CCU vs CWGL Stock Comparison

United Breweries and Crimson Wine Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWGL Crimson Wine Group, Ltd
$4.15 -6.1% 1M -21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$83.37M
P/E
118.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.36M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCUCWGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $83.37M CCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 118.4x CCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.2% -21.0% CCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -13.9%/yr CCU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 30.6% CCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 46/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

CCUCWGL

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

AxisCCUCWGL
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 65 #14 of 38
Growth – 25 #25 of 33
Profitability – 50 #16 of 31
Financial Health 62 #15 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Shareholder Returns 68 #8 of 23 14 #20 of 23
Overall 74 46
  • CCU ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CWGL ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCUCWGLSPY
1 month -6.8%-6.1% -0.8%
3 months -14.2%+3.8% +3.5%
6 months -9.4%-3.9% +7.0%
Year to date -19.6%-15.3% +12.2%
1 year -17.2%-21.0% +13.0%
3 years -7.8%-24.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.7%-9.0% +23.1%
5 years -37.9%-52.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.1%-13.9% +11.0%
10 years -52.4%-55.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.1%-7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCUCWGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%34.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.900.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-21.0% -1.8%
52-week high $15.25$5.25 $779.14
52-week low $10.26$3.90 $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.

MultipleCCUCWGL
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 26.6x 121.4xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 20.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 18.3x -2.7xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.09 -25.03median 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 monthsCCUCWGL
Revenue – $72.36M
Gross profit – $32.85M
Operating income – -$2.29M
Net income – $704.00K
Free cash flow – -$31.77M
EPS (diluted) – $0.03
Cash & equivalents $576.90M $11.84M
Total debt $6.04B $36.85M
Shares (diluted) – 20.59M
Enterprise value -$933.07M $13.03M

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
MetricCCUCWGL
P/E 15.4x 121.4x
P/FCF 18.6x -2.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.1x
P/S 0.6x 1.2x
P/B 1.1x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA – 20.3x
EV/EBIT – -48.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x
EV/FCF – -3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -25.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCUCWGL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -199.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -59.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 143.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 143.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 292.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1,125%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -71.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCUCWGL
Gross margin – 45.4%
EBITDA margin – 7.5%
Operating margin – -3.2%
Pretax margin – 1.5%
Net margin – 1.0%
FCF margin – -43.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.0%
Return on equity – 0.4%
Return on assets – 0.3%
Return on invested capital – -0.7%
Return on capital employed – -1.0%
Asset turnover – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 13.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCUCWGL
Debt / assets 34.9% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.6x
Debt / FCF – -1.2x
Liabilities / assets 55.7% 21.2%
Equity / assets 44.3% 78.8%
Interest coverage – -1.6x
Current ratio 1.9x 10.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCUCWGL
Dividend yield 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCCUCWGL
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCUCWGL
Held by institutions 14.4% 17.4%
Institutions holding 81 5
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 43 2
Institutions selling 25 2
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.00

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.

CCUCWGL
CCU 1.00 0.03
CWGL 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCU and CWGL?

United Breweries (CCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Breweries (CCU) $1.97B, Crimson Wine (CWGL) $83.37M.

Which stock is cheaper, CCU and CWGL?

United Breweries (CCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Breweries (CCU) 15.4x, Crimson Wine (CWGL) 118.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Breweries (CCU) returned the most: United Breweries (CCU) -17.2%, Crimson Wine (CWGL) -21.0%. Over five years, United Breweries (CCU) compounded fastest (United Breweries (CCU) -9.1%/yr, Crimson Wine (CWGL) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Breweries (CCU) has been the steadiest (United Breweries (CCU) 29.4%, Crimson Wine (CWGL) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CCU and CWGL move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.03, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CCU and CWGL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Breweries (CCU) 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.