MNST vs PRMB vs TAP Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Primo Brands and Molson Coors Beverage Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.44 +5.4% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$89.46B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins
PRMB Primo Brands Corp
$19.20 -1.5% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.98B
P/E
69.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Monster Beverage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monster Beverage 5, Molson Coors Beverage 4, Primo Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSTPRMBTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.46B $6.98B $7.35B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x 69.5x -3.2x MNST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x 14.7x 8.9x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +11.5% -2.6% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 1.5% -17.8% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% -12.5% PRMB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x -3.2x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.8% -14.9% -12.9% TAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +3.8%/yr -2.1%/yr PRMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.6% 51.1% 29.6% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 59/100 52/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

MNSTPRMBTAP

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

AxisMNSTPRMBTAP
Valuation 16 #32 of 38 70 #12 of 38 84 #7 of 38
Growth 69 #11 of 33 75 #9 of 33 6 #31 of 33
Profitability 97 #2 of 31 53 #15 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Financial Health 94 #3 of 37 25 #28 of 37 36 #24 of 37
Shareholder Returns 32 #16 of 23 73 #7 of 23 100 #1 of 23
Overall 62 59 52
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PRMB ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSTPRMBTAPSPY
1 month +5.4%-1.5%+9.6% -0.2%
3 months -53.5%-18.4%-7.2% +3.9%
6 months -41.1%-2.5%-7.4% +8.2%
Year to date -40.7%+17.4%-15.5% +12.9%
1 year -34.8%-14.9%-12.9% +12.3%
3 years -8.9%+47.9%-30.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.1%+14.0%-11.4% +23.3%
5 years +7.0%+20.2%-10.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.4%+3.8%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +90.3%+46.0%-62.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.6%+3.9%-9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMNSTPRMBTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.6%51.1%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.1%57.4%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.87-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.29-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-59.4%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.5%-24.4%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $99.94$25.40$54.38 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$14.46$35.96 $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.

MultipleMNSTPRMBTAP
P/E now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 26.1x 69.5xmedian 26.1x -3.2xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 14.0x 10.4xmedian 14.0x -8.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.4xmedian 18.1x 19.0xmedian 18.1x 6.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 2.07 —median 2.07 0.01median 2.07

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 monthsMNSTPRMBTAP
Revenue $9.22B $6.74B $12.93B
Gross profit $5.12B $1.97B $4.10B
Operating income $2.69B $482.70M -$2.52B
Net income $2.13B $100.30M -$2.34B
Free cash flow $2.10B $366.70M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $0.27 $-12.29
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $366.80M $2.13B
Total debt – $5.16B $7.71B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 365.67M 187.70M
Enterprise value $77.71B $5.52B $3.00B

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
MetricMNSTPRMBTAP
P/E 41.8x 69.5x -3.2x
P/FCF 42.4x 19.0x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 39.8x 8.5x 4.3x
P/S 9.7x 1.0x 0.7x
P/B 9.5x 2.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 102.3x -5.6x
EV/EBITDA 30.5x 10.4x -8.0x
EV/EBIT 31.8x 24.3x -5.6x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 1.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF 40.8x 32.0x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.2x 14.4x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTPRMBTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 11.5% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 3.3% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% 40.9% -256.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% – -94.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% 308.5% -318.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – -307.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 314.9% -338.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% – -307.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 49.0% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 5.5% 38.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% – 5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTPRMBTAP
Gross margin 55.5% 29.2% 31.7%
EBITDA margin 30.5% 16.8% -13.6%
Operating margin 29.2% 7.2% -19.5%
Pretax margin 30.1% 2.7% -21.3%
Net margin 23.1% 1.5% -17.8%
FCF margin 22.8% 5.4% 10.3%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 12.1% 15.3%
Return on equity 23.5% 3.4% -22.9%
Return on assets 19.1% 0.9% -10.1%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% -12.5%
Return on capital employed 28.6% 5.2% -13.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 8.2x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTPRMBTAP
Debt / assets – 48.5% 31.6%
Debt / equity – 1.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x -3.2x
Debt / FCF – 14.1x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 72.0% 57.7%
Equity / assets 82.3% 28.0% 42.3%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio 3.7x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 29.84 1.07 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTPRMBTAP
Dividend yield – 2.4% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 3.4% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 5.8% 11.3%
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.

ConsensusMNSTPRMBTAP
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $4.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% +5.3% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $10.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +6.6% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSTPRMBTAP
Held by institutions 67.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,359 385 617
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.6% +12.2%
Institutions buying 738 214 340
Institutions selling 456 124 196
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.73 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.

MNSTPRMBTAP
MNST 1.00 0.08 0.14
PRMB 0.08 1.00 0.10
TAP 0.14 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNST, PRMB and TAP?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.46B, Primo Brands (PRMB) $6.98B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNST, PRMB and TAP?

Monster Beverage (MNST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.0x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 69.5x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -3.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 37.9x, Primo Brands (PRMB) 14.7x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 8.9x). 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%, Primo Brands (PRMB) +11.5%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 1.5%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%). On return on invested capital, Primo Brands (PRMB) leads (Primo Brands (PRMB) 3.6%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.8%, Primo Brands (PRMB) -14.9%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.9%. Over five years, Primo Brands (PRMB) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Primo Brands (PRMB) +3.8%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.1%/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%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 0.00%. Monster Beverage (MNST) and Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Primo Brands (PRMB) 51.1%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.