Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Meets Expectations

Key Points

• Monster Beverage met earnings expectations, reporting quarterly EPS of $0.30, while revenue of $2.53 billion exceeded the $2.49 billion consensus and rose 16.7% year over year.
• International sales drove growth, increasing 28.1% to $1.20 billion, or 47% of total sales. Adjusted EPS rose to $0.30 from $0.28 a year earlier.
• Shares fell after results as cost and margin concerns offset the revenue growth. Wells Fargo and Piper Sandler raised their price targets, while both maintained overweight ratings.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.30, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.49 billion. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 26.02% and a net margin of 23.08%. The company's revenue was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.56 EPS.

Monster Beverage Stock Performance

Shares of Monster Beverage stock traded down $2.11 during trading on Friday, reaching $45.72. The company had a trading volume of 15,680,007 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,133,909. Monster Beverage has a fifty-two week low of $34.26 and a fifty-two week high of $50.17. The firm's fifty day moving average is $44.71 and its 200-day moving average is $43.30. The company has a market cap of $89.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.51.

Key Stories Impacting Monster Beverage

Here are the key news stories impacting Monster Beverage this week:

• Positive Sentiment: International demand drove growth: net sales rose 16.7% year over year to $2.56 billion, with sales outside the U.S. up 28.1% to $1.20 billion—47% of total sales. Adjusted EPS was $0.30, up from $0.28 a year earlier. Monster Beverage Reports 2026 Third Quarter Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $52 from $50 and Piper Sandler lifted its target to $53 from $50.50; both maintained “overweight” ratings, signaling continued analyst optimism. Wells Fargo price-target update Piper Sandler price-target update
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the revenue beat, adjusted earnings matched consensus, and reports cited rising cost pressures and margin weakness. The market’s focus on profitability appears to have outweighed sales growth, with shares falling after the results. Monster Beverage shares slip after Q3 results as margin pressure offsets sales growth

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $95.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Sunday, August 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $49.50 to $49.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Monster Beverage from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Finally, Evercore decreased their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $95.00 to $52.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Monster Beverage currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $67.05.

About Monster Beverage

Monster Beverage Corporation develops, markets and sells energy drinks and other beverages. Its portfolio includes Monster Energy, Reign, NOS and Full Throttle, along with products in categories such as sports drinks, juices and alcoholic beverages.

The company traces its roots to Hansen's, a beverage business established in the 1930s. It introduced the Monster Energy brand in 2002 and adopted the Monster Beverage name in 2012.

Based in Corona, California, Monster sells its products in the United States and internationally.

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