CELSIUS HOLDINGS, INC. vs Monster Beverage Corp, two Beverages stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CELH and MNST diverge most: on debt / equity, CELH reads 0.55 and MNST reads 0.00; on revenue growth, CELH reads +127.9% and MNST reads +18.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CELH's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What MNST's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CELH | MNST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.00 | $97.47 |
| Market cap | $7.5B | $96.3B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +27.9% |
| P/E | 67.4 | — |
| P/B | 6.02 | 11.04 |
| P/S | 2.54 | 10.95 |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.0 | 36.1 |
| Revenue growth | +127.9% | +18.1% |
| Gross margin | 48.3% | 55.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 31.0% |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 23.1% |
| Return on equity | 13.9% | 23.3% |
| Return on assets | 3.4% | 18.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.4% | 22.4% |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.55 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.77 | 3.26 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.03 | 8.77 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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