Las Vegas Sands Corp. vs Monster Beverage Corp — how do they compare? Las Vegas Sands Corp. trades at $45.87 (market cap $30.36B), while Monster Beverage Corp trades at $95.21 (market cap $93.35B). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is far larger — about 3.1× Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s market cap, and Las Vegas Sands Corp. pays a 2.4% dividend while Monster Beverage Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LVS | MNST | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $30.36B | $93.35B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $69.49 | $99.94 |
52-Week Low | $44.78 | $58.75 |
Enterprise Value | $42.75B | $91.65B |
Dividend Yield | 2.4% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Las Vegas Sands is the world's largest operator of fully integrated resorts, featuring casino, hotel, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and convention center operations. The company owns the Venetian Macao, Sands Macao, Londoner, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Parisian in Macao, and the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. Its Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas in the U.S. asets were sold to Apollo and VICI for $6.25 billion in 2022. We expect Sands to open a fourth tower in Singapore in 2026. After the sale of its Vegas assets, the company will generate all its EBITDA from Asia, with its casino operations generating the majority of sales.
Read more on LVS →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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