Monster Beverage (MNST) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.59
- Estimate
- $0.58
- Surprise
- +1.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $2.54B
- Score today
- 6.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Monster Beverage (MNST) beat the $0.58 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.59 — a modest 1.8% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MNST Buy (Wait) at 6.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.8% surprise compares with a +4.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.9 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Counterparty: TCCC
- Thin upside margin: 4.5%
- Expensive valuation
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $43.26
- Entry target
- $42.62
- Price target
- $45.22
- Stop
- $40.94
- Upside to target
- +4.5%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.9:1
The stock trades at 41.0× trailing but 33.5× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-24 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MNST at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
- Market cap
- $86.02B
- P/E (fwd)
- 33.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 41.0
- 52-week range
- $32.10–$50.17
- Off 52-week high
- 13.8%
- RSI (14)
- 42
- Volume vs avg
- 0.18×
- Score today
- 6.0/10