ABEV vs CCU vs KDP Stock Comparison

Ambev, United Breweries and Keurig Dr Pepper Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.88 -1.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$43.73B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
5 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.86 +9.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.26B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 5, Keurig Dr Pepper 4, United Breweries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABEVCCUKDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.73B $1.94B $47.26B KDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 16.0x 33.1x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 14.2x 14.7x CCU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% — +27.5% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% — 7.1% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — 4.3% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 6.7x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.7% -18.1% +19.3% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr -8.7%/yr -0.4%/yr KDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 29.6% 26.4% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 73/100 40/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

ABEVCCUKDP

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

AxisABEVCCUKDP
Valuation 87 #6 of 38 92 #4 of 38 49 #20 of 38
Growth 28 #24 of 33 – 47 #18 of 33
Profitability 100 #1 of 31 – 70 #10 of 31
Financial Health 81 #8 of 37 58 #16 of 37 14 #32 of 37
Shareholder Returns 46 #13 of 23 68 #8 of 23 18 #19 of 23
Overall 68 73 40
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CCU ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABEVCCUKDPSPY
1 month -1.0%-3.1%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months -7.7%-10.0%+12.2% +3.9%
6 months -1.0%-4.7%+21.1% +8.2%
Year to date +16.6%-16.4%+24.5% +12.9%
1 year +29.7%-18.1%+19.3% +12.3%
3 years +18.0%-4.1%+16.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%-1.4%+5.3% +23.3%
5 years -2.0%-36.6%-1.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.4%-8.7%-0.4% +10.9%
10 years -53.2%-50.7%-60.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.3%-6.8%-8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABEVCCUKDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%29.6%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%29.4%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.910.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.610.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-51.3%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-30.0%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $3.43$15.25$35.19 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$10.26$25.31 $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.

MultipleABEVCCUKDP
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 26.1x 16.0xmedian 26.1x 33.2xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 17.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 18.1x 19.4xmedian 18.1x 24.1xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.15median 2.07 —median 2.07 -12.02median 2.07

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 monthsABEVCCUKDP
Revenue $16.68B – $20.09B
Gross profit $8.66B – $9.92B
Operating income $4.53B – $3.26B
Net income $3.16B – $1.50B
Free cash flow $6.02B – $1.97B
EPS (diluted) $0.20 – $1.05
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $576.90M $1.52B
Total debt $2.67B $6.04B $29.98B
Shares (diluted) 15.68B – 1.36B
Enterprise value $29.02B -$963.55M $43.30B

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
MetricABEVCCUKDP
P/E 14.3x 16.0x 33.2x
P/FCF 7.5x 19.4x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x – 18.8x
P/S 2.7x 0.6x 2.4x
P/B 2.6x 1.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.3x -5.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x – 17.8x
EV/EBIT 9.5x – 23.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x – 3.8x
EV/FCF 7.1x – 38.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x – 30.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.15 – -12.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABEVCCUKDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% – 27.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% – 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% – 22.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% – -2.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – -2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% – -7.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% – 19.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% – 23.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 6.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABEVCCUKDP
Gross margin 51.9% – 49.4%
EBITDA margin 34.6% – 21.2%
Operating margin 27.1% – 16.2%
Pretax margin 23.1% – 9.8%
Net margin 18.8% – 7.1%
FCF margin 36.1% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% – 12.6%
Return on equity 18.4% – 5.1%
Return on assets 11.7% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – 4.3%
Return on capital employed 23.5% – 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABEVCCUKDP
Debt / assets 4.1% 34.9% 34.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 6.7x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 15.2x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 55.7% 66.6%
Equity / assets 64.3% 44.3% 33.4%
Interest coverage 5.7x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.13 – 0.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABEVCCUKDP
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.2% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – -9.3%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.2% -6.6%
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.

ConsensusABEVCCUKDP
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $0.75FY2026 $2.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% -5.3% +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.71BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% +3.7% +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABEVCCUKDP
Held by institutions 6.7% 14.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 403 81 852
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +4.1% +12.9%
Institutions buying 199 43 469
Institutions selling 131 25 284
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.72 1.65

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.

ABEVCCUKDP
ABEV 1.00 0.43 0.17
CCU 0.43 1.00 0.21
KDP 0.17 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABEV, CCU and KDP?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambev (ABEV) $43.73B, United Breweries (CCU) $1.94B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABEV, CCU and KDP?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambev (ABEV) 13.9x, United Breweries (CCU) 16.0x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Breweries (CCU) is cheapest (Ambev (ABEV) 15.2x, United Breweries (CCU) 14.2x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, United Breweries (CCU) -18.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +19.3%. Over five years, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) compounded fastest (Ambev (ABEV) -0.4%/yr, United Breweries (CCU) -8.7%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has been the steadiest (Ambev (ABEV) 35.9%, United Breweries (CCU) 29.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABEV, CCU and KDP?

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 5. 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.