CCU vs ABEV vs STZ Stock Comparison

United Breweries, Ambev and Constellation Brands Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.84 -2.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.06B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 6, Constellation Brands 3, United Breweries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCUABEVSTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.96B $45.06B $22.26B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 14.3x 11.6x STZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 14.9x 11.0x STZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.1% -4.3% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 18.8% 19.8% STZ
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 -17.2% +29.7% -2.9% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr +1.2%/yr -8.8%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 36.0% 31.4% CCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 69/100 62/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

CCUABEVSTZ

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

AxisCCUABEVSTZ
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 87 #6 of 38 89 #5 of 38
Growth – 31 #23 of 33 22 #26 of 33
Profitability – 100 #1 of 31 83 #6 of 31
Financial Health 62 #15 of 38 81 #8 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Shareholder Returns 68 #8 of 23 46 #13 of 23 91 #3 of 23
Overall 74 69 62
  • CCU ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV 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

PeriodCCUABEVSTZSPY
1 month -6.8%-2.4%+19.3% -0.8%
3 months -14.2%-7.8%+4.5% +3.5%
6 months -9.4%-1.7%-12.6% +7.0%
Year to date -19.6%+15.0%-1.7% +12.2%
1 year -17.2%+29.7%-2.9% +13.0%
3 years -7.8%+16.4%-40.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.7%+5.2%-16.1% +23.1%
5 years -37.9%+6.0%-36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.1%+1.2%-8.8% +11.0%
10 years -52.4%-54.3%-18.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.1%-7.5%-2.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCUABEVSTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%36.0%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%37.3%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.900.46-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.82-0.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-46.2%-58.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-17.2%-18.6% -1.8%
52-week high $15.25$3.43$166.68 $779.14
52-week low $10.26$2.18$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.

MultipleCCUABEVSTZ
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x 12.0xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 7.3xmedian 14.2x 10.4xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 18.3x 7.4xmedian 18.3x 12.5xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.09 4.09median 2.09 1.08median 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 monthsCCUABEVSTZ
Revenue – $16.68B $9.70B
Gross profit – $8.66B $4.85B
Operating income – $4.53B $2.78B
Net income – $3.16B $1.92B
Free cash flow – $6.02B $1.84B
EPS (diluted) – $0.20 $11.28
Cash & equivalents $576.90M $3.21B $98.50M
Total debt $6.04B $2.67B $10.32B
Shares (diluted) – 15.68B 170.60M
Enterprise value -$942.30M $30.35B $21.81B

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
MetricCCUABEVSTZ
P/E 15.4x 14.1x 12.0x
P/FCF 18.6x 7.4x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.5x 8.6x
P/S 0.6x 2.7x 2.4x
P/B 1.1x 2.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 7.3x 10.4x
EV/EBIT – 9.4x 11.9x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 3.4x
EV/FCF – 7.0x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.0x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.09 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCUABEVSTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.1% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.9% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.0% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 19.2% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -14.2% 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 11.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.3% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.2% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 6.0%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCUABEVSTZ
Debt / assets 34.9% 4.1% 46.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 3.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.7% 35.7% 59.8%
Equity / assets 44.3% 64.3% 40.2%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.09 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCUABEVSTZ
Dividend yield 3.3% 1.1% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 2.2% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusCCUABEVSTZ
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.3% +15.8% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026 $8.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +0.1% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCUABEVSTZ
Held by institutions 14.4% 6.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 81 403 1,032
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +0.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 43 199 408
Institutions selling 25 131 449
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.52 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.

CCUABEVSTZ
CCU 1.00 0.42 0.21
ABEV 0.42 1.00 0.17
STZ 0.21 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCU, ABEV and STZ?

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Breweries (CCU) $1.96B, Ambev (ABEV) $45.06B, Constellation Brands (STZ) $22.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCU, ABEV and STZ?

Constellation Brands (STZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Breweries (CCU) 15.4x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.3x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Brands (STZ) is cheapest (United Breweries (CCU) 13.7x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.9x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ambev (ABEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Brands (STZ) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, 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: United Breweries (CCU) -17.2%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -2.9%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (United Breweries (CCU) -9.1%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/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: United Breweries (CCU) 0.00%, Ambev (ABEV) 0.00%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 0.03%. United Breweries (CCU) and Ambev (ABEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Breweries (CCU) has been the steadiest (United Breweries (CCU) 29.4%, Ambev (ABEV) 36.0%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCU, ABEV 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 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.