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 fcf yield, DEO reads 24.0% and MNST reads 2.2%; on p/s, DEO reads 1.91 and MNST reads 10.83. 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 | $88.03 | $96.38 |
| Market cap | $53.5B | $95.2B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +5.6% |
| P/E | 20.8 | — |
| P/B | 3.91 | 10.91 |
| P/S | 1.91 | 10.83 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.8 | 35.7 |
| Revenue growth | +4.2% | +18.1% |
| Gross margin | 43.5% | 55.0% |
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 31.0% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 23.1% |
| Return on equity | 18.5% | 23.3% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 18.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.7% | 22.4% |
| FCF yield | 24.0% | 2.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 3.26 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.13 | 8.77 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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