Monster Beverage Corp vs PepsiCo, Inc., two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where MNST and PEP diverge most: on debt / equity, MNST reads 0.00 and PEP reads 0.48; on p/s, MNST reads 10.94 and PEP reads 1.94. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What MNST's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What PEP'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 | MNST | PEP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $97.37 | $137.38 |
| Market cap | $96.2B | $188.1B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +28.5% | — |
| P/E | — | 18.0 |
| P/B | 11.03 | 8.45 |
| P/S | 10.94 | 1.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.1 | 10.5 |
| Revenue growth | +18.1% | +5.8% |
| Gross margin | 55.0% | 54.2% |
| Operating margin | 31.0% | 16.6% |
| Net margin | 23.1% | 10.8% |
| Return on equity | 23.3% | 46.9% |
| Return on assets | 18.7% | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.4% | 34.1% |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | 4.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 4.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| Current ratio | 3.26 | 0.93 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.77 | 3.14 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
Each week boothcheck ranks the stocks whose prices are betting on the most. Read the most stretched bets archive →
boothcheck is also on Android. Get the app on Google Play →
The stronger value is highlighted per metric where one is strictly better on that single number; it is not an overall verdict on either company. For informational and research purposes only. Not investment advice. Not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. boothcheck is not a registered investment adviser. Past performance does not guarantee future results.