ABEV vs KOF vs CCU Stock Comparison

Ambev, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv and United Breweries 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
3 wins
KOF Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv
$118.19 +6.8% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.91B
P/E
146.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.53B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv 4, Ambev 3, United Breweries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABEVKOFCCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.28B $194.91B $1.90B KOF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 146.5x 15.6x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 16.8x 13.2x CCU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +13.0% — KOF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% 8.0% — ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.3% +40.1% -17.3% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr +16.9%/yr -8.7%/yr KOF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 24.5% 29.8% KOF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 74/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

ABEVKOFCCU

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

AxisABEVKOFCCU
Valuation 78 #9 of 38 11 #34 of 38 95 #3 of 38
Growth 31 #23 of 33 53 #16 of 33 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 32 58 #14 of 32 –
Financial Health 84 #7 of 38 – 62 #15 of 38
Shareholder Returns 39 #15 of 24 87 #4 of 24 65 #9 of 24
Overall 67 52 74
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KOF ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CCU ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABEVKOFCCUSPY
1 month +12.6%+6.8%-6.5% -1.0%
3 months +7.8%+15.1%-9.0% +2.9%
6 months +14.6%+15.6%-8.9% +6.4%
Year to date +33.6%+24.8%-18.3% +11.4%
1 year +49.3%+40.1%-17.3% +13.1%
3 years +32.0%+61.4%-6.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%+17.3%-2.1% +21.5%
5 years +26.0%+118.5%-36.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.7%+16.9%-8.7% +10.9%
10 years -47.3%+46.6%-50.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.2%+3.9%-6.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABEVKOFCCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%24.5%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%22.8%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.520.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.521.64-0.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-27.2%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-1.5%-31.6% -2.5%
52-week high $3.43$119.95$15.25 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$84.37$10.36 $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.

MultipleABEVKOFCCU
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 27.0x 149.3xmedian 27.0x 15.6xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.6x 12.0xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 18.3x -148.3xmedian 18.3x 18.9xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 1.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.75median 2.03 -525.70median 2.03 —median 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 monthsABEVKOFCCU
Revenue $16.68B $16.53B –
Gross profit $8.66B $7.68B –
Operating income $4.53B $2.43B –
Net income $3.16B $1.40B –
Free cash flow $6.02B -$1.34B –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $0.01 –
Cash & equivalents $3.21B – $576.90M
Total debt $2.67B – $6.04B
Shares (diluted) 15.68B 142.00B –
Enterprise value $29.57B $194.91B -$1.01B

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
MetricABEVKOFCCU
P/E 16.4x 149.3x 15.6x
P/FCF 8.6x -148.3x 18.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x – –
P/S 3.1x 12.0x 0.6x
P/B 3.0x – 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.4x – 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x – –
EV/EBIT 11.0x 81.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.0x 12.0x –
EV/FCF 8.2x -148.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.75 -525.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABEVKOFCCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 13.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 9.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% 14.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 11.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% 17.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 12.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 12.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 8.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 10.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -0.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 13.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -132.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABEVKOFCCU
Gross margin 51.9% 46.5% –
EBITDA margin 34.6% – –
Operating margin 27.1% 14.7% –
Pretax margin 23.1% 12.7% –
Net margin 18.8% 8.0% –
FCF margin 36.1% -8.1% –
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
MetricABEVKOFCCU
Debt / assets 4.1% – 34.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 35.7% – 55.7%
Equity / assets 64.3% – 44.3%
Interest coverage 5.7x 5.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.55 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABEVKOFCCU
Dividend yield 0.9% 3.6% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 3.6% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusABEVKOFCCU
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $7.05FY2026 $0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% -2.7% -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.73BFY2026 $15.81BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +17.9% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABEVKOFCCU
Held by institutions 6.7% 1.1% 14.4%
Institutions holding 403 255 81
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -1.5% +4.1%
Institutions buying 199 128 43
Institutions selling 131 72 25
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.78 1.72

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.

ABEVKOFCCU
ABEV 1.00 0.47 0.45
KOF 0.47 1.00 0.45
CCU 0.45 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABEV, KOF and CCU?

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambev (ABEV) $44.28B, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) $194.91B, United Breweries (CCU) $1.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABEV, KOF and CCU?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 146.5x, United Breweries (CCU) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Breweries (CCU) is cheapest (Ambev (ABEV) 17.4x, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 16.8x, United Breweries (CCU) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Ambev (ABEV) +49.3%, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +40.1%, United Breweries (CCU) -17.3%. Over five years, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) compounded fastest (Ambev (ABEV) +4.7%/yr, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +16.9%/yr, United Breweries (CCU) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) has been the steadiest (Ambev (ABEV) 32.5%, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 24.5%, United Breweries (CCU) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) leads on 4. 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.