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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 12.85% over the past year, underperforming other beverage stocks by -7 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 77.1% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 58 percentage points.

Monster Beverage has an average 1 year price target of $80.23, a downside of -1.86% from Monster Beverage's current stock price of $81.75.

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.

Andina Bottling Co (NYSE:AKO.B) 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 Andina Bottling Co (NYSE:AKO.B) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Andina Bottling Co (NYSE:AKO.B) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 20 points higher than the beverage industry average of 36.

AKO.B passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Andina Bottling Co has seen its stock return 56.44% over the past year, overperforming other beverage stocks by 37 percentage points.

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 3.36%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.4%. 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 93.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.28%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.4%. 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 2.6%, which is the same as the beverage industry average of 2.4%. 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 1.07% in the last day, and up 4.31% 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:

Andina Bottling Co (NYSE:AKO.B) is the most undervalued beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Andina Bottling Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the beverage industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Andina Bottling Co's stock has gained 56.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by 37 percentage points.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV (NYSE:KOF) 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.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the beverage industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De CV's stock has gained 39.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by 20 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 53 points higher than the beverage industry average of 33. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Keurig Dr Pepper's stock has dropped -10.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -30 percentage points.

50% of beverage stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect beverage stocks to rise by 5.35% over the next year.

0% of beverage stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.67% of beverage stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).