PEP vs ABEV vs MNST Stock Comparison

Pepsico, Ambev and Monster Beverage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEP Pepsico Inc
$135.46 +5.3% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$181.02B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.24B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.84 -2.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.74B
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
6 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$46.44 +7.7% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$88.85B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 6, Monster Beverage 3, Pepsico 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEPABEVMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.02B $44.74B $88.85B PEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 14.2x 41.8x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 14.9x 38.7x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +4.1% +20.4% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 18.8% 23.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 25.3% — ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.4x — ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% +29.7% -33.4% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +1.2%/yr +1.8%/yr MNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 36.0% 73.7% PEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 69/100 61/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

PEPABEVMNST

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

AxisPEPABEVMNST
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 87 #6 of 38 16 #32 of 38
Growth 59 #14 of 33 31 #23 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 87 #5 of 31 100 #1 of 31 93 #3 of 31
Financial Health 35 #25 of 38 81 #8 of 38 95 #3 of 38
Shareholder Returns 77 #6 of 23 46 #13 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Overall 64 69 61
  • PEP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV 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

PeriodPEPABEVMNSTSPY
1 month +5.3%-2.4%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.1%-7.8%-51.3% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%-1.7%-39.6% +7.0%
Year to date -5.6%+15.0%-39.4% +12.2%
1 year -10.6%+29.7%-33.4% +13.0%
3 years -15.1%+16.4%-6.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%+5.2%-2.4% +23.1%
5 years -15.7%+6.0%+9.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.4%+1.2%+1.8% +11.0%
10 years +26.5%-54.3%+90.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%-7.5%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePEPABEVMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%36.0%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%37.3%106.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.180.460.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.500.82-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-46.2%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-17.2%-53.5% -1.8%
52-week high $170.49$3.43$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $123.73$2.18$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.

MultiplePEPABEVMNST
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x 42.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 9.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 14.2x 7.3xmedian 14.2x 31.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 18.3x 7.4xmedian 18.3x 43.4xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 9.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 2.09 4.09median 2.09 2.56median 2.09

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 monthsPEPABEVMNST
Revenue $98.24B $16.68B $9.22B
Gross profit $53.22B $8.66B $5.12B
Operating income $15.05B $4.53B $2.69B
Net income $10.97B $3.16B $2.13B
Free cash flow $10.47B $6.02B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $0.20 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $10.68B $3.21B $2.19B
Total debt $208.67B $2.67B –
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 15.68B 1.98B
Enterprise value $138.78B $30.03B $77.10B

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
MetricPEPABEVMNST
P/E 17.0x 14.1x 42.7x
P/FCF 17.6x 7.4x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 8.5x 40.6x
P/S 1.9x 2.7x 9.9x
P/B 8.2x 2.6x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 21.7x 3.0x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 7.3x 31.2x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 9.4x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.5x 9.5x
EV/FCF 21.5x 7.0x 41.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 8.0x 39.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 4.09 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEPABEVMNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 4.1% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 1.4% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% 4.9% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 2.7% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% 13.0% 30.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 9.5% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.8% 19.2% 35.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 3.6% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -14.2% 34.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 3.5% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.9% 14.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 9.6% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.3% 11.2% 13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 4.9% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEPABEVMNST
Gross margin 54.2% 51.9% 55.5%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 34.6% 30.5%
Operating margin 15.3% 27.1% 29.2%
Pretax margin 14.0% 23.1% 30.1%
Net margin 11.1% 18.8% 23.1%
FCF margin 10.7% 36.1% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 31.5% 24.3%
Return on equity 49.0% 18.4% 23.5%
Return on assets 9.8% 11.7% 19.1%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 25.3% –
Return on capital employed 19.4% 23.5% 28.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEPABEVMNST
Debt / assets 46.3% 4.1% –
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 35.7% 17.7%
Equity / assets 20.1% 64.3% 82.3%
Interest coverage 13.6x 5.7x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.48 4.09 30.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEPABEVMNST
Dividend yield 4.3% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 1.2% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 2.2% 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.

ConsensusPEPABEVMNST
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.59FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +15.8% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.43BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +0.1% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEPABEVMNST
Held by institutions 79.1% 6.7% 67.5%
Institutions holding 3,414 403 1,359
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +0.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 1,500 199 738
Institutions selling 1,515 131 456
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.52 1.62

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.

PEPABEVMNST
PEP 1.00 0.17 0.15
ABEV 0.17 1.00 0.13
MNST 0.15 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEP, ABEV and MNST?

Pepsico (PEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pepsico (PEP) $181.02B, Ambev (ABEV) $44.74B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $88.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEP, ABEV and MNST?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pepsico (PEP) 16.6x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.2x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ambev (ABEV) is cheapest (Pepsico (PEP) 15.8x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.9x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.7x). 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: Pepsico (PEP) +6.4%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Pepsico (PEP) 11.1%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Pepsico (PEP) 16.1%, Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Pepsico (PEP) -10.6%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.4%. Over five years, Monster Beverage (MNST) compounded fastest (Pepsico (PEP) -3.4%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pepsico (PEP) has been the steadiest (Pepsico (PEP) 21.4%, Ambev (ABEV) 36.0%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEP, ABEV 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, Ambev (ABEV) 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.