TickerTalks
Browse all tickers →
TickerTalks›$MNST
MNMNST

Monster Beverage Corporation

$MNST·$88B·Beverages - Non-Alcoholic·Consumer Defensive
$44.08-0.8%YTD+22.8%1Y+38.8%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-08-27: 9 posts2026-08-28: 11 posts2026-08-29: 6 posts2026-08-30: 6 posts2026-08-31: 11 posts2026-09-01: 12 posts2026-09-02: 10 posts70
Price updated 2h ago·X counts updated 1d ago
MNMNST
$MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation
$44.08-0.77%70 posts
AI analysisFundamentalsVoices on X
Loading…

AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $MNST, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Energy-drink compounder just completed a 2-for-1 split — 22-year compounder still doing its job.

Monster Beverage is the global energy-drink leader — Monster, Reign, Bang, plus a growing alcohol brands portfolio — distributed through the Coca-Cola network. The stock has just completed a 2-for-1 split and continues to run.

  • The core P&L keeps compounding: Q1 revenue grew 27% year on year to $2.35B at a 55% gross margin, 29% operating margin, and Q2 EPS of $0.30 beat the $0.29 estimate — steady, high-quality execution at scale.
  • The balance sheet is unusually clean: debt-to-equity of zero and a 22% return on invested capital means the company is genuinely self-funded and returning capital — the 2024 buybacks of ~$3.7B at an average ~$26 pre-split cost basis have already added meaningful per-share value.
  • The international-growth engine is intact: coverage keeps pointing at rapid international expansion and leading category share worldwide — the Coca-Cola distribution moat is what keeps a 22-year compounding chart intact.
  • The valuation is the honest caveat: a 43x trailing P/E and 10x sales for a defensive-beverage compounder means the multiple already prices consistent execution — a first international-growth deceleration would compress it meaningfully.

Extending the move needs the November 5 print to confirm international revenue growth continuing above the ~14% run-rate plus stable US market share against Celsius/Alani Nu — that keeps the compounder tape running higher; a first US market-share loss to Celsius, or an international-growth deceleration, is what would end the acceleration.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the uniformly bullish framing on the compounder mechanics — 30% ROIC, Coca-Cola distribution, and international growth are the real drivers — while the DCF-intrinsic-$23 skeptic is honestly capturing the valuation stretch even if the mechanics don't validate that far a downside.

What to watch: November 5 earnings for international revenue growth and US market-share versus Celsius/Alani Nu; a first US market-share loss ends the acceleration.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05 — Q3 earnings

quality compounderstock split completedcoca cola distributionhigh multiple

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-02

Monster Beverage is repeatedly framed as 'the ultimate compounder no one talks about,' and management stepped on the gas in 2024 with roughly $3.7B of share repurchases at an average split-adjusted ~$26/share. Community accounts continue small DCA adds ($25 tranches) alongside AVGO/GOOG/CAT. No bear voice appears in this window.

Read the AI verdict + X sentiment for $MNST

  • One-line verdict on what's driving the move — fundamentals, momentum, both, or an event
  • Next dated catalyst when there is one (earnings, deal closing, activist clock)
  • X crowd read with bullish/bearish call + post volume
Free, forever. No credit card.

What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Dominant US energy drink brand (Monster, Reign, NOS) distributed globally via Coca-Cola's network.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Beverages - Non-Alcoholic sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MNST.

Beverages - Non-Alcoholic · Consumer Defensive

Volume normalization — post-COVID destocking largely complete — and pricing moderation are the key dynamics in beverages. GLP-1 drug adoption is a long-term emerging headwind for caloric beverage consumption.

What this means for $MNST

Partial — consumer discretionary / retail performance tracks consumer spending trends; Monster Beverage Corporation is a global entity primarily involved in the innova.

