AKO-A vs ABEV vs TAP Stock Comparison

Andina Bottling, Ambev and Molson Coors Beverage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.61 -9.1% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.34B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.84 -2.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.90B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 6, Molson Coors Beverage 3, Andina Bottling 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAKO-AABEVTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.72B $44.90B $7.43B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 14.3x -3.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x 9.0x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +4.1% -2.6% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.6% 18.8% -17.8% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 25.3% -12.5% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x -0.4x -3.2x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.2% +29.7% -11.9% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +1.2%/yr -1.7%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.0% 36.0% 29.7% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 69/100 53/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

AKO-AABEVTAP

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

AxisAKO-AABEVTAP
Valuation 95 #3 of 38 87 #6 of 38 84 #7 of 38
Growth 13 #29 of 33 31 #23 of 33 6 #31 of 33
Profitability 53 #15 of 31 100 #1 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Financial Health 38 #24 of 38 81 #8 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 46 #13 of 23 100 #1 of 23
Overall 50 69 53
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAKO-AABEVTAPSPY
1 month -9.1%-2.4%+11.3% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%-7.8%-2.7% +3.5%
6 months +1.5%-1.7%-6.0% +7.0%
Year to date +1.3%+15.0%-14.3% +12.2%
1 year +17.2%+29.7%-11.9% +13.0%
3 years +141.4%+16.4%-29.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.2%+5.2%-11.0% +23.1%
5 years +118.8%+6.0%-8.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.0%+1.2%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years +8.0%-54.3%-62.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.8%-7.5%-9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAKO-AABEVTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.0%36.0%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%37.3%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.46-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.82-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-46.2%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-17.2%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $26.96$3.43$54.38 $779.14
52-week low $20.29$2.18$35.96 $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.

MultipleAKO-AABEVTAP
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x -3.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 14.2x 7.3xmedian 14.2x -8.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 18.3x 7.4xmedian 18.3x 6.5xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.09 4.09median 2.09 0.01median 2.09

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 monthsAKO-AABEVTAP
Revenue $978.34B $16.68B $12.93B
Gross profit $395.11B $8.66B $4.10B
Operating income $497.89B $4.53B -$2.52B
Net income $105.38B $3.16B -$2.34B
Free cash flow $799.73M $6.02B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) – $0.20 $-12.29
Cash & equivalents $322.08B $3.21B $2.13B
Total debt $6.65T $2.67B $7.71B
Shares (diluted) – 15.68B 187.70M
Enterprise value -$985.18B $30.19B $3.08B

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
MetricAKO-AABEVTAP
P/E 0.0x 14.1x -3.3x
P/FCF 4.7x 7.4x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 8.5x 4.4x
P/S 0.0x 2.7x 0.7x
P/B 0.0x 2.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 3.0x -5.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 7.3x -8.1x
EV/EBIT 3.7x 9.4x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF 2,314x 7.0x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 2,532x 8.0x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.09 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAKO-AABEVTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 4.1% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -34.1% 1.4% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 4.9% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -33.4% 2.7% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% 13.0% -256.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 9.5% -94.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 19.2% -318.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 3.6% -307.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – -14.2% -338.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% -307.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 14.3% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.9% 9.6% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.3% 11.2% 38.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -90.2% 4.9% 5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAKO-AABEVTAP
Gross margin 40.4% 51.9% 31.7%
EBITDA margin 50.9% 34.6% -13.6%
Operating margin 50.9% 27.1% -19.5%
Pretax margin 13.8% 23.1% -21.3%
Net margin -19.6% 18.8% -17.8%
FCF margin 0.1% 36.1% 10.3%
Operating cash flow margin 0.1% 31.5% 15.3%
Return on equity 7.6% 18.4% -22.9%
Return on assets 3.0% 11.7% -10.1%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 25.3% -12.5%
Return on capital employed 17.2% 23.5% -13.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.7x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAKO-AABEVTAP
Debt / assets 63.5% 4.1% 31.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x -0.4x -3.2x
Debt / FCF 2,774x 0.2x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.1% 35.7% 57.7%
Equity / assets 38.9% 64.3% 42.3%
Interest coverage 30.2x 5.7x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.38 4.09 0.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAKO-AABEVTAP
Dividend yield – 1.1% 4.8%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 6.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.2% 11.1%
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.

ConsensusAKO-AABEVTAP
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.19FY2026 $4.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 -18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.8% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.71BFY2026 $10.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.2%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.1% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAKO-AABEVTAP
Held by institutions 0.1% 6.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 16 403 617
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +0.9% +12.2%
Institutions buying 4 199 340
Institutions selling 5 131 196
Buyers to sellers 0.80 1.52 1.73

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.

AKO-AABEVTAP
AKO-A 1.00 0.06 -0.09
ABEV 0.06 1.00 0.27
TAP -0.09 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AKO-A, ABEV and TAP?

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B, Ambev (ABEV) $44.90B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.43B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ambev (ABEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -19.6%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.9%, Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.2%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.0%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.0%, Ambev (ABEV) 36.0%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AKO-A, ABEV and TAP?

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.