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Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Monster Beverage Corp. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

Snapshot

Revenue
$8.29B
Revenue growth (YoY)
10.7%
Net income
$1.91B
Diluted EPS
Gross margin
55.8%
Operating margin
29.2%
Net margin
23.0%
FCF margin
23.7%
ROE
23.1%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
40.0×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$84.53B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Monster Beverage

  • Revenue grew 10.7% to $8.3B in FY2025, faster than the 4.9% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 29.2% in FY2025, -3.3 pp against 32.4% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $2.5B, up 20.2% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $2.0B in FY2025, 23.7% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 26.3% to $1.9B in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Monster Beverage’s fundamentals sit among the 113 Consumer Staples companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin55.8%
89th percentile of 97
Operating margin29.2%
97th percentile of 100
Net margin23.0%
93rd percentile of 105
FCF margin23.7%
97th percentile of 99
Revenue growth (YoY)+10.7%
77th percentile of 110
ROE23.1%
87th percentile of 99
P/E40.0×
85th percentile of 73
Short interest3.40d
44th percentile of 111

Monster Beverage’s operating margin of 29.2% ranks in the 97th percentile of the 100 Consumer Staples companies reporting it. Monster Beverage’s FCF margin of 23.7% ranks in the 97th percentile of the 99 Consumer Staples companies reporting it. Monster Beverage’s net margin of 23.0% ranks in the 93rd percentile of the 105 Consumer Staples companies reporting it.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
5
1 new, 4 added
Reduced / exited
5
5 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$1.13B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$260.2M2.7MReduced
Maverick CapitalQ2 2026$252.8M2.6MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$211.8M2.2MAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$139.7M1.5MAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$77.8M809.9KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$58.2M605.4KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$51.3M534.1KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$36.4M378.5KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$30.5M316.8KReduced
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$10.5M109.6KNew

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-06-10
filed 2026-06-12
Carling GuyCEO, EMEA and OSPSell19.0K$90.90$1.7M
2026-05-14
filed 2026-05-15
HALL MARK JDirectorSell54.0K$85.81$4.6M
2026-05-14
filed 2026-05-15
Tirre EmelieChief Strategy OfficerSell10.0K$85.74$857K
2026-05-13
filed 2026-05-15
Tirre EmelieChief Strategy OfficerSell88.7K$85.96$7.6M
2026-05-13
filed 2026-05-15
KELLY THOMAS JChief Financial OfficerSell7.0K$87.81$615K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
38.4M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+109.4%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
3.40
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
11.3M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-1438.4M+109.4%3.40
2026-07-3118.4M-1.6%3.20
2026-07-1518.7M-7.2%3.59
2026-06-3020.1M-9.9%3.04
2026-06-1522.3M+6.3%3.99
2026-05-2921.0M+4.8%4.16
2026-05-1520.0M+1.5%3.16
2026-04-3019.7M-8.7%4.60

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$8.29B$7.49B$7.14B$6.31B$5.54B
Gross profit$4.63B$4.05B$3.79B$3.17B$3.11B
Operating income$2.42B$1.93B$1.95B$1.58B$1.80B
Net income$1.91B$1.51B$1.63B$1.19B$1.38B
Diluted EPS

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$2.09B$1.53B$2.30B$1.31B$1.33B
Current assets$5.36B$3.64B$5.59B$4.76B$4.68B
Total assets$9.99B$7.72B$9.69B$8.29B$7.80B
Current liabilities$1.45B$1.10B$1.16B$1.00B$965.1M
Long-term debt$374.0M$0
Total liabilities$1.73B$1.76B$1.46B$1.27B$1.24B
Total equity$8.25B$5.96B$8.23B$7.03B$6.57B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$2.10B$1.93B$1.72B$887.7M$1.16B
Capital expenditure$132.3M$264.1M$221.4M$188.7M$43.9M
Free cash flow$1.97B$1.66B$1.50B$699.0M$1.11B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$2.54B20.2%$584.5M
Q1 FY2026$2.35B26.9%$569.5M
Q4 FY2025$2.13B17.6%$449.2M$0.46
Q3 FY2025$2.20B16.8%$524.5M
Q2 FY2025$2.11B11.1%$488.8M
Q1 FY2025$1.85B-2.3%$443.0M
Q4 FY2024$1.81B4.7%$270.7M$0.28
Q3 FY2024$1.88B$370.9M

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Staples
SIC industryBottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2013
SEC CIK865752

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-27
View on EDGAR →
10-K2025-02-28
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10-Q2026-08-07
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10-Q2026-05-08
View on EDGAR →
10-Q2025-11-07
View on EDGAR →
10-Q2025-08-08
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8-K2026-09-04
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8-K2026-08-06
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.