Monster Beverage (MNST) Projected to Release Earnings on Thursday

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) is expected to post its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 6th. Analysts expect Monster Beverage to announce earnings of $0.5810 per share and revenue of $2.4289 billion for the quarter. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.05. Monster Beverage had a net margin of 23.11% and a return on equity of 26.86%. The business had revenue of $2.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.16 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Monster Beverage to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Monster Beverage Stock Down 2.9%

NASDAQ MNST opened at $93.55 on Tuesday. Monster Beverage has a 52-week low of $58.54 and a 52-week high of $100.34. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $93.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.37. The firm has a market cap of $91.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.19, a P/E/G ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.53.

Monster Beverage shares are set to split on the morning of Tuesday, August 11th. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, July 8th. The newly minted shares will be payable to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, August 10th.

Monster Beverage announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Friday, May 15th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 0.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on MNST shares. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on Monster Beverage in a research report on Friday, June 12th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $95.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley set a $103.00 target price on Monster Beverage and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded Monster Beverage from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup downgraded Monster Beverage from a “buy” rating to a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Monster Beverage presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.65.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Guy Carling sold 19,000 shares of Monster Beverage stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.90, for a total value of $1,727,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 21,863 shares in the company, valued at $1,987,346.70. The trade was a 46.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Thomas J. Kelly sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.81, for a total value of $614,670.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 62,553 shares in the company, valued at $5,492,778.93. This represents a 10.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 178,700 shares of company stock valued at $15,457,562. Corporate insiders own 8.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Monster Beverage

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Monster Beverage by 133.4% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 8,499,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $651,660,000 after buying an additional 4,858,109 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Monster Beverage by 8.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 37,719,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,538,872,000 after acquiring an additional 2,789,273 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 51.7% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 5,503,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,938,000 after acquiring an additional 1,874,944 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 9,676,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $741,879,000 after acquiring an additional 1,500,577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maverick Capital Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 100.7% during the fourth quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 2,693,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,495,000 after acquiring an additional 1,351,326 shares during the last quarter. 72.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Monster Beverage

Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST) is an American beverage company best known for its Monster Energy brand of energy drinks. The company’s product portfolio centers on carbonated energy beverages and a range of complementary ready-to-drink offerings, including energy coffees, hydration beverages and other flavored functional drinks. Monster markets multiple sub-brands and flavor variants to address different consumer segments and consumption occasions.

Originally organized around the Hansen’s Natural line of juices and sodas, the company pivoted toward the energy drink category and formally adopted the Monster Beverage name in the early 2010s to reflect its strategic focus.