OTLY vs PEP vs MNST Stock Comparison

Oatly Group AB, Pepsico and Monster Beverage Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OTLY Oatly Group AB
$7.93 -24.8% 1M -46.6% 1Y
Market cap
$249.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$945.25M
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
PEP Pepsico Inc
$137.27 +9.0% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$194.97B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
8 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$47.18 +9.9% 1M -29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$95.69B
P/E
45.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pepsico leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Pepsico 8, Monster Beverage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOTLYPEPMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $249.09M $194.97B $95.69B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.8x 17.9x 45.0x PEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.0x 39.3x PEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +6.4% +20.4% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.5% 11.1% 23.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.7% 16.1% — PEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 91.6x 2.2x — PEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.6% -4.4% -29.1% PEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -50.4%/yr -3.5%/yr +1.5%/yr MNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.7% 21.5% 73.6% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 65/100 64/100 PEP

Percentile Scorecard

OTLYPEPMNST

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

AxisOTLYPEPMNST
Valuation 33 #25 of 37 67 #13 of 37 25 #28 of 37
Growth 84 #6 of 33 53 #16 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 31 #23 of 33 84 #6 of 33 94 #3 of 33
Financial Health 31 #26 of 37 36 #24 of 37 100 #1 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 83 #5 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Overall 45 65 64
  • OTLY ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTLYPEPMNSTSPY
1 month -24.8%+9.0%+9.9% -2.0%
3 months -46.2%-1.3%-49.9% -2.2%
6 months -28.0%-11.5%-37.8% +4.2%
Year to date -25.8%-4.4%-38.5% +10.6%
1 year -46.6%-4.4%-29.1% +10.4%
3 years -37.1%-17.7%-15.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year -14.3%-6.3%-5.3% +20.2%
5 years -97.0%-16.5%+7.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year -50.4%-3.5%+1.5% +10.1%
10 years —+28.7%+101.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+2.6%+7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOTLYPEPMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.7%21.5%73.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.6%20.1%107.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.11-0.220.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.21-0.40 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-36.9%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.1%-19.5%-52.8% -3.2%
52-week high $15.90$170.49$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $7.71$123.73$41.62 $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.

MultipleOTLYPEPMNST
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 27.9x 17.2xmedian 27.9x 43.4xmedian 27.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x 10.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 162.8xmedian 17.8x 12.2xmedian 17.8x 31.7xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 18.8x 17.9xmedian 18.8x 44.1xmedian 18.8x
P/B now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 2.6x 8.3xmedian 2.6x 9.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 1.89 1.72median 1.89 2.60median 1.89

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 monthsOTLYPEPMNST
Revenue $945.25M $98.24B $9.22B
Gross profit $321.44M $53.22B $5.12B
Operating income -$47.95M $15.05B $2.69B
Net income -$90.15M $10.97B $2.13B
Free cash flow -$25.66M $10.47B $2.10B
R&D $19.12M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.96 $7.97 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $23.32M $10.68B $2.19B
Total debt $346.36M $51.88B –
Shares (diluted) 30.38M 1.37B 1.98B
Enterprise value $58.22M $152.73B $83.94B

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
MetricOTLYPEPMNST
P/E -2.7x 17.2x 43.4x
P/FCF -9.6x 17.9x 44.1x
P/Operating cash flow -13.9x 12.8x 41.3x
P/S 0.3x 1.9x 10.0x
P/B -4.9x 8.3x 9.9x
P/Tangible book -4.9x 22.0x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 162.8x 12.2x 31.7x
EV/EBIT -11.8x 15.1x 33.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.3x 9.7x
EV/FCF -22.1x 21.8x 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -31.7x 15.6x 39.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 1.72 2.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTLYPEPMNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 6.4% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 2.4% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.6% 6.8% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 2.5% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 67.5% 47.7% 30.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.9% 10.6% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.0% 50.8% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 9.4% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.7% 51.4% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 10.0% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% 23.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.7% 6.3% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -688.6% 54.3% 13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 14.7% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTLYPEPMNST
Gross margin 34.0% 54.2% 55.5%
EBITDA margin 0.4% 19.1% 30.5%
Operating margin -5.1% 15.3% 29.2%
Pretax margin -9.0% 14.0% 30.1%
Net margin -9.5% 11.1% 23.1%
FCF margin -2.7% 10.7% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin -1.9% 14.8% 24.3%
Return on equity – 49.0% 23.5%
Return on assets -24.1% 9.8% 19.1%
Return on invested capital -11.7% 16.1% –
Return on capital employed -13.1% 19.4% 28.6%
Asset turnover 2.5x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTLYPEPMNST
Debt / assets 10,518% 46.3% –
Debt / equity -6.8x 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 91.6x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF -13.5x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 1,643% 79.9% 17.7%
Equity / assets -1,543% 20.1% 82.3%
Interest coverage – 13.6x –
Current ratio 30.0x 0.9x 3.7x
Quick ratio 18.4x 0.7x 3.1x
Cash ratio 3.6x 0.3x 2.0x
Altman Z-score -297.05 3.49 30.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTLYPEPMNST
Dividend yield – 4.2% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 0.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.7% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusOTLYPEPMNST
Forward P/E – 16.0xFY2026 39.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.74FY2026 $8.59FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.5%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.0% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $917.56MFY2026 $96.43BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +11.4% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTLYPEPMNST
Held by institutions 13.3% 79.1% 67.5%
Institutions holding 64 3,420 1,362
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +5.8% +3.0%
Institutions buying 31 1,503 741
Institutions selling 10 1,518 456
Buyers to sellers 3.10 0.99 1.63

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.

OTLYPEPMNST
OTLY 1.00 0.08 0.08
PEP 0.08 1.00 0.15
MNST 0.08 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTLY, PEP and MNST?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oatly Group AB (OTLY) $249.09M, Pepsico (PEP) $194.97B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $95.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTLY, PEP and MNST?

Pepsico (PEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -2.8x, Pepsico (PEP) 17.9x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 45.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pepsico (PEP) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 16.0x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 39.3x). 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: Oatly Group AB (OTLY) +12.1%, Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -9.5%, Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Pepsico (PEP) leads (Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -11.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pepsico (PEP) returned the most: Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -46.6%, Pepsico (PEP) -4.4%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -29.1%. Over five years, Monster Beverage (MNST) compounded fastest (Oatly Group AB (OTLY) -50.4%/yr, Pepsico (PEP) -3.5%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Oatly Group AB (OTLY) 68.7%, Pepsico (PEP) 21.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OTLY, PEP and MNST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pepsico (PEP) leads on 8. 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.