DIAGEO plc vs Monster Beverage Corp, two Beverages stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DEO and MNST diverge most: on debt / equity, DEO reads 1.72 and MNST reads 0.00; on fcf yield, DEO reads 24.4% and MNST reads 4.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What MNST's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DEO | MNST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $86.73 | $43.63 |
| Market cap | $52.7B | $43.1B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +2.6% |
| P/E | 20.5 | — |
| P/B | 3.85 | 4.61 |
| P/S | 1.89 | 4.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.1 | 14.6 |
| Revenue growth | +4.2% | +20.4% |
| Gross margin | 43.5% | 56.0% |
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 29.2% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 23.1% |
| Return on equity | 18.5% | 22.7% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 18.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% | 21.8% |
| FCF yield | 24.4% | 4.9% |
| Debt / equity | 1.72 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 3.73 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.12 | 8.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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