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Sentiment · FY2026 Q1
| Analyst | Firm | Questions | ChallengePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Herzog | Goldman Sachs | 6 | 17% |
| Dara Mohsenian | Morgan Stanley | 6 | 0% |
| Filippo Falorni | Citigroup | 3 | 33% |
| Chris Carey | Wells Fargo | 3 | 0% |
| Matt Smith | Stifel | 3 | 0% |
| Andrea Teixeira | JPMorgan | 2 | 0% |
| Kaumil Gajrawala | Jefferies | 2 | 0% |
| Rob Ottenstein | Evercore ISI | 2 | 0% |
| Firm | Analysts | Questions | ChallengePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | 1 | 6 | 17% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 6 | 0% |
| Citigroup | 1 | 3 | 33% |
| Stifel | 1 |
| 3 |
| 0% |
| Wells Fargo | 1 | 3 | 0% |
| Evercore ISI | 1 | 2 | 0% |
| Jefferies | 1 | 2 | 0% |
| JPMorgan | 1 | 2 | 0% |
Monster Beverage delivered record Q1 net sales of $2.04 billion with gross margins expanding 170 basis points to 56.9% and operating income growing 12.3%, driven by continued pricing actions and favorable input costs. The company does not provide formal forward guidance; management highlighted international net sales growing 11.2% with the Predator brand expanding to 44 markets, while U.S. market share held steady at 29.1% despite increasing competitive intensity.
Pricing | Demand | Competitive Dynamics | Margin | Product Launch | Geographic Expansion | Trade Tariffs | Supply Chain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2025Q1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2025Q2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025Q3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2025Q4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026Q1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| '24Q4 | '25Q1 | '25Q2 | '25Q3 | '25Q4 | '26Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Demand | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Competitive Dynamics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Margin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Product Launch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Geographic Expansion | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Trade Tariffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Supply Chain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Company | Score | Trend | Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
MNST Monster Beverage | 8 | +26.9% | |
| CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 6 | +0.2% | |
| KDP Keurig Dr Pepper | 6 | +9.4% | |
| KO The Coca-Cola Company | 9 | +12.1% | |
| PEP PepsiCo | 7 | +8.5% |