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Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)

Consumer Defensive · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Monster Beverage Corporation
MNST · $89.59B
$45.73-2.2%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$33.16$49.9752 weeks
Buy · 25 analystsPT $46.34 +1.3%
  • P/E vs own+7.3%
  • P/E vs sector+80.0%
  • Target upside+1.3%
  • Off 52w high-8.5%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • FCF yield+2.3%
  • Earnings in20d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +2.6%
  • RSI63
  • MA20×50↑ in ~26d
  • Volume1.3x
  • Support-1.6%
  • Resistance+3.1%

The average 12-month analyst price target for MNST is $46.34, 1.3% above the last close of $45.73 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $35.00 to $52.18. Rating consensus: Buy.

Snapshot

  • P/E42.1x
  • P/E vs sector+80.0%
  • P/E vs own+7.3%
  • Target upside+1.3%
  • ConsensusBuy
  • Market cap$89.59B
  • FCF yield+2.3%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • Earnings in20d
  • News0.00

Why it moved

Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) rose 0.9% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 1.0%. Most of the move came from its sector.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Consumer Defensive sector+2.1%
MNST specific-0.1%

0 stories on the day (30-day average 1.0).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$34.25$39.13$44.00$48.88Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EEAEAESE

Last close $45.73 · +30.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +2.6%
  • MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▼ 200▲
  • Above MAs3 of 4 above
  • MA20×50↑ in ~26d
  • RSI63
  • Support-1.6%
  • Resistance+3.1%
  • Off 52w high-8.5%
  • Off ATH-8.5%
  • 52w range$45.73
  • Bollingerabove upper
  • MACD0.41
  • ATR+2.2%
  • Volume1.3x

Analyst price targets

Low$35.00
Average$46.34
Median$47.50
High$52.18
Upside+1.3%

16 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $45.73 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$32.21$37.44$42.67$47.90$53.13Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26Feb 27Jun 27-12%-2%+4%+8%
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Strong buy 3 · Buy 11 · Hold 10 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 1

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue +20.2% year over year, free cash flow 18.2% of revenue, operating margin 29.2%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$2.54B0.30$461M55.9%29.2%23.0%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$2.35B0.29$584M55.0%31.0%24.2%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$2.13B0.23$351M55.5%25.5%21.1%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$2.2B0.27$702M55.7%30.7%23.9%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$2.11B0.25$435M55.7%29.9%23.1%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$1.85B0.23$479M56.5%30.7%23.9%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$1.81B0.14$370M55.3%21.0%14.9%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$1.88B0.19$556M53.2%25.5%19.7%

Peers

20D
1KOThe Coca-Cola Company$93.90+2.1%0.0%+1.1%28.2$404B
2PEPPepsiCo, Inc.$131.49+2.4%-20.5%+8.7%16.5$179B
3MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation$45.73+0.9%-8.5%+1.3%42.1$89.59B
4MDLZMondelez International, Inc.$63.91+1.4%-0.8%+5.4%23.5$81.57B
5CLColgate-Palmolive Company$94.11+1.6%-3.9%+0.8%37.3$75.02B
6TGTTarget Corporation$154.26-1.5%-9.2%+6.0%16.0$70.07B
7CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC$112.40+2.4%0.0%-1.3%—$49.82B
8KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.$34.62+1.3%0.0%+5.4%34.8$47.11B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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