ABEV vs AKO-A vs SAM Stock Comparison

Ambev, Andina Bottling and Boston Beer Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABEV Ambev S.A.
$3.30 +12.6% 1M +49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$44.28B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
9 wins
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.61 +1.7% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.34B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$202.33 +20.6% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 9, Andina Bottling 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABEVAKO-ASAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.28B $3.72B $2.06B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 0.0x -28.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x — 23.6x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +2.3% -3.5% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% -19.6% -3.6% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% 13.9% — ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.7x — ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.3% +18.6% -7.9% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr +16.8%/yr -17.4%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 53.1% 38.1% ABEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 48/100 57/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

ABEVAKO-ASAM

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

AxisABEVAKO-ASAM
Valuation 78 #9 of 38 92 #4 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Growth 31 #23 of 33 13 #29 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability 100 #1 of 32 52 #16 of 32 45 #18 of 32
Financial Health 84 #7 of 38 38 #24 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Shareholder Returns 39 #15 of 24 – 96 #2 of 24
Overall 67 48 57
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABEVAKO-ASAMSPY
1 month +12.6%+1.7%+20.6% -1.0%
3 months +7.8%+4.5%+12.1% +2.9%
6 months +14.6%-0.6%-14.4% +6.4%
Year to date +33.6%+1.3%+3.7% +11.4%
1 year +49.3%+18.6%-7.9% +13.1%
3 years +32.0%+125.3%-46.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%+31.1%-18.7% +21.5%
5 years +26.0%+117.0%-61.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.7%+16.8%-17.4% +10.9%
10 years -47.3%+7.4%+24.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.2%+0.7%+2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABEVAKO-ASAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%53.1%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%66.0%40.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.22-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.520.35-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-28.6%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-12.4%-22.2% -2.5%
52-week high $3.43$26.96$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$19.90$161.08 $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.

MultipleABEVAKO-ASAM
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 27.0x 0.0xmedian 27.0x -28.4xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 14.4x 3.7xmedian 14.4x -173.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 18.3x 4.7xmedian 18.3x 11.2xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x 0.0xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.75median 2.03 —median 2.03 0.63median 2.03

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 monthsABEVAKO-ASAM
Revenue $16.68B $978.34B $2.03B
Gross profit $8.66B $395.11B $937.09M
Operating income $4.53B $497.89B -$96.37M
Net income $3.16B $105.38B -$73.06M
Free cash flow $6.02B $799.73M $185.06M
EPS (diluted) $0.20 – $-7.15
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $322.08B $308.10M
Total debt $2.67B $6.65T –
Shares (diluted) 15.68B – 10.22M
Enterprise value $29.57B -$1.03T $1.10B

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
MetricABEVAKO-ASAM
P/E 16.4x 0.0x -28.4x
P/FCF 8.6x 4.7x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 5.1x 8.9x
P/S 3.1x 0.0x 1.0x
P/B 3.0x 0.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 0.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 3.7x -173.5x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 3.7x -18.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 8.2x 2,314x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 2,532x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.75 – 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABEVAKO-ASAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 2.3% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -34.1% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% 2.4% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -33.4% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% 14.7% -179.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 12.3% -42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 5.6% -179.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -16.9% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% – -183.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – -45.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 17.4% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -88.9% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% -7.3% -12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -90.2% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABEVAKO-ASAM
Gross margin 51.9% 40.4% 46.1%
EBITDA margin 34.6% 50.9% -0.5%
Operating margin 27.1% 50.9% -4.7%
Pretax margin 23.1% 13.8% -4.3%
Net margin 18.8% -19.6% -3.6%
FCF margin 36.1% 0.1% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% 0.1% 11.5%
Return on equity 18.4% 7.6% -10.1%
Return on assets 11.7% 3.0% -5.9%
Return on invested capital 25.3% 13.9% –
Return on capital employed 23.5% 17.2% -12.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.0x -3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABEVAKO-ASAM
Debt / assets 4.1% 63.5% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2,774x –
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 61.1% 40.6%
Equity / assets 64.3% 38.9% 59.4%
Interest coverage 5.7x 30.2x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.55 1.38 3.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABEVAKO-ASAM
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 5.9%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – 5.9%
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.

ConsensusABEVAKO-ASAM
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 – 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 – $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 – -13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% – +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.73BFY2026 – $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 – +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% – -9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABEVAKO-ASAM
Held by institutions 6.7% 0.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 403 16 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -1.0% +11.2%
Institutions buying 199 4 158
Institutions selling 131 5 113
Buyers to sellers 1.52 0.80 1.40

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.

ABEVAKO-ASAM
ABEV 1.00 0.07 0.12
AKO-A 0.07 1.00 -0.10
SAM 0.12 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABEV, AKO-A and SAM?

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambev (ABEV) $44.28B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ambev (ABEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -19.6%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Ambev (ABEV) +49.3%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +18.6%, Boston Beer (SAM) -7.9%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Ambev (ABEV) +4.7%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +16.8%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ambev (ABEV) has been the steadiest (Ambev (ABEV) 32.5%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.1%, Boston Beer (SAM) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABEV, AKO-A and SAM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ambev (ABEV) leads on 9. 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.