Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)

Monster Beverage beat consensus on both revenue and EPS in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, reported Aug. 6, based on preliminary results, as revenue rose about 20% to roughly $2.5 billion from about $2.1 billion a year earlier and topped the $2.4 billion estimate by 4.5%, while EPS of $0.60 beat the $0.58 view by 3.3% and increased about 15% from $0.52 a year ago. The largest revenue recognition line climbed about 27% to roughly $2.35 billion, and another large line rose about 28% to about $2.2 billion, while gross margin held near 56% and operating margin was about 29%. Net income climbed about 20% to about $585 million from about $489 million a year earlier, and Monster generated operating cash flow of about $605 million and repurchased about $134 million of stock.