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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ( Mark One ) □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Large accelerated filer p Non - accelerated filer For the transition period from Commission file number 001-18761 Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.005 par value per share MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) to 1 Monster Way Corona , California 92879 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 951 ) 739 - 6200 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) MNST Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes þ No □ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No 47-1809393 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes þ No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act : Name of each exchange on which registered Nasdaq Global Select Market Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company The number of shares of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.005 par valı per outstanding on February 19 , 2021 was 528,137,036 shares . If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined by Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ) . Yes No þ The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 33,039,197,262 computed by reference to the closing sale price for such stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter . ( being the only class of common stock of the registrant ) , DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Portions of the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed subsequent to the date hereof with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report . Such Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the conclusion of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .