Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc vs Monster Beverage Corp

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc (COKE) is slightly overvalued and Monster Beverage Corp (MNST) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. COKE is the closer of the two: -15%, against -80% for MNST.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc (COKE)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $166.54; the price of $190.98 is 15% above that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 44/100 on 2 of 12 signals

Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $24.62; the price of $44.27 is 80% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 60/100 on 8 of 12 signals

MetricCOKEMNST
VerdictSlightly overvaluedOvervalued
Price$190.98$44.27
Intrinsic value$166.54$24.62
Margin of safety-15%-80%
Leak Score44/100 (2/12)60/100 (8/12)
Market cap$12.7B$86.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.6%12.5%
Operating margin13.0%29.2%
Net margin7.2%23.1%
Return on equity97.3%25.7%
Debt to equity0.00
P/E26.1x41.1x
Forward P/E33.8x
P/B9.3x
Dividend yield0.5%

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