ABEV vs MNST vs SAM Stock Comparison

Ambev, Monster Beverage 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
6 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$46.19 +5.2% 1M -33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.91B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
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

9 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 6, Monster Beverage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABEVMNSTSAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.28B $90.91B $2.06B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 42.7x -28.2x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 38.5x 23.6x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +20.4% -3.5% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% 23.1% -3.6% MNST
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% -33.9% -7.9% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr +1.7%/yr -17.4%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 73.5% 38.1% ABEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 61/100 57/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

ABEVMNSTSAM

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

AxisABEVMNSTSAM
Valuation 78 #9 of 38 16 #32 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Growth 31 #23 of 33 69 #11 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability 100 #1 of 32 94 #3 of 32 45 #18 of 32
Financial Health 84 #7 of 38 97 #2 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Shareholder Returns 39 #15 of 24 30 #17 of 24 96 #2 of 24
Overall 67 61 57
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST 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

PeriodABEVMNSTSAMSPY
1 month +12.6%+5.2%+20.6% -1.0%
3 months +7.8%-50.6%+12.1% +2.9%
6 months +14.6%-41.0%-14.4% +6.4%
Year to date +33.6%-39.8%+3.7% +11.4%
1 year +49.3%-33.9%-7.9% +13.1%
3 years +32.0%-7.7%-46.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%-2.6%-18.7% +21.5%
5 years +26.0%+9.0%-61.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.7%+1.7%-17.4% +10.9%
10 years -47.3%+88.2%+24.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.2%+6.5%+2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABEVMNSTSAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%73.5%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%105.6%40.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.32-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.52-0.46-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-58.4%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-53.8%-22.2% -2.5%
52-week high $3.43$99.94$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$41.62$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.

MultipleABEVMNSTSAM
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 27.0x 42.5xmedian 27.0x -28.4xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.6x 9.8xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 14.4x 31.0xmedian 14.4x -173.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 18.3x 43.1xmedian 18.3x 11.2xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x 9.7xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.75median 2.03 2.54median 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 monthsABEVMNSTSAM
Revenue $16.68B $9.22B $2.03B
Gross profit $8.66B $5.12B $937.09M
Operating income $4.53B $2.69B -$96.37M
Net income $3.16B $2.13B -$73.06M
Free cash flow $6.02B $2.10B $185.06M
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $1.08 $-7.15
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $2.19B $308.10M
Total debt $2.67B – –
Shares (diluted) 15.68B 1.98B 10.22M
Enterprise value $29.57B $79.16B $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
MetricABEVMNSTSAM
P/E 16.4x 42.5x -28.4x
P/FCF 8.6x 43.1x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 40.4x 8.9x
P/S 3.1x 9.8x 1.0x
P/B 3.0x 9.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 11.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 31.0x -173.5x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 32.4x -18.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 9.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 8.2x 41.5x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 38.9x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.75 2.54 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABEVMNSTSAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 20.4% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 11.3% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% 21.2% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 13.6% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% 30.3% -179.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 13.9% -42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 35.2% -179.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 14.0% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 34.6% -183.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 16.7% -45.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 9.0% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 13.8% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 13.1% -12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 15.9% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABEVMNSTSAM
Gross margin 51.9% 55.5% 46.1%
EBITDA margin 34.6% 30.5% -0.5%
Operating margin 27.1% 29.2% -4.7%
Pretax margin 23.1% 30.1% -4.3%
Net margin 18.8% 23.1% -3.6%
FCF margin 36.1% 22.8% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% 24.3% 11.5%
Return on equity 18.4% 23.5% -10.1%
Return on assets 11.7% 19.1% -5.9%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – –
Return on capital employed 23.5% 28.6% -12.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x -3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABEVMNSTSAM
Debt / assets 4.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 17.7% 40.6%
Equity / assets 64.3% 82.3% 59.4%
Interest coverage 5.7x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 3.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.55 30.28 3.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABEVMNSTSAM
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.1% 5.9%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.1% 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.

ConsensusABEVMNSTSAM
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 38.5xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026 -13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +5.8% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.73BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +2.2% -9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABEVMNSTSAM
Held by institutions 6.7% 67.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 403 1,359 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +2.9% +11.2%
Institutions buying 199 738 158
Institutions selling 131 456 113
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.62 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.

ABEVMNSTSAM
ABEV 1.00 0.15 0.12
MNST 0.15 1.00 0.13
SAM 0.12 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABEV, MNST and SAM?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambev (ABEV) $44.28B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $90.91B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABEV, MNST and SAM?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x, Boston Beer (SAM) -28.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ambev (ABEV) is cheapest (Ambev (ABEV) 17.4x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.5x, Boston Beer (SAM) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monster Beverage (MNST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Ambev (ABEV) +49.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.9%, Boston Beer (SAM) -7.9%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Ambev (ABEV) +4.7%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.7%/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%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.5%, Boston Beer (SAM) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABEV, MNST 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 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.