---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-114430"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MNST"
cik: "0000865752"
company_name: "Monster Beverage Corp"
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T10:49:33.966364+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Monster Q3 net sales record $1.62B (+15.2% YoY); EPS $0.60; new $500M buyback

## Summary
- Net sales record $1.62B, +15.2% YoY (20.2% FX-adjusted); diluted EPS $0.60 vs $0.63.
- Gross margin 51.3% vs 55.9% YoY due to cost inflation; operating income $417.9M vs $444.5M.
- Alcohol Brands segment (CANarchy) contributed $26.8M; international sales 38% of total.
- Board authorized new $500M share repurchase; $182.8M remained under prior program.
- Plans to launch Monster Zero Sugar, 'The Beast Unleashed' alcohol, and water lines in 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-114430
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MNST
- cik: 0000865752
- company_name: Monster Beverage Corp
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465922114430/0001104659-22-114430-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465922114430/tm2223883d2_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-114430
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-114430.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-114430.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Monster Beverage Corp reported the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $1.62 billion.
  - Period: the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.62 billion
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Pondel / Judy Lin Sfetcu PondelWilkinson Inc. (310) 279-5980 MONSTER BEVERAGE REPORTS 2022 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS -- Record Third Quarter Net Sales Rise 15.2 Percent to $1.62 Billion -- -- Net Sales, Adjusted for Adverse Changes in Foreign Currency of $71.3 million, Rise 20.2 Percent -- -- Pricing Actions Positively Impact Gross Margins -- -- Board Authorizes
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465922114430/0001104659-22-114430-index.htm

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