Top industry ETF

$XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR
+9.9%YTD
+5.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
43.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
21.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
29.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
10.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
25.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
55.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.30$0.29+3.2%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$0.29$0.26+10.1%
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$0.25$0.24+3.3%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.28$0.24+17.0%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $0.29

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$2.4B+26.9%55.0%31.0%$0.58$584.4M
Q4 FY25$2.1B+17.6%55.5%25.5%$0.46$351.2M
Q3 FY25$2.2B+16.8%55.7%30.7%$0.54$701.5M
Q2 FY25$2.1B+11.1%55.7%29.9%$0.50$434.6M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$9.6B$9.2B – $9.8B$2.30$2.22 – $2.4718
FY27$10.4B$10.1B – $10.9B$2.60$2.46 – $2.8318
FY28$11.4B$10.9B – $12.0B$2.93$2.79 – $3.1115
FY29$12.5B$12.0B – $12.9B$3.28$3.11 – $3.4211
FY30$13.3B$12.8B – $13.8B$3.54$3.37 – $3.707

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.1%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-41.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-43.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.4B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.525-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 10Guy CarlingCEO19.0K sh$1.7MSellMay 14Mark J HallDirector54.0K sh$4.6MSellMay 14Emelie TirreChief Strategy Officer10.0K sh$857KSellMay 13Emelie TirreChief Strategy Officer88.7K sh$7.6MSellMay 13Thomas J KellyCFO7.0K sh$615K
+ 30 other (15 awards · 11 exempts · 2 others · 2 gifts) in window

See when $MNST insiders are putting their own money in

  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
  • Cluster-buy detection when multiple insiders pile in at once
  • 30 / 60 / 180-day windows so you can spot building conviction
Free, forever. No credit card.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Monster Beverage Corporation filed an 8-K reporting Q2 2026 financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. A press release was issued August 6, 2026 and furnished as Exhibit 99.1; an investor conference call was held at 2:00 p.m. PT the same day. No headline net sales or earnings figures appear in the excerpt. Monster Beverage is one of the world's largest energy drink companies with a global distribution partnership with Coca-Cola. This is a routine quarterly earnings disclosure — results are closely watched for volume growth and margin trends.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 48-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) filed an 8-K under Item 5.02 disclosing a change in its executive leadership or board composition. The filing reports both a departure and an appointment in Chief Executive Officer. Individuals named in the filing include Monster Beverage, Employer Identification. Leadership changes at the C-suite and board level are material events requiring 8-K disclosure within four business days, as they can affect company strategy, investor confidence, and operational continuity.

8-KShareholder voteMay 158-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on an advisory say-on-pay resolution, ratification of the independent auditor. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 78-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) reported financial results for first quarter in an 8-K filed under Item 2.02. The filing includes key financial metrics including revenue, operating income, and per-share results. Results of operations disclosures under Item 2.02 typically accompany an earnings press release furnished as an exhibit, making them available concurrently with the earnings call. These filings provide the market with transparent, timely financial performance data for investment analysis.

+ 8 other (2 10-Qs · 2 13Gs · 2 proxys · 1 routine 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Will Monster Beverage's Expansion and Innovation Fuel Growth?zacks.com·3d agoMonster Beverage's 2-for-1 Stock Split Is Now Complete. Here's What Comes Next for Investors.fool.com·9d agoMonster Beverage Trading Above 200 & 50-Day SMA: Is it Time to Buy?zacks.com·9d agoMNST DCF Analysis: Intrinsic Value $23 vs Price $49gurufocus.com·10d agoCoca-Cola Faces Consumer Health Trend Shifts: Threat to Core Business?zacks.com·10d ago

In themes

Explore the broader themes this ticker is being talked about under.

Trending on X

More in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic

Peers in the same group — one click to compare setups, fundamentals, and chatter.

$PEP$CELH$KO$CCHBF$CCHGY$NNFSF
Voices on X · top 3 · last 7 days

TickerTalks is a research tool, not financial advice. We surface social-attention data; we do not make stock recommendations. Past attention is not predictive of future price movements.

PrivacyTermsSupport