Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST): one to watch?

The "crash" is mostly a stock-split illusion, not real value destruction — but at 42x earnings it's still not cheap.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals72/100

Fell 50% in 10 trading day(s) — now $47.38

Why MNST dropped

Monster did a 2-for-1 stock split on August 11, 2026, which mechanically cut the share price roughly in half — the screen is comparing pre-split high ($99.94) to post-split price ($47.38), making the "-49.8% crash" look far worse than what actually happened to real value.

Fwd P/E 36.2Op margin 29.2%Rev growth 20.2%Debt/equity 1.0%Analyst upside 5.8%

How this scored 72/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 23.1%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $1.7B

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 1.0% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 3.7 (needs 1+)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 25/25

Operating margin 29.2% 9/9

Net profit margin 23.1% 8/8

Return on equity 25.7% 8/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 19/25

Revenue growth 20.2% 8/9

Earnings growth 18.0% 6/8

Expected profit change 16.8% 5/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 3/25

Forward P/E 36.2 1/10

PEG ratio 2.7 1/8

Analyst target upside 5.8% 1/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 25/25

Debt / equity 1.0% 10/10

Current ratio 3.7 8/8

Free cash flow $1.7B 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-08-19. Research only — not financial advice.