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Investing $10,000 in Monster Beverage Stock 10 Years Ago Paid Off More Than Investing the Same Amount in Coca-Cola. Here's the Better Buy for the Next Decade.

Monster Beverage handily beat Coca-Cola over the past decade, but this trend could change in the next 10 years.

Investing $10,000 in Monster Beverage Stock 10 Years Ago Paid Off More Than Investing the Same Amount in Coca-Cola. Here's the Better Buy for the Next Decade.

Published September 24, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Over the past decade, an investment in Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), with dividends reinvested, has generated total returns of 179.3%. That might sound impressive on the surface, but consider how an investment in Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) made a decade ago generated even greater gains, with total returns of 258.9%.

In other words, while $10,000 invested in Coca-Cola in 2016 is now worth $27,930, $10,000 invested in Monster is now worth $35,890, or 28.5% more than the Coca-Cola position.

Details

That said, while Monster generated stronger returns from 2016 to 2026 than Coca-Cola, that may not be the case over the next decade.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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