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Best Beverage Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top beverage stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best beverage stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best non-alcoholic beverage stocks to buy right now are:

Coca Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) is the #1 top beverage stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Coca Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Coca Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the beverage industry average of 36.

COKE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Coca Cola Consolidated has seen its stock return 19.88% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 6 percentage points.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) is the #2 top beverage stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) is: Value: D, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 18 points higher than the beverage industry average of 36.

MNST passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Monster Beverage has seen its stock return 55.49% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 41 percentage points.

Monster Beverage has an average 1 year price target of $78.62, an upside of 1.65% from Monster Beverage's current stock price of $77.34.

Monster Beverage stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Monster Beverage, 53.85% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.69% have issued a Buy, 38.46% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Vita Coco Company (NASDAQ:COCO) is the #3 top beverage stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Vita Coco Company (NASDAQ:COCO) is: Value: D, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Vita Coco Company (NASDAQ:COCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 4 points higher than the beverage industry average of 36.

COCO passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Vita Coco Company has seen its stock return 63.7% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 50 percentage points.

Vita Coco Company has an average 1 year price target of $56.75, an upside of 3.24% from Vita Coco Company's current stock price of $54.97.

Vita Coco Company stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Vita Coco Company, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 6 beverage stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 beverage stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Pepsico (NASDAQ:PEP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.02%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.62%. Pepsico's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Pepsico's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pepsico's dividend payout ratio of 105.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.31%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.62%. Keurig Dr Pepper's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Keurig Dr Pepper's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Keurig Dr Pepper's dividend payout ratio of 78.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Coca Cola (NYSE:KO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.89%, which is the same as the beverage industry average of 2.62%. Coca Cola's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Coca Cola's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Coca Cola's dividend payout ratio of 66.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Beverage stocks were up 0.96% in the last day, and up 2.01% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why beverage stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued beverage stocks right now are:

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV (NYSE:KOF) is the most undervalued beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the beverage industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's stock has gained 32.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by 18 percentage points.

Primo Brands (NYSE:PRMB) is the second most undervalued beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Primo Brands has a valuation score of 14, which is -20 points higher than the beverage industry average of 34. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Primo Brands's stock has dropped -41.59% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -56 percentage points.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) is the third most undervalued beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Keurig Dr Pepper has a valuation score of 86, which is 52 points higher than the beverage industry average of 34. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Keurig Dr Pepper's stock has dropped -8.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -23 percentage points.

50% of beverage stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect beverage stocks to rise by 13.16% over the next year.

0% of beverage stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.57% of beverage stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.29% are rated C (Hold), 7.14% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).