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Monster Beverage Corporation

$MNST·$95B·Beverages - Non-Alcoholic·Consumer Defensive
$97.50-2.4%YTD+30.4%1Y+65.0%
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MNMNST
$MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation
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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 2026-07-18

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

Monster Beverage just crossed $100 to ATHs — 25%+ ROIC compounder, Morgan Stanley Overweight $103.

Monster Beverage is the energy-drink category leader whose thesis has been about a durable return-on-capital compounder with product innovation extending the runway. The tape is confirming with fresh all-time highs.

  • The tape is doing the confirming — up about 30% year-to-date and 65% over twelve months at a $95B market cap, with the stock crossing $100 to fresh all-time highs; that is what a genuine compounder prints when a specific innovation cycle lands.
  • The sell-side is aligned — Morgan Stanley reiterated Overweight with a $103 price target citing the 'strongest-ever product innovation pipeline' positioning MNST for sustained growth; that is a specific confidence datapoint into the ATH breakout.
  • The mechanics justify the run — trailing P/E of about 43, operating margin above 29%, gross margin near 55%, ROIC of 22%, free-cash-flow yield about 2.4%, and reported debt-to-equity of zero; those are the compounder economics that have made MNST outperform Nvidia over the century-scale timeframe the community cites.
  • The bull framing captures the durability — the 25%+ 10-year return-on-capital compounder framing is supported by the ROIC and margin data; that is a real long-duration compounder, not a story stock.
  • The one honest counterweight worth respecting is regulatory — the UK to ban sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s represents a real regional overhang and could set precedent for other geographies; the CELH-community poster's ribbing about MNST is not material.

The trend stays intact as long as the next print shows continued volume growth and the innovation pipeline actually delivering — a beat with named international market wins keeps the run; a US-regulatory follow-on to the UK move or a specific competitive-share disclosure is the plausible interruption.

Agrees with X sentimentThe dominantly bullish X read — new all-time highs, Morgan Stanley Overweight $103, 25%+ 10-year ROIC compounder framing, 300%+ option contract moves — is directly supported by the mechanics (22% ROIC, debt-free) and the tape. The UK under-16s ban is a fair honest overhang to include.

What to watch: Next print for continued volume growth and innovation-pipeline delivery. A US-regulatory follow-on to the UK under-16s ban or a specific competitive-share disclosure is the plausible interruption.

fresh atg highsmorgan stanley overweight 103debt free compounderuk under 16 ban

X sentiment

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Bullish sentiment10 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-18

Monster Beverage hits fresh ATH crossing $100 as bulls note the stock has outperformed Nvidia this century and note it's mentioned in trading rooms as a breakout to ATHs. Bears reference the UK moving to ban high-caffeine energy drink sales to under-16s and CELH fans posting middle-finger competitor takes. The dominant tone is celebratory around the milestone print despite regulatory chatter.

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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

No material change from last week — KO at 52-week highs and PEP's consistent pricing confirm inflation-resilient brand loyalty in core carbonated beverages.

What this means for $MNST

Direct beneficiary — Dominant US energy drink brand (Monster, Reign, NOS) distributed globally via Coca-Cola's network; primary revenue lines track directly to the inflation-resilient brand pricing sustaining KO/PEP premium.

Industry benchmark

4-name peer basket
-7.6%YTD
-20.4%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
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$0.58$0.53+10.1%
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$0.51$0.48+5.4%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.56$0.48+17.0%
Q2 2025Aug 7, 2025$0.52$0.48+8.2%
Next earningsThu, Aug 6·consensus EPS $0.59

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$2.21 – $2.4617
FY27$10.4B$10.1B – $10.9B$2.60$2.45 – $2.8318
FY28$11.4B$11.4B – $11.4B$2.93$2.79 – $3.0815
FY29$12.5B$11.8B – $12.9B$3.28$3.07 – $3.4211
FY30$13.3B$12.7B – $13.8B$3.54$3.32 – $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.1.8×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.93%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.+6.9%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.+23.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 700.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.5% 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.

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
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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-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-KPress release / Reg FDFeb 268-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 8 other (2 13Gs · 2 proxys · 1 routine 8-K · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

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

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) Reaches New 1-Year High Following Analyst Upgradedefenseworld.net·2d agoWill Monster Beverage (MNST) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?zacks.com·4d agoAll You Need to Know About Monster Beverage (MNST) Rating Upgrade to Buyzacks.com·6d agoWall Street's Newest Blockbuster Stock Split Was Just Announced -- and This Non-Tech Titan Has Skyrocketed 457,000% Since Its IPOfool.com·6d agoMonster Energy Sells Something Far More Valuable Than Just A Beverageseekingalpha.com·10d ago

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