ABEV vs AGCC vs DEO Stock Comparison

Ambev, Agencia Comercial Spirits and Diageo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.84 -2.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.76B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
1.06%
Brewers Consumer Staples
3 wins
DEO Diageo Plc
$94.42 +7.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$57.42B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.12%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Diageo leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Diageo 3, Ambev 3, Agencia Comercial Spirits 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABEVAGCCDEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.76B $503.62M $57.42B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 382.6x 30.2x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x — 15.1x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% 0.00% 2.12% DEO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.7% +227.0% -1.9% AGCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr — -13.8%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 107.6% 34.3% DEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

ABEVAGCCDEO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABEVAGCCDEO
Valuation 87 #3 of 16 0 #16 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Growth 36 #8 of 12 – –
Profitability 100 #1 of 11 – –
Financial Health 75 #5 of 17 38 #11 of 17 31 #12 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 75 – –
  • ABEV ranked among 19 companies in Beverages
  • AGCC ranked among 19 companies in Beverages
  • DEO ranked among 19 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABEVAGCCDEOSPY
1 month -2.4%-2.5%+7.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.8%-4.0%+10.8% +3.5%
6 months -1.7%-11.9%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +15.0%+50.1%+9.4% +12.2%
1 year +29.7%+227.0%-1.9% +13.0%
3 years +16.4%—-36.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.2%—-13.9% +23.1%
5 years +6.0%—-52.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.2%—-13.8% +11.0%
10 years -54.3%—-12.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.5%—-1.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABEVAGCCDEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%107.6%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%98.6%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.200.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.822.11-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-47.7%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-38.9%-7.6% -1.8%
52-week high $3.43$23.96$102.14 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$4.30$72.47 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABEVAGCCDEO
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 30.2x 382.6xmedian 30.2x 30.2xmedian 30.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 81.1xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 17.8x -67.2xmedian 17.8x 18.0xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.3x 51.0xmedian 1.3x 4.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.09median 1.70 —median 1.70 —median 1.70

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABEVAGCCDEO
Revenue $16.68B – –
Gross profit $8.66B – –
Operating income $4.53B – –
Net income $3.16B – –
Free cash flow $6.02B – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 – –
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $15.82M $1.52B
Total debt $2.67B $24.96M $93.75B
Shares (diluted) 15.68B – 557.75M
Enterprise value $30.16B $487.79M $39.57B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABEVAGCCDEO
P/E 14.1x 382.6x 30.2x
P/FCF 7.4x -67.2x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x – –
P/S 2.7x 81.1x 2.1x
P/B 2.6x 51.0x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 51.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x – –
EV/EBIT 9.4x – –
EV/Revenue 2.5x – –
EV/FCF 7.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.09 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABEVAGCCDEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABEVAGCCDEO
Gross margin 51.9% – –
EBITDA margin 34.6% – –
Operating margin 27.1% – –
Pretax margin 23.1% – –
Net margin 18.8% – –
FCF margin 36.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% – –
Return on equity 18.4% – –
Return on assets 11.7% – –
Return on invested capital 25.3% – –
Return on capital employed 23.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABEVAGCCDEO
Debt / assets 4.1% 88.5% 48.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.5x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 65.0% 72.3%
Equity / assets 64.3% 35.0% 27.7%
Interest coverage 5.7x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.09 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABEVAGCCDEO
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.0% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABEVAGCCDEO
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 – 15.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 – $6.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 – -5.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% – +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.71BFY2026 – $19.88BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 – +1.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% – +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABEVAGCCDEO
Held by institutions 6.7% – 9.2%
Institutions holding 403 – 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% – +3.4%
Institutions buying 199 – 333
Institutions selling 131 – 256
Buyers to sellers 1.52 – 1.30

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABEVAGCCDEO
ABEV 1.00 0.03 0.30
AGCC 0.03 1.00 0.10
DEO 0.30 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABEV, AGCC and DEO?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambev (ABEV) $44.76B, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) $503.62M, Diageo (DEO) $57.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABEV, AGCC and DEO?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) 382.6x, Diageo (DEO) 30.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ambev (ABEV) is cheapest (Ambev (ABEV) 14.9x, Diageo (DEO) 15.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) returned the most: Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) +227.0%, Diageo (DEO) -1.9%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/yr, Diageo (DEO) -13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Diageo (DEO) has the highest dividend yield: Ambev (ABEV) 1.06%, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) 0.00%, Diageo (DEO) 2.12%. Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diageo (DEO) has been the steadiest (Ambev (ABEV) 36.0%, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) 107.6%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABEV, AGCC and DEO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Diageo (DEO) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.