MNST FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #11 of 27 in industry

Monster Beverage Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $19.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $88,521 · Food & Beverages.

Food & Beverages peers All rankings
State
CA
Filing date
2026-03-27
Industry
Food & Beverages
Industry rank
#11/27

Data updated August 2026

Subscribe to Monster Beverage Corp CEO pay filing updates (RSS)

CEO-to-worker pay ratio
218:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$19.3M
Median worker
$88,521

Answer first

Monster Beverage Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $19.3M ranks #178 of 1,423 complete filings; its 218:1 pay ratio ranks #285. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $88,521. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-20 peer cohort (# 11 of 27, 63rd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Food & Beverages companies.

Dollar rank
#178
$19.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#285
218:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
63rd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Monster Beverage Corp ranks nationally

Monster Beverage Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$19,297,578 Top 13% higher than 87% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Monster Beverage Corp vs. Food & Beverages peers

CEO total pay ($19.3M) against pay ratio (218:1) for Monster Beverage Corp (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Food & Beverages industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both05064258.410128516.715192775.120257033.4134.1:1172.3:1210.5:1248.7:1286.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Monster Beverage Corp, CEO total pay: 19297578 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 218:1Monster Beverage CorpIngredion Inc, CEO total pay: 12921324 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 226:1Ingredion IncPrimo Brands Corp, CEO total pay: 1052885 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 207:1Primo Brands CorpMccormick & Co Inc, CEO total pay: 10823148 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 261:1Mccormick & Co IncArcher-Daniels-Midland Co, CEO total pay: 108469 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 280:1Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
Monster Beverage Corp vs. Food & Beverages peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 141:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Food & Beverages peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 24 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 20. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Monster Beverage Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Monster Beverage Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
218:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+45:1
from FY2024 173:1
CEO $ YoY
+9.1%
$19.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Monster Beverage Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $16.7M - $69,326 241:1 -
2022 $15.4M -7.7% $73,415 210:1 -31:1
2023 $17.9M +16% $98,177 182:1 -28:1
2024 $17.7M -1% $102,247 173:1 -9:1
2025 $19.3M +9.1% $88,521 218:1 +45:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 865752, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Food & Beverages

This Company's Ratio
218:1
Industry Median Ratio
141:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$19.3M
Companies in Industry
27
vs. Industry Median
Above
#11 of 27 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Food & Beverages →

Monster Beverage Corp: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Monster Beverage Corp's FY2025 CEO total $19.3M ranks #178 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 218× the median employee ($88,521) in FY2025.

Median employee $88,521 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 218 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$19.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

218:1

Elevated vs. peers

Monster Beverage Corp in the higher-dollar third

Monster Beverage Corp's FY2025 CEO total $19.3M ranks #178 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Food & Beverages (SIC 20) median ratio is 141:1 across 27 FY2025 filers; Monster Beverage Corp's $19.3M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #178 and ratio rank #285 split - treat 218:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Food & Beverages peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$19.3M
Median Employee Pay
$88,521
Pay Ratio
218:1
Filing Date
2026-03-27

Company Info

Ticker
MNST
CIK
865752
Industry
Food & Beverages
SIC Code
2086
State
CA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 865752, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Monster Beverage Corp's FY2025 CEO total $19.3M ranks #178 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).

Read with Monster Beverage Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Smithfield Foods Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $39K heavier vs Monster Beverage Corp); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Novagold Resources Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $45K lighter vs Monster Beverage Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Aptiv PLC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $47K lighter vs Monster Beverage Corp); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.2M (Δ $75K lighter vs Monster Beverage Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Ingredion Inc (SIC 20 pole)

Ingredion Inc stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Monster Beverage Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #178/#285

Monster Beverage Corp's FY2025 package sits #178 by CEO dollars and #285 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Monster Beverage Corp's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Monster Beverage Corp (CIK 865752), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.