Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. vs Monster Beverage Corp, two Beverages stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KDP and MNST diverge most: on debt / equity, KDP reads 1.03 and MNST reads 0.00; on altman z (solvency), KDP reads 0.68 and MNST reads 8.81. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KDP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). 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 | KDP | MNST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $31.77 | $43.63 |
| Market cap | $43.4B | $43.1B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +2.6% |
| P/E | 32.1 | — |
| P/B | 1.48 | 4.61 |
| P/S | 2.16 | 4.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.9 | 14.6 |
| Revenue growth | +26.5% | +20.4% |
| Gross margin | 42.0% | 56.0% |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 29.2% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 23.1% |
| Return on equity | 4.9% | 22.7% |
| Return on assets | 1.6% | 18.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.8% | 21.8% |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.03 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.48 | 3.73 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.68 | 8.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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