MNST vs SAM vs KO Stock Comparison

Monster Beverage, Boston Beer and Coca Cola Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.66 +9.1% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$91.01B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$198.34 +20.0% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
1 win
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.85 +5.4% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$399.99B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Monster Beverage 2, Boston Beer 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMNSTSAMKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.01B $2.03B $399.99B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.8x -27.8x 27.3x KO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.0x 22.1x 28.3x SAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% -3.5% +7.1% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% -3.6% 28.7% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.1% -11.0% +30.9% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -16.6%/yr +10.3%/yr KO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.6% 37.6% 19.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 57/100 58/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

MNSTSAMKO

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

AxisMNSTSAMKO
Valuation 16 #32 of 38 76 #10 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Growth 66 #12 of 33 3 #32 of 33 56 #15 of 33
Profitability 93 #3 of 31 47 #17 of 31 97 #2 of 31
Financial Health 94 #3 of 37 64 #14 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Shareholder Returns 32 #16 of 23 96 #2 of 23 50 #12 of 23
Overall 60 57 58
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMNSTSAMKOSPY
1 month +9.1%+20.0%+5.4% +0.9%
3 months -53.0%+6.0%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months -40.6%-16.1%+16.5% +8.5%
Year to date -40.4%+1.6%+31.4% +13.3%
1 year -34.1%-11.0%+30.9% +12.4%
3 years -8.5%-37.9%+66.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.9%-14.7%+18.5% +23.5%
5 years +7.4%-59.7%+62.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.4%-16.6%+10.3% +11.0%
10 years +90.4%+25.9%+117.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.6%+2.3%+8.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMNSTSAMKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.6%37.6%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.6%40.4%17.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.32-0.26-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.291.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-70.1%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-23.7%-3.7% -0.9%
52-week high $99.94$260.05$95.34 $779.14
52-week low $41.62$161.08$67.54 $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.

MultipleMNSTSAMKO
P/E now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 26.9x -27.8xmedian 26.9x 27.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 7.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 17.9x -169.5xmedian 17.9x 25.9xmedian 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 18.5x 11.0xmedian 18.5x 27.7xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x 10.0xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 2.10 0.62median 2.10 2.47median 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 monthsMNSTSAMKO
Revenue $9.22B $2.03B $51.05B
Gross profit $5.12B $937.09M $31.82B
Operating income $2.69B -$96.37M $15.34B
Net income $2.13B -$73.06M $14.78B
Free cash flow $2.10B $185.06M $14.28B
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $-7.15 $3.39
Cash & equivalents $2.19B $308.10M $13.45B
Total debt – – $41.55B
Shares (diluted) 1.98B 10.22M 4.31B
Enterprise value $79.26B $1.07B $386.30B

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
MetricMNSTSAMKO
P/E 42.0x -27.8x 27.0x
P/FCF 42.6x 11.0x 27.7x
P/Operating cash flow 40.0x 8.7x 24.4x
P/S 9.7x 1.0x 7.7x
P/B 9.6x 2.8x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 2.8x 14.6x
EV/EBITDA 30.6x -169.5x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 32.0x -17.9x 27.6x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 0.8x 8.3x
EV/FCF 41.0x 9.3x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 7.4x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 0.62 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMNSTSAMKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% -3.5% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -2.5% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% -0.9% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 2.5% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.3% -179.1% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% -42.3% 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.2% -179.2% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -42.3% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% -183.9% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% -45.1% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -14.0% 113.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 4.1% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% -12.7% 156.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 10.2% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMNSTSAMKO
Gross margin 55.5% 46.1% 62.3%
EBITDA margin 30.5% -0.5% 32.0%
Operating margin 29.2% -4.7% 30.0%
Pretax margin 30.1% -4.3% 35.0%
Net margin 23.1% -3.6% 28.7%
FCF margin 22.8% 9.1% 28.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 11.5% 31.8%
Return on equity 23.5% -10.1% 38.0%
Return on assets 19.1% -5.9% 13.7%
Return on invested capital – – 15.6%
Return on capital employed 28.6% -12.2% 18.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -3.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMNSTSAMKO
Debt / assets – – 38.5%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.7x
Debt / FCF – – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 17.7% 40.6% 63.4%
Equity / assets 82.3% 59.4% 36.6%
Interest coverage – – 10.0x
Current ratio 3.7x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 29.97 3.89 5.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMNSTSAMKO
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 6.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 6.0% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusMNSTSAMKO
Forward P/E 38.0xFY2026 22.1xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $8.97FY2026 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% +17.7% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% -9.5% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMNSTSAMKO
Held by institutions 67.5% 100.0% 75.2%
Institutions holding 1,359 330 3,643
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +11.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 738 158 1,808
Institutions selling 456 113 1,359
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.40 1.33

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.

MNSTSAMKO
MNST 1.00 0.13 0.18
SAM 0.13 1.00 0.31
KO 0.18 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MNST, SAM and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monster Beverage (MNST) $91.01B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.03B, Coca Cola (KO) $399.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, MNST, SAM and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.8x, Boston Beer (SAM) -27.8x, Coca Cola (KO) 27.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Beer (SAM) is cheapest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.0x, Boston Beer (SAM) 22.1x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.3x). 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%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.1%, Boston Beer (SAM) -11.0%, Coca Cola (KO) +30.9%. Over five years, Coca Cola (KO) compounded fastest (Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -16.6%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Boston Beer (SAM) 37.6%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 (KO) 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.