# Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) — Stock CV

Monster Beverage Corporation is a $85.7B consumer staples company. Revenue grew 20.4% over the last year, and it keeps 23¢ of every dollar of sales as profit. It trades at 40.2× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

> Monster Beverage is a leader in the energy drink category within the nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverage market, generating two-thirds of revenue in the US and Canada. The well-known Monster trademark includes brands such as Monster Energy, Monster Ultra, Java Monster, and Juice Monster.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: MNST
- **Sector**: Consumer Defensive
- **Industry**: Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters
- **Headquarters**: CORONA, CA
- **Employees**: 6 891
- **Website**: https://www.monsterbevcorp.com
- **Market cap**: $85.7B
- **Last price**: $43.72
- **Financial profile**: Strong

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $9.22B
- **Net income**: $2.13B
- **Free cash flow**: $2.10B
- **P/E**: 40.2
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 20.4%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 34 |
| Growth | 64 |
| Profitability | 95 |
| Health | 75 |
| Quality | 81 |
| Moat | 100 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 10 of 10 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +20.4% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $2.13B TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +20.1% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $2.10B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — current ratio 3.73
- [x] Established company — $85.7B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -8.0% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 28.3 — safe
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 40.2

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2025** — Best year on record: $1.91B net income
- **2023** — Monster reached an agreement to acquire Vital Pharmaceuticals, the owner of Bang Energy
- **2022** — The company acquired CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective for 
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $3.05B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak
- **2015** — The Coca-Cola Company bought a 16.7% stake for $2.15 billion in Monster Beverage Corp in 2015
- **2012** — The company renamed itself as Monster Beverage in 2012
- **Dec 21, 2007** — The product launched on December 21, 2007
- **1997** — Hansen's launched their first energy drink, called Hansen's Energy
- **1990** — Hansen's (original ticker symbol: HANS) went public with an initial public offering
- **1988** — The company filed for bankruptcy in 1988, and was acquired by the California CoPackers Corporation and renamed…

## Strengths

- High gross margin (55.5%)
- Strongly profitable — 23.1% net margin
- Revenue growing 20.4% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 22.8% of revenue
- Interest covered 124.2× by operating earnings

## Watch-outs

- None stand out in the data.

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $5.54B | $1.38B | $1.11B |
| FY2022 | $6.31B | $1.19B | $699M |
| FY2023 | $7.14B | $1.63B | $1.50B |
| FY2024 | $7.49B | $1.51B | $1.66B |
| FY2025 | $8.29B | $1.91B | $1.97B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/MNST — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.