Monster Beverage vs Primo Brands
Monster Beverage is the larger business, with $8.29bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.66bn for Primo Brands (1.2 times as much). Primo Brands grew faster (29.3% against 10.7%). Monster Beverage kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 23.0% against 0.9%. Monster Beverage carries less debt relative to equity (0.0% against 174.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | Monster BeverageMNST, 2025 | Primo BrandsPRMB, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.29bn | $6.66bn |
| Revenue growth | 10.7% | 29.3% |
| Net income | $1.91bn | $60.1m |
| Operating margin | 29.2% | 6.5% |
| Net margin | 23.0% | 0.9% |
| Return on equity | 26.8% | 1.9% |
| Free cash flow | $1.97bn | $303m |
| Cash | $2.09bn | $377m |
| Total debt | $0 | $5.23bn |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 174.8% |
| Dividend per share | — | $0.40 |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.2% |
| Share buybacks | $104m | $422m |
| Employees | 6,891 | 12,600 |
| Market value | $46.52bn | $7.46bn |
| Price vs our value range | Below our value range | Within our value range |
| Moat score | 97 (Strong) | — |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 0 buys, 11 sales | 7 buys, 2 sales |