# Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Beverages. Price $47.18, market value $92.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 43.7×**. Monster Beverage Corporation trades at 43.7× trailing earnings. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 36.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 10.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 10.0×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 9.9×**. The shares trade at 9.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 32.3×**. Enterprise value is 32.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.3%** (5-yr avg 2.3%). Free cash flow equals 2.3% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 2.3%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 55.5%**. Monster Beverage Corporation keeps 55.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 29.2%**. 29.2% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 23.0%**. 23.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 23.1%**. 23.1% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 32.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 32.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 21.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 21.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.7%** (3-yr 9.5%/yr, 5-yr 12.5%/yr). Revenue grew 10.7% over the last year, against 12.5% a year compounded over five years.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 41.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 41.2% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.05**. Debt is 0.05 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Monster Beverage Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 3.70** (quick 3.70). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.70 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Monster Beverage Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (23 analysts). 23 analysts cover Monster Beverage Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $49.85 (+6% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -28.1%** (YTD -37.4%, 3-mo -48.7%). The shares are down 28.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.0%** (43.2% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 61**. An RSI of 61 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.27** (volatility 57%). Beta of 0.27 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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