ABEV vs STZ vs MNST Stock Comparison

Ambev, Constellation Brands and Monster Beverage 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

ABEVSTZMNST

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureABEVSTZMNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%31.3%73.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%29.9%105.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.52-0.060.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.52-0.02-0.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-58.7%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-16.8%-53.8% -2.5%
52-week high $3.43$166.68$99.94 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$112.75$41.62 $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.

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

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABEVSTZMNST
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% 59.8% 17.7%
Equity / assets 64.3% 40.2% 82.3%
Interest coverage 5.7x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 4.55 2.84 30.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABEVSTZMNST
Dividend yield 0.9% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% 3.3% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 6.3% 0.1%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ABEVSTZMNST
ABEV 1.00 0.16 0.15
STZ 0.16 1.00 0.13
MNST 0.15 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABEV, STZ and MNST?

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

Which stock is cheaper, ABEV, STZ and MNST?

Constellation Brands (STZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 12.0x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Brands (STZ) is cheapest (Ambev (ABEV) 17.4x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.2x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 38.5x). 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%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -4.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 19.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%). 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%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -0.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -33.9%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Ambev (ABEV) +4.7%/yr, Constellation Brands (STZ) -8.8%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ambev (ABEV) 0.00%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 0.03%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 0.00%. 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%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 31.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.