ABEV vs MNST vs STZ Stock Comparison

Ambev, Monster Beverage and Constellation Brands 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
5 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 5, Monster Beverage 3, Constellation Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABEVMNSTSTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.28B $90.91B $23.13B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 42.7x 12.0x STZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 38.5x 11.2x STZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +20.4% -4.3% MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.8% 23.1% 19.8% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — 11.8% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 3.2x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.3% -33.9% -0.8% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr +1.7%/yr -8.8%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 73.5% 31.3% STZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 61/100 62/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

ABEVMNSTSTZ

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

AxisABEVMNSTSTZ
Valuation 78 #9 of 38 16 #32 of 38 89 #5 of 38
Growth 31 #23 of 33 69 #11 of 33 22 #26 of 33
Profitability 100 #1 of 32 94 #3 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Financial Health 84 #7 of 38 97 #2 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Shareholder Returns 39 #15 of 24 30 #17 of 24 91 #3 of 24
Overall 67 61 62
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • STZ ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABEVMNSTSTZSPY
1 month +12.6%+5.2%+18.9% -1.0%
3 months +7.8%-50.6%+6.6% +2.9%
6 months +14.6%-41.0%-11.1% +6.4%
Year to date +33.6%-39.8%+0.5% +11.4%
1 year +49.3%-33.9%-0.8% +13.1%
3 years +32.0%-7.7%-40.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%-2.6%-16.1% +21.5%
5 years +26.0%+9.0%-36.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.7%+1.7%-8.8% +10.9%
10 years -47.3%+88.2%-17.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.2%+6.5%-1.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABEVMNSTSTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%73.5%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%105.6%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.32-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.52-0.46-0.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-58.4%-58.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-53.8%-16.8% -2.5%
52-week high $3.43$99.94$166.68 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$41.62$112.75 $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.

MultipleABEVMNSTSTZ
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 27.0x 42.5xmedian 27.0x 12.3xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.6x 9.8xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 14.4x 31.0xmedian 14.4x 10.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 18.3x 43.1xmedian 18.3x 12.8xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x 9.7xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.75median 2.03 2.54median 2.03 1.11median 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 monthsABEVMNSTSTZ
Revenue $16.68B $9.22B $9.70B
Gross profit $8.66B $5.12B $4.85B
Operating income $4.53B $2.69B $2.78B
Net income $3.16B $2.13B $1.92B
Free cash flow $6.02B $2.10B $1.84B
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $1.08 $11.28
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $2.19B $98.50M
Total debt $2.67B – $10.32B
Shares (diluted) 15.68B 1.98B 170.60M
Enterprise value $29.57B $79.16B $22.68B

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
MetricABEVMNSTSTZ
P/E 16.4x 42.5x 12.3x
P/FCF 8.6x 43.1x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 40.4x 8.8x
P/S 3.1x 9.8x 2.4x
P/B 3.0x 9.7x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 11.3x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 31.0x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 32.4x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 9.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF 8.2x 41.5x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 38.9x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.75 2.54 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABEVMNSTSTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 20.4% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 11.3% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% 21.2% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 13.6% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% 30.3% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 13.9% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 35.2% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 14.0% 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 34.6% 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 16.7% 11.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 9.0% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 13.8% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 13.1% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 15.9% 6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABEVMNSTSTZ
Gross margin 51.9% 55.5% 50.0%
EBITDA margin 34.6% 30.5% 32.9%
Operating margin 27.1% 29.2% 28.7%
Pretax margin 23.1% 30.1% 25.5%
Net margin 18.8% 23.1% 19.8%
FCF margin 36.1% 22.8% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% 24.3% 27.4%
Return on equity 18.4% 23.5% 23.0%
Return on assets 11.7% 19.1% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – 11.8%
Return on capital employed 23.5% 28.6% 14.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABEVMNSTSTZ
Debt / assets 4.1% – 46.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 3.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 17.7% 59.8%
Equity / assets 64.3% 82.3% 40.2%
Interest coverage 5.7x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 3.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.55 30.28 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABEVMNSTSTZ
Dividend yield 0.9% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.1% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.1% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 36.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 38.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.5%

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.

ConsensusABEVMNSTSTZ
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 38.5xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +5.8% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.73BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $8.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +2.2% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABEVMNSTSTZ
Held by institutions 6.7% 67.5% 84.4%
Institutions holding 403 1,359 1,032
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +2.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 199 738 408
Institutions selling 131 456 449
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.62 0.91

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.

ABEVMNSTSTZ
ABEV 1.00 0.15 0.16
MNST 0.15 1.00 0.13
STZ 0.16 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABEV, MNST and STZ?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ambev (ABEV) $44.28B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $90.91B, Constellation Brands (STZ) $23.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABEV, MNST and STZ?

Constellation Brands (STZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Brands (STZ) is cheapest (Ambev (ABEV) 17.4x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.5x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.2x). 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%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Ambev (ABEV) +49.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.9%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -0.8%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Ambev (ABEV) +4.7%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.7%/yr, Constellation Brands (STZ) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ambev (ABEV) 0.00%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 0.00%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 0.03%. Ambev (ABEV) and Monster Beverage (MNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Constellation Brands (STZ) has been the steadiest (Ambev (ABEV) 32.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.5%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABEV, MNST and STZ?

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.