Coca-Cola vs Monster Beverage
Coca-Cola reported revenue of $47.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 5.8 times Monster Beverage's $8.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Coca-Cola's revenue grew 1.9% in its latest year, and Monster Beverage's grew 10.7%. Coca-Cola had an operating margin of 28.7%, against 29.2% at Monster Beverage. Free cash flow was $5.3 billion at Coca-Cola and $2.0 billion at Monster Beverage.
Side by side
| Coca-Cola | Monster Beverage | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $47.9B | $8.3B |
| Revenue growth | 1.9% | 10.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 7.7% | 12.5% |
| Gross margin | 61.6% | 55.9% |
| Operating margin | 28.7% | 29.2% |
| Net margin | 27.3% | 23.0% |
| Free cash flow | $5.3B | $2.0B |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.1% | 23.7% |
| Return on capital | 18.3% | 36.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.1x | −1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $9.5B | $104M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.2% | −2.8% |
| Last close | $92.70 | $46.44 |
| P/E at the last close | 29.2× | 21.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $254.8 million | sold $36.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Coca-Cola and Monster Beverage pages.