Monster Beverage (MNST) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Monster Beverage (MNST) reported Operating Expenses of $563.4 million for Q1 2026, up 17.81% year-over-year from $478.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.07% on a QoQ basis from $640.7 million in Q4 2025.
Monster Beverage (MNST) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $563.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 17.81% year-over-year to $563.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.3 billion (up 8.82% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.2 billion, up 4.45% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $563.4 million in Q1 2026 per MNST's latest filing, from $640.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $640.7 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $377.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $485.1 million (2024), against an average of $489.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses surged 30.9%; it then fell 1.43% in 2025.
- Tracing MNST's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $390.0 million in 2022, then gained by 29.35% to $504.4 million in 2023, then grew by 23.16% to $621.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 3.14% to $640.7 million in 2025, then decreased by 12.07% to $563.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MNST Operating Expenses figures stand at $563.4 million (Q1 2026), $640.7 million (Q4 2025), and $549.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 338.61 Bn | 329.63 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 2 | Pepsico | 193.55 Bn | 182.88 Bn | 10.73 Bn | 7.52 Bn |
| 3 | Monster Beverage | 87.17 Bn | 84.18 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 563.39 Mn |
| 4 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 47.66 Bn | 47.03 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 41.05 Bn | 27.15 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 6 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 10.77 Bn | 9.26 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Consolidated | 9.73 Bn | 9.50 Bn | 727.08 Mn | 489.56 Mn |
| 8 | Primo Brands | 8.93 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 464.90 Mn | 357.50 Mn |
| 9 | Celsius Holdings | 7.93 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 378.07 Mn | 239.07 Mn |
| 10 | Vita Coco Company | 4.29 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 71.81 Mn | 38.23 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 563.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 640.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 549.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 544.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 478.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 621.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 519.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 492.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 485.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 504.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 473.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 450.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 412.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 389.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 415.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 406.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 377.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 354.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 344.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 310.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 300.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 288.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 277.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 252.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 272.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 293.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 277.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 282.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 262.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 245.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 268.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 262.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 235.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 236.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 252.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 233.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 216.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 246.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 212.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 229.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 168.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 174.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 174.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 189.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 361.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 138.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 152.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 163.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 137.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 142.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 156.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 156.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 144.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 130.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 132.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 137.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 114.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 110.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 118.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 111.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 97.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 84.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 90.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 83.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 73.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 69.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 72.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 69.05 Mn |