Monster Beverage (MNST)
Consumer Staples · non-alcoholic beverages · NASDAQ
Monster Beverage is a global leader in the energy drink market, driven by its iconic brand portfolio and a highly efficient, multi-channel distribution network.
What Monster Beverage does
Monster Beverage Corporation is a holding company that develops, markets, sells, and distributes energy drink beverages and concentrates. The company operates primarily through the Monster Energy brand, catering to a global consumer base through an extensive network of bottlers and distributors.
Themes: beverages, energy drinks, caffeinated beverages, consumer staples, global distribution networks
Fundamentals
- Price$47.79 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$46.8B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-25.7% 2025-08-21 close $64.36 → 2026-08-21 close $47.79
- P/E42.34 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+23.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+55.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+25.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+20.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.49 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How MNST compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 97 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MNST is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
33.2 #1596 of 1,704 scored · #65 of 69 in Consumer Staples
Catalysts 57th: analysts have raised their average price target by 2.9% since the prior reading; volume and participation 49th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is trend 20th: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How Monster Beverage looks technically
Monster Beverage (MNST) is trading 40.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 357 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 50, with sellers in control. Momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 17, in oversold territory (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 5 trading days ago. It is 52.4% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 40.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -40.3% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $86.51 | $86.51 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $80.09 | $80.09 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 92.95. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 357 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 357 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 50, with sellers in control | 50.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 17, in oversold territory (below 30) | 17.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($45.05 to $95.20) — its "stochastic" reading is 5 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 5.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 34 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $100.34 | $100.34 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 52.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -52.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 6.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +6.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 52.4% below its highest point of the past year | 52.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $100.34 (set on 2026-07-17) | $100.34 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($45.52 to $99.94), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 4% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $79.15 to $80.89. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 4.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 52.4% below its all-time high | -52.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 5.0% above a support level at $45.38 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-02-05, most recently on 2026-08-12. Since 2024-08-21 it has 1 such level below the current price and 18 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -5.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.7586 (set on 2005-06-03) | $0.7586 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 6199.4% above its all-time low | +6,199% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 99% of the past ~6 months) | 99th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.56 between its high and its low — about 7.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.56 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $25.22 and $121.08 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $25.22 – $73.15 – $121.08 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 7.4% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 7.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 9.1 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (40.3% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 9.1 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.84× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 2.9% since the prior reading | +3.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.2% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 49.3% below the previous close 8 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 91.43 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -49.3% |
| Gap filled | a 2.0% gap up opened on 2026-07-28 has been "filled" 14 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 14 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 4 sessions in a row, a +4.99% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 51.7 percentage points (the stock lost 49.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | -51.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 47.7 percentage points (the stock lost 44.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | -47.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 54.0 percentage points (the stock lost 42.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -54.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 46.2 percentage points (the stock lost 25.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | -46.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, its RSI momentum gauge is oversold (a beaten-down reading), near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 45% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 17.7% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -45.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 41% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $80.51 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -40.6% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 13% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $55.06 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -13.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MNST last closed at $47.79 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 18 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $45.38 | Support | 5.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-02-05 to 2026-08-12 |
