Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 71 Consumer Staples companies.
Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) scores 7.1 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on profitability, and efficiency is what holds it back.
One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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We cannot judge Monster Beverage Corporation yet, because fewer than five years had both a return on capital and a cost of capital we could measure. This is not a “no”.
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On the filings behind it, Monster Beverage Corporation earns 7.1 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is high quality on our scale. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Among the 71 Consumer Staples companies with a published score, that ranks at the 92nd percentile, in the top tenth of its peers. A typical company in the group scores 5.8, and the best quarter starts from 6.8. Monster Beverage Corporation is above that typical reading.
Profitability scores 8.6 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 71 Consumer Staples companies is 4.7, so Monster Beverage Corporation is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 90th percentile. A reading this strong says the business earns well on what it sells and on the capital it uses, the kind of margin profile competitors find hard to copy.
There is no solvency score for Monster Beverage Corporation: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 65 Consumer Staples companies the median for this pillar is 6.9. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.
Growth scores 6.3 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 67 Consumer Staples companies is 4.0, so Monster Beverage Corporation is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 71st percentile. Growth near the median is neither a reason to buy nor a concern, but it does mean the quality case rests more on the other pillars.
Monster Beverage Corporation’s efficiency score is 5.8 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.7 among 68 Consumer Staples companies, that is below the group and the 22nd percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
On predictability, Monster Beverage Corporation scores 7.1, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 6.1 across 71 Consumer Staples companies, which places it above them, at the 81st percentile. High predictability means the company’s results have moved steadily from year to year, which makes the other pillars more trustworthy as a guide.
The profile is uneven. Profitability leads at 8.6 while efficiency trails at 5.8, a gap of 2.8 points, so the overall averages a clear strength against a clear soft spot. Leading with profitability is the most valuable kind of strength, because margins and returns are what the other pillars ultimately feed. An efficiency shortfall means profit is not turning into cash as readily as it could.
Closing the gap on efficiency would do the most for the overall. At the median of Consumer Staples companies, 6.7, Monster Beverage Corporation would score about 7.3 instead of 7.1. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Consumer Staples companies closest to Monster Beverage Corporation in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Monster Beverage Corporation scores 7.1 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is efficiency. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Monster Beverage Corporation ranks at the 92nd percentile of the 71 Consumer Staples companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.8 and the top quarter starts at 6.8, against Monster Beverage Corporation’s 7.1.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for MNST are in the app.
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