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Monster Beverage Corporation · MNST · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Monster Beverage posts record Q2 sales as international growth stays strong
The quarter supports a constructive but qualified view of Monster Beverage's growth trajectory: record sales, international momentum, and product innovation remain supportive, while cost inflation, pricing execution, and the durability of recent share gains are the main tests.
Reported After market closeNASDAQConsumer Defensive
$86.06B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.30
Consensus $0.29
EPS surprise
+3.2%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$2.54B
Consensus $2.43B
Revenue surprise
+4.5%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-4.0%
Event window
SPY move
+0.6%
Same window
Abnormal move
-4.6%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.5×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-3.0%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did MNST fall 4.0% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in MNST's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for MNST after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, management described another record sales quarter, with growth broadening through international markets, expanded marketing and partnerships, and a fuller innovation pipeline. The call also highlighted a planned stock split, upcoming U.S. pricing actions, and continued tariff and freight-cost pressure.
Guidance delta
No formal guidance change was provided. Management discussed selective U.S. pricing actions planned for the fourth quarter and continued product, distribution, and digital-transformation initiatives.
Key takeaways
- Q2 net sales increased 20% year over year to $2.54 billion, with the Monster Energy segment up 21.6%.
- International sales grew more than 30%, with management highlighting momentum across LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
- Management emphasized zero-sugar products, expanded marketing, and Coca-Cola bottling-system partnerships as growth supports.
- Aluminum tariff and freight costs remain margin considerations, while the innovation calendar and U.S. pricing actions are upcoming watch points.
Management priorities
- Sustain international growth and distribution expansion.
- Extend the zero-sugar and broader innovation pipeline, including upcoming NACS Show launches.
- Expand FSOP access through partnerships, including Marriott.
- Execute the SAP S/4HANA digital transformation targeted for January 2028.
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$44Previous close
$23Low
$74.11Average
$105High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 20, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 1, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 8, 2026 |
| Rothschild & Co | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 6, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 8, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Roth Capital | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Roth MKM | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 14, 2025 |
| CICC | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 12, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Needham | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 28, 2025 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 6, 2024 |
| MKM Partners | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2023 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Redburn Partners | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 18, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 13, 2021 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 20, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 28, 2020 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 17, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Susquehanna | Negative | Neutral | Downgrade | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 22, 2016 |
| CLSA | Buy | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 26, 2016 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 22, 2014 |
| Longbow Research | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Aug 8, 2014 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 19, 2014 |
| Northcoast Research | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 9, 2013 |
| ValuEngine | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 10, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $44. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $90.36 | +127.3% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $97 | $94.65 | +120.5% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $95 | $97.5 | +115.9% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers | $98 | $97.5 | +122.7% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $99.59 | +136.4% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $105 | $96.92 | +138.6% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $92.03 | +115.9% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $103 | $88.08 | +134.1% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $86.29 | +127.3% | May 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $85.84 | +115.9% | May 8, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Charlie Higgs | $90 | $75.8 | +104.5% | May 6, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $76.19 | +95.5% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $77.52 | +127.3% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $85.3 | +100.0% | Feb 27, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $84.76 | +100.0% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $83.22 | +100.0% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $81.42 | +115.9% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $82 | +118.2% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $77.91 | +75.0% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Peter Grom | $84 | $76.95 | +90.9% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $86 | $75.75 | +95.5% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $77.66 | +97.7% | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Matthew Smith | $82 | $72.49 | +86.4% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $73.98 | +59.1% | Dec 3, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $73 | $74.71 | +65.9% | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery | $85 | $74.71 | +93.2% | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $83 | $74.71 | +88.6% | Dec 3, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $81 | $74.99 | +84.1% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $81 | $72.28 | +84.1% | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala | $79 | $66.48 | +79.5% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Matthew Smith | $78 | $69.52 | +77.3% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $75 | $69.57 | +70.5% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $68.15 | +63.6% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $68 | $65.26 | +54.5% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $73 | $60.8 | +65.9% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery | $74 | $64.69 | +68.2% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $70 | $63.69 | +59.1% | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Bonnie Herzog | $67 | $62.87 | +52.3% | May 23, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $54.65 | +29.5% | Mar 2, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $54.65 | +36.4% | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers | $61 | $52.3 | +38.6% | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Bonnie Herzog | $63 | $45.26 | +43.2% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $54 | $45.32 | +22.7% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery | $46 | $44.2 | +4.5% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala | $60 | $50.53 | +36.4% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $64 | $49.95 | +45.5% | Jul 1, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Kevin Grundy | $48 | $49.09 | +9.1% | Jun 24, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $65 | $48.52 | +47.7% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Bonnie Herzog | $66 | $48.72 | +50.0% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers | $63 | $48.72 | +43.2% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala | $61 | $49.77 | +38.6% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Roth Capital | Sean McGowan | $56 | $51.16 | +27.3% | Jun 12, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $56 | $54.86 | +27.3% | May 3, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery | $59 | $54.52 | +34.1% | May 3, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Bill Chappell | $46 | $54.33 | +4.5% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery | $50 | $50.3 | +13.6% | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Wedbush | Gerald Pascarelli | $23.75 | $22.76 | -46.0% | Oct 10, 2022 |
| UBS | Peter Grom | $24.75 | $22.54 | -43.8% | Aug 24, 2022 |
| Roth Capital | Sean McGowan | $25 | $24.35 | -43.2% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Mark Astrachan | $26.25 | $22.96 | -40.3% | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $29.25 | $22.03 | -33.5% | Jun 18, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Nik Modi | $25 | $22 | -43.2% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Callum Elliott | $27.5 | $22.31 | -37.5% | May 18, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Mark Astrachan | $25.75 | $18.3 | -41.5% | Mar 13, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Wendy Nicholson | $24.5 | $21.14 | -44.3% | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Kaumil Gajrawala | $27.5 | $20.32 | -37.5% | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Chris Carey | $25 | $20.81 | -43.2% | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Bonnie Herzog | $27.25 | $24.44 | -38.1% | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dara Mohsenian | $27.75 | $22.91 | -36.9% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Jefferies | Kevin Grundy | $23 | $21.33 | -47.7% | Oct 13, 2021 |
| Truist Financial | Bill Chappell | $28.75 | $22.81 | -34.7% | May 7, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationMonster Beverage Corporation is a global entity primarily involved in the innovation, marketing, sale, and distribution of energy beverages and concentrates. Its business operations are categorized into three main divisions: Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands, and a segment designated as "Other." The company boasts an extensive product portfolio, encompassing a wide array of carbonated energy drinks, alongside various non-carbonated options. These include ready-to-drink iced teas, lemonades, diverse juice cocktails, single-serving juices, and fruit beverages. Additionally, their offerings extend to ready-to-drink dairy and coffee-based concoctions, specialized sports drinks, single-serve still waters, and a selection of sodas described as natural, sparkling juices, and flavored sparkling beverages. Monster Beverage distributes its products through a comprehensive network, supplying bottlers and full-service beverage distributors.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-07T18:19:40.255731+00:00
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- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-22T09:00:54.522085+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T09:00:54.519161+00:00
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