| $50.70 | Resistance | 6.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-19 to 2025-02-27 |
| $51.92 | Resistance | 8.7% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-29 to 2024-12-09 |
| $53.13 | Resistance | 11.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-09-30 to 2025-01-02 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $92.95.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $57.85 and $72.17 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $45.05.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-08-19.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Oversold (14-day RSI below 30) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Analyst price target recently RAISED · lagging the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.08 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 23 analysts
- Mean price target$50.13 range $35.00 – $57.00; median $50.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MNST
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.2993 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices, particularly aluminum, sugar, and fuel costs.","Reliance on third-party bottlers and distributors for manufacturing and distribution.","Sensitivity to foreign currency exchange rate volatility due to significant international operations."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MNST's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added FLRT™ total wellness energy drinks to Monster Energy® Drinks segment description (filed 2026-05-08)
- Added ten new products sold during Q1 2026: Bang Energy® Lime Pop Drop, FLRT™ Berry Tempting™, FLRT™ Guava Lava™, FLRT™ Strawberry Fling™, FLRT™ Sunset Squeeze™, Full Throttle® Red Apple, Juice Monster® Strawberry Lemonade, NOS® Grand Prix Guava™, Reign Total Body Fuel® Watermelon Sour Gummy, Relentless® White Citrus (filed 2026-05-08)
- Added brand listings: Storm™ and Samurai® now listed separately in the brand names section (filed 2026-05-08)
- Removed:
- Removed 'Reign Inferno® Thermogenic Fuel' from brand names list (filed 2025-11-07)
- Removed mention of Monster Tour Water® brand name and still and sparkling waters product line (filed 2025-11-07)
- Removed 'Michi' brand reference (filed 2025-11-07)
- Removed five products sold during Q3 2025: Monster Energy® Electric Blue™, Monster Energy® Orange Dreamsicle®, Monster Energy® Ultra Wild Passion, Mother® White Gummy, Predator® Wild Berry (filed 2025-11-07)
- Removed nine-months ended September 30 financial data and comparisons (filed 2025-11-07)
- Reworded:
- Pricing Actions implementation timing changed from 'fourth quarter of 2024' to 'fourth quarter of 2025' (filed 2026-05-08)
- Pricing Actions year references changed from '2024 and 2025' to '2025' (filed 2026-05-08)
- Pricing Actions impact statement changed from 'positively impacted gross profit margins in 2025 as compared to 2024' to 'positively impacted gross profit margins in 2026 as compared to 2025' (filed 2026-05-08)
- Monster Energy® Drinks segment description changed from listing 'Reign Total Body Fuel® high performance energy drinks, Reign Storm® total wellness energy drinks and Bang Energy® drinks' to 'Reign Total Body Fuel® high performance energy drinks, Reign Storm® total wellness energy drinks, Bang Energy® drinks and FLRT™ total wellness energy drinks' (filed 2026-05-08)
- Period comparison changed from 'three-months ended September 30, 2025' to 'three-months ended March 31, 2026' throughout (filed 2026-05-08)
- Brand listing order reorganized: moved 'Full Throttle®' from end of list to beginning position (filed 2026-05-08)
- 'Beast® Tea' changed from 'Beast™ Tea' in brand names (filed 2026-05-08)
- Notes:
- The newer filing covers Q1 2026 (March 31, 2026) while older filing covers Q3 2025 (September 30, 2025), making some comparisons reflect different reporting periods
- Text is truncated at end of both filings, preventing full MD&A section comparison
- Customer type percentage table appears incomplete in both versions
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($2M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 5 sells ($15M) — 4 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-10. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MNST's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 7 matched disclosures for MNST from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding MNST as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 112,731,903
- Reported value $8,168,553,666
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
MNST had 18,354,341 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MNST had 1.87% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.2 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 18,354,341
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.87%
- Prior settlement (shares) 18,659,100
- Reported change -1.63%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.2
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- PepsiCo (PEP)
- The Coca-Cola Company (KO)
- Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP)
- Celsius Holdings (CELH)
- Red Bull
- Starbucks (SBUX)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Monster Beverage (MNST) do?
Monster Beverage Corporation is a holding company that develops, markets, sells, and distributes energy drink beverages and concentrates. The company operates primarily through the Monster Energy brand, catering to a global consumer base through an extensive network of bottlers and distributors.
What sector is Monster Beverage (MNST) in?
Monster Beverage (MNST) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is non-alcoholic beverages. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are Monster Beverage's (MNST) competitors?
Notable peers of Monster Beverage (MNST) include PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper, Celsius Holdings and Red Bull. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in MNST?
Yes — we hold 7 matched STOCK Act disclosures for MNST from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Monster Beverage (MNST) overbought or oversold right now?
Monster Beverage (MNST) is currently in oversold territory (its 14-day RSI is 17, below 30) (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MNST come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.