Celsius Holdings (CELH) has drawn fresh attention after recent trading left the stock about 30% lower year to date, despite gains over the past day and week and a market value near US$8.5b.

The recent rebound, with a 7 day share price return of 10.46%, comes after a much tougher patch. The 90 day share price return is down 32.45% and the 1 year total shareholder return is down 12.17%, pointing to fading momentum overall.

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With Celsius now down sharply from recent highs but still valued at around US$8.5b, the key question is simple: is the current price a reset that opens a buying window, or is the market already assuming strong future growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 40% Undervalued

According to the most followed narrative on Celsius, a fair value of $55.43 is well above the last close at $33.27, which frames the recent sell off very differently.

The ones who understood what actually happened in 2024 and why the crash was a channel inventory problem, not a brand problem, had the best entry point in a decade. This narrative is about understanding which of those two situations you are looking at right now, as the company enters an entirely new chapter.

Want to see how this valuation is built? It leans on rapid earnings expansion, a richer profit margin profile, and a future earnings multiple more often seen in high growth software. Curious which assumptions do the heavy lifting in that $55.43 figure?

Result: Fair Value of $55.43 (UNDERVALUED)

However, this story can break if PepsiCo orders reset again or if international revenue remains small, which would challenge the multi-brand global expansion narrative.

Another View: Earnings Multiple Sends a Very Different Signal

That 40% undervaluation story sits uncomfortably next to Celsius’ current P/E of 74.3x, which is far above the 17.3x Global Beverage average, the 53x peer average, and even the fair ratio of 29.8x that the market could move towards. That gap points to meaningful valuation risk if sentiment cools.

For a closer look at how this pricing gap could matter for you as an investor, including where the fair ratio sits in context of peers, check out the See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Next Steps

With such mixed signals on value and sentiment, it makes sense to move fast and test the story against the underlying data yourself. A good starting point is to weigh both sides of the debate by reviewing the 3 key rewards and 2 important warning signs

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