CCU vs DEO vs STZ Stock Comparison

United Breweries, Diageo and Constellation Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCU United Breweries Co Inc
$10.67 -3.1% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.19%
Brewers Consumer Staples
4 wins
DEO Diageo Plc
$93.09 +6.4% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$56.61B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.15%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

United Breweries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (United Breweries 4, Diageo 2, Constellation Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCUDEOSTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $56.61B $22.10B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 29.8x 11.6x STZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 14.9x 10.6x STZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -4.3% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 19.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 11.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.19% 2.15% 3.14% CCU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.1% -2.3% -5.3% DEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -14.3%/yr -9.6%/yr CCU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 34.3% 31.5% CCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 38/100 62/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

CCUDEOSTZ

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

AxisCCUDEOSTZ
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 43 #22 of 38 89 #5 of 38
Growth – – 19 #27 of 33
Profitability – – 90 #4 of 31
Financial Health 58 #16 of 37 31 #26 of 37 22 #29 of 37
Shareholder Returns 68 #8 of 23 41 #14 of 23 91 #3 of 23
Overall 73 38 62
  • CCU ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • DEO 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

PeriodCCUDEOSTZSPY
1 month -3.1%+6.4%+14.9% -0.2%
3 months -10.0%+4.7%-1.1% +3.9%
6 months -4.7%+17.9%-16.0% +8.2%
Year to date -16.4%+7.9%-5.3% +12.9%
1 year -18.1%-2.3%-5.3% +12.3%
3 years -4.1%-37.1%-43.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.4%-14.3%-17.2% +23.3%
5 years -36.6%-53.6%-39.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.7%-14.3%-9.6% +10.9%
10 years -50.7%-13.2%-21.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.8%-1.4%-2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCUDEOSTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%34.3%31.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%36.4%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.26-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.07-0.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-67.4%-58.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-8.9%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $15.25$102.14$166.68 $779.14
52-week low $10.26$72.47$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.

MultipleCCUDEOSTZ
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 26.1x 29.8xmedian 26.1x 11.6xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x —median 14.0x 10.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 18.1x 17.7xmedian 18.1x 12.0xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.07 —median 2.07 1.04median 2.07

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 monthsCCUDEOSTZ
Revenue – – $9.70B
Gross profit – – $4.85B
Operating income – – $2.78B
Net income – – $1.92B
Free cash flow – – $1.84B
EPS (diluted) – – $11.28
Cash & equivalents $576.90M $1.52B $98.50M
Total debt $6.04B $93.75B $10.32B
Shares (diluted) – 557.75M 170.60M
Enterprise value -$934.91M $38.76B $21.65B

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
MetricCCUDEOSTZ
P/E 16.0x 29.8x 11.6x
P/FCF 19.4x 17.7x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – 8.3x
P/S 0.6x 2.0x 2.3x
P/B 1.1x 4.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 4.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 10.1x
EV/EBIT – – 11.6x
EV/Revenue – – 3.3x
EV/FCF – – 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCUDEOSTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCUDEOSTZ
Gross margin – – 50.0%
EBITDA margin – – 32.9%
Operating margin – – 28.7%
Pretax margin – – 25.5%
Net margin – – 19.8%
FCF margin – – 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 27.4%
Return on equity – – 23.0%
Return on assets – – 9.1%
Return on invested capital – – 11.8%
Return on capital employed – – 14.6%
Asset turnover – – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCUDEOSTZ
Debt / assets 34.9% 48.7% 46.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.2x
Debt / FCF – – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.7% 72.3% 59.8%
Equity / assets 44.3% 27.7% 40.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCUDEOSTZ
Dividend yield 3.2% 2.1% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – – 3.5%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.1% 6.6%
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.

ConsensusCCUDEOSTZ
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2027 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $6.26FY2027 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -5.0%FY2027 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.3% +7.8% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $19.88BFY2027 $8.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +1.2%FY2027 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +2.7% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCUDEOSTZ
Held by institutions 14.4% 9.2% 83.7%
Institutions holding 81 719 1,032
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +3.4% +1.3%
Institutions buying 43 333 408
Institutions selling 25 256 449
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.30 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.

CCUDEOSTZ
CCU 1.00 0.35 0.19
DEO 0.35 1.00 0.43
STZ 0.19 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCU, DEO and STZ?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Breweries (CCU) $1.97B, Diageo (DEO) $56.61B, Constellation Brands (STZ) $22.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCU, DEO and STZ?

Constellation Brands (STZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Breweries (CCU) 16.0x, Diageo (DEO) 29.8x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Brands (STZ) is cheapest (United Breweries (CCU) 14.2x, Diageo (DEO) 14.9x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 10.6x). 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 Diageo (DEO) returned the most: United Breweries (CCU) -18.1%, Diageo (DEO) -2.3%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -5.3%. Over five years, United Breweries (CCU) compounded fastest (United Breweries (CCU) -8.7%/yr, Diageo (DEO) -14.3%/yr, Constellation Brands (STZ) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Breweries (CCU) has the highest dividend yield: United Breweries (CCU) 3.19%, Diageo (DEO) 2.15%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 3.14%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Breweries (CCU) has been the steadiest (United Breweries (CCU) 29.6%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 31.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCU, DEO 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, United Breweries (CCU) leads on 4. 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.