ABEV vs DEO vs MDWK Stock Comparison

Ambev, Diageo and MDWerks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.88 -1.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.39B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
1.04%
Brewers Consumer Staples
6 wins
DEO Diageo Plc
$93.09 +6.4% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$56.61B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.15%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
4 wins
MDWK MDWerks, Inc.
$0.08 +14.3% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 6, Diageo 4, MDWerks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABEVDEOMDWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.39B $56.61B $19.19M DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 29.8x -5.9x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 14.9x — DEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% — -4.4% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% — -143.4% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -0.1x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.04% 2.15% — DEO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.7% -2.3% -27.3% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr -14.3%/yr 0.0%/yr MDWK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 34.3% 196.0% DEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 38/100 4/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

ABEVDEOMDWK

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

AxisABEVDEOMDWK
Valuation 87 #6 of 38 43 #22 of 38 1 #201 of 203
Growth 28 #24 of 33 – 4 #181 of 188
Profitability 100 #1 of 31 – 4 #176 of 183
Financial Health 81 #8 of 37 31 #26 of 37 7 #202 of 217
Shareholder Returns 46 #13 of 23 41 #14 of 23 6 #144 of 153
Overall 68 38 4
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MDWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABEVDEOMDWKSPY
1 month -1.0%+6.4%+14.3% -0.2%
3 months -7.7%+4.7%+33.3% +3.9%
6 months -1.0%+17.9%-20.0% +8.2%
Year to date +16.6%+7.9%-46.7% +12.9%
1 year +29.7%-2.3%-27.3% +12.3%
3 years +18.0%-37.1%+700.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%-14.3%+100.1% +23.3%
5 years -2.0%-53.6%0.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.4%-14.3%0.0% +10.9%
10 years -53.2%-13.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.3%-1.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABEVDEOMDWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%34.3%196.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%36.4%347.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.260.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.07-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-67.4%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-8.9%-83.3% -1.2%
52-week high $3.43$102.14$0.48 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$72.47$0.05 $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.

MultipleABEVDEOMDWK
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 26.1x 29.8xmedian 26.1x -5.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 8.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x -7.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 18.1x 17.7xmedian 18.1x -12.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.6x 71.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.15median 2.07 —median 2.07 0.07median 1.32

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 monthsABEVDEOMDWK
Revenue $16.68B – $2.24M
Gross profit $8.66B – -$265.40K
Operating income $4.53B – -$3.14M
Net income $3.16B – -$3.21M
Free cash flow $6.02B – -$1.55M
EPS (diluted) $0.20 – $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $1.52B $13.26K
Total debt $2.67B $93.75B $1.70M
Shares (diluted) 15.68B 557.75M 237.58M
Enterprise value $30.79B $38.76B $18.69M

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
MetricABEVDEOMDWK
P/E 14.3x 29.8x -5.9x
P/FCF 7.5x 17.7x -12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x – -14.2x
P/S 2.7x 2.0x 8.6x
P/B 2.6x 4.4x 71.7x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 4.4x -92.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x – -7.0x
EV/EBIT 9.5x – -6.2x
EV/Revenue 2.6x – 8.7x
EV/FCF 7.1x – -12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x – -14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.15 – 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABEVDEOMDWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% – -4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% – -152.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% – -28.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – -132.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% – -27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – -132.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% – -18.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – -86.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% – -16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – -75.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% – 16.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – -84.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABEVDEOMDWK
Gross margin 51.9% – -11.9%
EBITDA margin 34.6% – -125.6%
Operating margin 27.1% – -140.4%
Pretax margin 23.1% – -143.4%
Net margin 18.8% – -143.4%
FCF margin 36.1% – -69.3%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% – -60.3%
Return on equity 18.4% – -699.3%
Return on assets 11.7% – -79.6%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – –
Return on capital employed 23.5% – -282.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 27.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABEVDEOMDWK
Debt / assets 4.1% 48.7% 10.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.8x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 72.3% 93.1%
Equity / assets 64.3% 27.7% 6.9%
Interest coverage 5.7x – -46.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.13 – -2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABEVDEOMDWK
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – -9.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.1% -9.1%
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.

ConsensusABEVDEOMDWK
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $6.26FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 -5.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +7.8% –
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% +2.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABEVDEOMDWK
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.

ABEVDEOMDWK
ABEV 1.00 0.30 0.02
DEO 0.30 1.00 0.04
MDWK 0.02 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABEV, DEO and MDWK?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambev (ABEV) $45.39B, Diageo (DEO) $56.61B, MDWerks (MDWK) $19.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, ABEV, DEO and MDWK?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambev (ABEV) 14.3x, Diageo (DEO) 29.8x, MDWerks (MDWK) -5.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diageo (DEO) is cheapest (Ambev (ABEV) 15.2x, Diageo (DEO) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ambev (ABEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, MDWerks (MDWK) -4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, MDWerks (MDWK) -143.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Diageo (DEO) -2.3%, MDWerks (MDWK) -27.3%. Over five years, MDWerks (MDWK) compounded fastest (Ambev (ABEV) -0.4%/yr, Diageo (DEO) -14.3%/yr, MDWerks (MDWK) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Diageo (DEO) has the highest dividend yield: Ambev (ABEV) 1.04%, Diageo (DEO) 2.15%. MDWerks (MDWK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diageo (DEO) has been the steadiest (Ambev (ABEV) 35.9%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%, MDWerks (MDWK) 196.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.