TAP vs DEO vs MNST Stock Comparison

Molson Coors Beverage, Diageo and Monster Beverage Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEO Diageo Plc
$93.09 +6.4% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$56.61B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.15%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
2 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.44 +5.4% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$89.02B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Monster Beverage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monster Beverage 5, Molson Coors Beverage 3, Diageo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAPDEOMNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.54B $56.61B $89.02B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 29.8x 41.8x DEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 14.9x 37.9x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.6% — +20.4% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.8% — 23.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.84% 2.15% — TAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.9% -2.3% -34.8% DEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr -14.3%/yr +1.4%/yr MNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 34.3% 73.6% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 38/100 62/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

TAPDEOMNST

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

AxisTAPDEOMNST
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 43 #22 of 38 16 #32 of 38
Growth 6 #31 of 33 – 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 33 #21 of 31 – 97 #2 of 31
Financial Health 36 #24 of 37 31 #26 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 23 41 #14 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Overall 52 38 62
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • DEO 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

PeriodTAPDEOMNSTSPY
1 month +9.6%+6.4%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%+4.7%-53.5% +3.9%
6 months -7.4%+17.9%-41.1% +8.2%
Year to date -15.5%+7.9%-40.7% +12.9%
1 year -12.9%-2.3%-34.8% +12.3%
3 years -30.5%-37.1%-8.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.4%-14.3%-3.1% +23.3%
5 years -10.1%-53.6%+7.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%-14.3%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years -62.4%-13.2%+90.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.3%-1.4%+6.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTAPDEOMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%34.3%73.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%36.4%106.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.260.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.07-0.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-67.4%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-8.9%-54.5% -1.2%
52-week high $54.38$102.14$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $35.96$72.47$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.

MultipleTAPDEOMNST
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 26.1x 29.8xmedian 26.1x 41.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 9.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 30.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 18.1x 17.7xmedian 18.1x 42.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.6x 9.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.07 —median 2.07 2.50median 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 monthsTAPDEOMNST
Revenue $12.93B – $9.22B
Gross profit $4.10B – $5.12B
Operating income -$2.52B – $2.69B
Net income -$2.34B – $2.13B
Free cash flow $1.33B – $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $-12.29 – $1.08
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $1.52B $2.19B
Total debt $7.71B $93.75B –
Shares (diluted) 187.70M 557.75M 1.98B
Enterprise value $4.37B $38.76B $77.27B

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
MetricTAPDEOMNST
P/E -3.2x 29.8x 41.8x
P/FCF 6.4x 17.7x 42.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x – 39.8x
P/S 0.7x 2.0x 9.7x
P/B 0.8x 4.4x 9.5x
P/Tangible book -5.6x 4.4x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA -8.0x – 30.5x
EV/EBIT -5.6x – 31.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x – 9.3x
EV/FCF 10.7x – 40.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x – 38.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 2.50

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAPDEOMNST
Debt / assets 31.6% 48.7% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 5.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 72.3% 17.7%
Equity / assets 42.3% 27.7% 82.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.6x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 0.86 – 29.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAPDEOMNST
Dividend yield 4.8% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 6.5% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 11.3% 2.1% 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.

ConsensusTAPDEOMNST
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 14.9xFY2027 37.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.42FY2026 $6.26FY2027 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.5%FY2026 -5.0%FY2027 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +7.8% +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.73BFY2026 $19.88BFY2027 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +1.2%FY2027 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +2.7% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAPDEOMNST
Held by institutions 100.0% 9.2% 67.5%
Institutions holding 617 719 1,359
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +3.4% +2.9%
Institutions buying 340 333 738
Institutions selling 196 256 456
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.30 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.

TAPDEOMNST
TAP 1.00 0.57 0.15
DEO 0.57 1.00 0.07
MNST 0.15 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAP, DEO and MNST?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $8.54B, Diageo (DEO) $56.61B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAP, DEO and MNST?

Diageo (DEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -3.2x, Diageo (DEO) 29.8x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is cheapest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 8.9x, Diageo (DEO) 14.9x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 37.9x). 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: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diageo (DEO) returned the most: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.9%, Diageo (DEO) -2.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.8%. Over five years, Monster Beverage (MNST) compounded fastest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.1%/yr, Diageo (DEO) -14.3%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has the highest dividend yield: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 4.84%, Diageo (DEO) 2.15%. Monster Beverage (MNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.6%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAP, DEO 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, 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.