COST vs MNST

A side-by-side look at COST and MNST, updated throughout the trading session.

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Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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COST vs MNST: how they differ

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) and Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) are both in the Consumer Defensive sector: COST is classified in Discount Stores, MNST in Beverages - Non-Alcoholic. Both trade on NASDAQ.

COST trades about 2.2 million shares a day on average, against 13.9 million for MNST. COST has the higher beta (0.87 against 0.49 for MNST), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. COST paid $5.54 per share in dividends over the trailing twelve months; MNST does not currently pay one.

Figures as of October 26, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.