Monster Beverage (MEX:MNST) Risk Assessment

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MEX:MNST Monster Beverage Corp MEX:MNST
98 GF Score
Price MXN1,715.00
GF Value MXN1,365.36
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Monster Beverage Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Monster Beverage is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Monster Beverage  (MEX:MNST) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Monster Beverage Risk Assessment Related Terms

MEX:MNST vs KDP, COCSF, COKE: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Monster Beverage's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Monster Beverage Risk Assessment vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Monster Beverage's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Monster Beverage's Risk Assessment falls into.


MEX:MNST
98GF Score
Monster Beverage Corp MEX:MNST
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Is Monster Beverage (MEX:MNST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Monster Beverage stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN1,715.00 is trading 25.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN1,365.36. GuruFocus considers Monster Beverage to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for MEX:MNST:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: MXN1,365.36 vs. price of MXN1,715.00 (25.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 98/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:MNST stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Monster Beverage Business Description

Address 1 Monster Way, Corona, CA, USA, 92879
Monster Beverage is a leader in the energy drink category within the nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverage market, generating two-thirds of revenue in the US and Canada. The well-known Monster trademark includes brands such as Monster Energy, Monster Ultra, Java Monster, and Juice Monster. The firm also owns other energy drink brands, such as Reign, NOS, Burn, Bang, and Mother, and brews and distributes beers and flavored malt beverages following the acquisition of a craft brewer in 2022. Monster controls branding and innovation but outsources beverage manufacturing and packaging to co-packers and finished goods distribution to bottlers in the global Coca-Cola system (pursuant to a 20-year agreement inked in 2015). Coke is the largest shareholder of Monster, owning a 20% stake.
98GF Score

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MXN1,715.00
Price
MXN1,365.36
GF Value