Monster Beverage Corp MNST
Monster Beverage Corp (MNST) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-20 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-07-20 | Deutsche Bank | Hold (down) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.392 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.936 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.242 |
| Equity / liabilities | 4.758 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corp | 4/9 | 12.25 | — | +10.7% |
| COKE | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 5/9 | 1.16 | 21.9 | +4.8% |
| CELH | Celsius Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | 1.81 | 70.7 | +85.5% |
| FIZZ | NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP | 5/9 | 10.74 | 16.7 | -1.7% |
| ZVIA | Zevia PBC | 4/9 | -2.94 | — | +4% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
About Monster Beverage Corp
Monster Beverage Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in development, marketing, sale, and distribution of energy drink beverages and concentrates in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands, Alcohol Brands, and Other. It offers carbonated non-carbonated energy drinks, ready-to-drink iced teas, lemonades, juice cocktails, single-serve juices and fruit beverages, ready-to-drink dairy and coffee drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks and single-serve still waters, and sodas that are considered natural, sparkling juices, and flavored sparkling beverages. In addition, the company provides its products under the Monster Energy, Monster Energy Ultra, Rehab Monster, Monster Energy Nitro, Java Monster, Punch Monster, Juice Monster, Monster Tour Water, Reign Total Body Fuel, Reign Storm, Bang Energy, NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, Mother, Nalu, Ultra Energy, Play and Power Play, Relentless, BPM, BU, Samurai, Live+, Predator, and Fury brands. Further, it offers craft beers, flavored malt beverages,and hard seltzers under the Jai Alai IPA, Florida Man IPA, Dale's Pale Ale, Wild Basin Hard Seltzers, Dallas Blonde, Deep Ellum IPA, Perrin Brewing Company Black Ale, Hop Rising Double IPA, Wasatch Apricot Hefeweizen, The Beast, and Beast Tea, Blind Lemon, and Blinder Lemon brands. The company engages in the concentrates and/or beverage bases to authorized bottling, and canning operations. It sells its products to full-service beverage bottlers/distributors, retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience and gas chains, food service customers, value stores, e-commerce retailers, and the military. The company was formerly known as Hansen Natural Corporation and changed its name to Monster Beverage Corporation in January 2012. Monster Beverage Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Corona, California.
FAQ
Is MNST financially healthy?
Monster Beverage Corp's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MNST pay a dividend?
No, Monster Beverage Corp does not currently pay a dividend.
What is the analyst price target for MNST?
The average Wall-Street price target for Monster Beverage Corp is $48.70, about 5.9% above the recent price, from 23 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is MNST a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Monster Beverage Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.