin 55.5% 29.2% 46.1%
EBITDA margin 30.5% 16.8% -0.5%
Operating margin 29.2% 7.2% -4.7%
Pretax margin 30.1% 2.7% -4.3%
Net margin 23.1% 1.5% -3.6%
FCF margin 22.8% 5.4% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 12.1% 11.5%
Return on equity 23.5% 3.4% -10.1%
Return on assets 19.1% 0.9% -5.9%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% –
Return on capital employed 28.6% 5.2% -12.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 8.2x -3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTPRMBSAM
Debt / assets – 48.5% –
Debt / equity – 1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x –
Debt / FCF – 14.1x –
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 72.0% 40.6%
Equity / assets 82.3% 28.0% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio 3.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 29.97 1.07 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTPRMBSAM
Dividend yield – 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 3.4% 6.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 5.8% 6.0%
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.

ConsensusMNSTPRMBSAM
Forward P/E 38.0xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $8.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% +5.3% +17.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +6.6% -9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSTPRMBSAM
Held by institutions 67.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,359 385 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.6% +11.2%
Institutions buying 738 214 158
Institutions selling 456 124 113
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.73 1.40

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.

MNSTPRMBSAM
MNST 1.00 0.08 0.13
PRMB 0.08 1.00 0.19
SAM 0.13 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNST, PRMB and SAM?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monster Beverage (MNST) $90.56B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $7.04B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNST, PRMB and SAM?

Monster Beverage (MNST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.6x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 70.2x, Boston Beer (SAM) -27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Primo Brands (PRMB) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.0x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 14.8x, Boston Beer (SAM) 22.1x). 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%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boston Beer (SAM) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -13.2%, Boston Beer (SAM) -11.0%. Over five years, Primo Brands (PRMB) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +4.0%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Monster Beverage (MNST) 0.00%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 0.02%, Boston Beer (SAM) 0.00%. Monster Beverage (MNST) and Boston Beer (SAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boston Beer (SAM) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%, Boston Beer (SAM) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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