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Monster Beverage (MNST) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Monster Beverage (MNST - Free Report) reported $1.85 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.4%. EPS of $0.47 for the same period compares to $0.42 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -6.40% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.98 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46, the EPS surprise was +2.17%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Monster Beverage performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Net Sales- Alcohol Brands: $34.70 million versus $50.18 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -38.1% change.
  • Net Sales- Strategic Brands: $98.33 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $101.81 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.3%.
  • Net Sales- Monster Energy Drinks: $1.72 billion compared to the $1.80 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.8% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Other: $5.98 million compared to the $5.95 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Monster Beverage here>>>

Shares of Monster Beverage have returned +4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +13.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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