Stock

Monster Beverage Corporation

MNST
81
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic · Consumer Defensive
Also trades as: 0K34.L GBP 0.46 (+0.56%)
Price
$45.73
+0.39 (+0.86%)
Market Cap
$89.59B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
81
Winston is happy
A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Exceptional
26/30
Growth
Exceptional
17/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
9/10
Stability
Exceptional
10/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

81 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 81.

Share count falling — buybacks

−8.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.14B (2021) → 1.97B (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Monster Beverage Corporation makes energy drinks sold in cans at gas stations, grocery stores, convenience stores, and gyms around the world. Its flagship Monster Energy brand is one of the two best-selling energy drinks globally, competing directly with Red Bull. The company also owns brands like Reign, NOS, and Bang, targeting athletes, gamers, and young adults who want a caffeine boost.

Monster earns money by selling cans and cases of its drinks to distributors and retailers, who then sell them to consumers. A major competitive advantage is its distribution deal with Coca-Cola, which gives Monster access to one of the largest beverage delivery networks on the planet. Monster operates in over 140 countries, and its high gross margin of roughly 55% reflects strong brand pricing power. The key growth opportunity is international expansion, particularly in markets where energy drink consumption is still low, though rising input costs and increasing competition from new brands remain ongoing risks.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+20.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

28.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$4.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Monster Beverage Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
55.9%
Premium pricing power — 55.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
29.2%
Excellent — 29.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
28.7%
Exceptional — 28.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+20.4%
Fast-growing sales (+20.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+35.4%
Earnings growing fast (+35.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
105%
Turns 105% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
22.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1920.28x
Comfortably covers interest (1920.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
42.0x
Pricey — P/E 42.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+12.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (42.0 → 29.0)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
9.31%
Healthy income — 9.31% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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