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Monster Beverage Corporation MNST

Monster Beverage Corporation scores excellent on business quality (8.3 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$43.64Oct 9, 2026
Business qualityExcellent
Next earningsOct 29, 2026, after the close
Insiders, 90 daysQuiet

Why it matters

  1. What Monster Beverage Corporation does

    Monster Beverage develops and markets energy drinks and alternative beverages, selling primarily to wholesale customers and distributors who push products into retail channels.

  2. What it does best

    Monster commands a gross margin of 55.6% while operating debt-free, beating peers like Keurig Dr Pepper at 49.4%. This advantage stems from a capital-light distribution partnership with Coca-Cola that preserves pricing power.

  3. The main risk

    Rising input and supply chain costs threaten margins if pricing power stalls. With shares trading at a P/E of 39.5, any stumble in volume growth leaves little room for error.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityStrong

Operating margins sit at 29.2% and FCF margin at 22.8%, putting operating margin in the 92nd sector percentile. The business scales efficiently, driving high returns on equity of 25.0%.

MoatStrong

Monster relies on brand equity and global bottling alliances to lock in retail shelf space, placing its gross margin in the top quartile of its sector at 81st percentile.

GrowthSteady

Revenue grew 10.7% to $9.2 billion, accelerating from prior years as international demand scales up and volume expands across key segments.

Financial healthStrong

Monster carries zero total debt and holds $2.8 billion in cash, fueling an interest coverage ratio above 1,600x. Free cash flow reached $2.1 billion, keeping the balance sheet exceptionally strong.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.

Our sealed record on MNST

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is MNST a good business?

Monster Beverage Corporation scores excellent on the Cluenex quality check (8.3 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is strong, moat strong, growth steady and financial health strong.

Are insiders buying MNST?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.

When does MNST report earnings?

Oct 29, 2026, after the close.

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/mnst/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.