Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) stock rose 7.56% (As on November 7, 11:23:19 AM UTC-4, Source: Google Finance) after the company reported third quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations. Operating income jumped 40.7% to $675.4 million compared to the same period last year, while net income increased 41.4% to $524.5 million. Gross profit margin improved to 55.7% from 53.2% in the year-ago quarter, benefiting from pricing actions, supply chain optimization and favorable product mix. International sales were particularly strong, increasing 23.3% to $937.1 million, representing approximately 43% of total revenue – the highest percentage of international sales recorded by the company for a single quarter. The Monster Energy Drinks segment, which includes Monster Energy drinks, Reign, and Bang Energy products, saw sales increase 17.7% to $2.03 billion. The Strategic Brands segment grew 15.9% to $130.5 million, while the Alcohol Brands segment declined 17% to $33 million. Net sales for the Alcohol Brands segment, which is comprised of various craft beers, flavored malt beverages and hard seltzers, decreased 17.0 percent to $33.0 million for the 2025 third quarter, from $39.8 million in the 2024 third quarter.

Moreover, Net sales for the Company’s Other segment, which primarily includes certain products of American Fruits and Flavors, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, sold to independent third-party customers, increased 14.4 percent to $6.8 million for the 2025 third quarter, from $5.9 million in the 2024 third quarter. Net sales to customers outside the United States increased 23.3 percent to $937.1 million in the 2025 third quarter, from $760.1 million in the 2024 third quarter, representing approximately 43 percent and 40 percent of total reported net sales for the 2025 and 2024 third quarters, respectively.

MNST in the third quarter of FY25 has reported the adjusted earnings per share of 53 cents, beating the analysts’ estimates for the adjusted earnings per share of 48 cents. The company had reported the adjusted revenue growth of 16.8 percent to $2.2 billion in the third quarter of FY25, beating the analysts’ estimates for revenue of $2.11 billion. Net sales, excluding the Alcohol Brands segment, on a foreign currency adjusted basis (non-GAAP), increased 15.8 percent in the 2025 third quarter. Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) for the 2025 third quarter increased 36.4 percent to $547.8 million, from $401.5 million in the 2024 third quarter.

Looking ahead, Monster is focused on product innovation with plans to launch FLRT, a female-focused brand, in the first quarter of 2026 with four initial flavors.