Alcon AG vs Monster Beverage Corp — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.57 (market cap $36.44B), while Monster Beverage Corp trades at $45.62 (market cap $89.20B). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is far larger — about 2.4× Alcon AG's market cap, and Alcon AG pays a 0.48% dividend while Monster Beverage Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | MNST | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $89.20B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $49.97 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $30.86 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $87.49B |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | — |
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Alcon, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is the global eyecare leader with a diverse portfolio in ophthalmology including contact lenses, eye drops, surgical equipment, and related surgical products. Novartis purchased Alcon from Nestle in 2010 and, following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, the company was spun off as a public company in April 2019. The company reports five distinct segments: implantables (16% of revenue), consumables (31%), equipment (9%), contact lenses (27%), and ocular health (17%). The company is geographically diversified, with only about 40% of revenue from the U.S. market, and the firm has a strong presence in the European Union and Japan.
Read more on ALC →Monster Beverage is a leader in the energy drink subsegment of the beverage industry. The Monster trademark anchors the portfolio, and notable offerings include Monster Energy and Monster Ultra. The firm has also started to incubate new trademarks for emerging enclaves of the energy space, like Reign in performance energy. It is primarily a brand owner, outsourcing most of its manufacturing processes to third-party copackers. It primarily uses the Coca-Cola bottling system for distribution after a strategic agreement in which Coke became Monster's largest shareholder (nearly 20%) and that also included the exchange of certain businesses between the two firms. Most of Monster's revenue is generated in the United States, though international geographies are increasing in the mix.
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