CCU vs STZ vs SAM Stock Comparison

United Breweries, Constellation Brands and Boston Beer Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$200.34 +22.4% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Constellation Brands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Constellation Brands 5, United Breweries 3, Boston Beer 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCUSTZSAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $22.17B $2.03B STZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 11.5x -27.8x STZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 10.6x 22.3x STZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -4.3% -3.5% SAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.8% -3.6% STZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.1% -5.3% -11.9% STZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -9.6%/yr -16.6%/yr CCU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 31.5% 37.7% CCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 62/100 58/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

CCUSTZSAM

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

AxisCCUSTZSAM
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 89 #5 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Growth – 19 #27 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability – 90 #4 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Financial Health 58 #16 of 37 22 #29 of 37 69 #12 of 37
Shareholder Returns 68 #8 of 23 91 #3 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Overall 73 62 58
  • CCU ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • STZ ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCUSTZSAMSPY
1 month -3.1%+14.9%+22.4% -0.2%
3 months -10.0%-1.1%+7.9% +3.9%
6 months -4.7%-16.0%-15.9% +8.2%
Year to date -16.4%-5.3%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year -18.1%-5.3%-11.9% +12.3%
3 years -4.1%-43.1%-37.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.4%-17.2%-14.4% +23.3%
5 years -36.6%-39.8%-59.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.7%-9.6%-16.6% +10.9%
10 years -50.7%-21.2%+28.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.8%-2.3%+2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCUSTZSAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%31.5%37.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%30.4%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.91-0.08-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.17-0.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-58.7%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-21.7%-23.0% -1.2%
52-week high $15.25$166.68$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $10.26$112.75$161.08 $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.

MultipleCCUSTZSAM
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 26.1x 11.6xmedian 26.1x -28.1xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 10.1xmedian 14.0x -171.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 18.1x 12.0xmedian 18.1x 11.1xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.07 1.04median 2.07 0.62median 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 monthsCCUSTZSAM
Revenue – $9.70B $2.03B
Gross profit – $4.85B $937.09M
Operating income – $2.78B -$96.37M
Net income – $1.92B -$73.06M
Free cash flow – $1.84B $185.06M
EPS (diluted) – $11.28 $-7.15
Cash & equivalents $576.90M $98.50M $308.10M
Total debt $6.04B $10.32B –
Shares (diluted) – 170.60M 10.22M
Enterprise value -$951.54M $21.72B $1.07B

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
MetricCCUSTZSAM
P/E 16.0x 11.6x -28.1x
P/FCF 19.4x 12.0x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.3x 8.8x
P/S 0.6x 2.3x 1.0x
P/B 1.1x 2.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – 10.1x -171.5x
EV/EBIT – 11.6x -18.1x
EV/Revenue – 3.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 17.6x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.2x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.04 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCUSTZSAM
Revenue growth (1Y) – -4.3% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -2.6% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.8% -179.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% -42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 57.4% -179.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 62.3% -183.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% -45.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.0% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.5% -12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCUSTZSAM
Gross margin – 50.0% 46.1%
EBITDA margin – 32.9% -0.5%
Operating margin – 28.7% -4.7%
Pretax margin – 25.5% -4.3%
Net margin – 19.8% -3.6%
FCF margin – 19.0% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.4% 11.5%
Return on equity – 23.0% -10.1%
Return on assets – 9.1% -5.9%
Return on invested capital – 11.8% –
Return on capital employed – 14.6% -12.2%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x -3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCUSTZSAM
Debt / assets 34.9% 46.8% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x –
Debt / FCF – 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 55.7% 59.8% 40.6%
Equity / assets 44.3% 40.2% 59.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 2.78 3.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCUSTZSAM
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% 6.0%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 6.6% 6.0%
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.

ConsensusCCUSTZSAM
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $12.33FY2026 $8.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.3% -4.2% +17.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $8.65BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +1.0% -9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCUSTZSAM
Held by institutions 14.4% 83.7% 83.2%
Institutions holding 81 1,032 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +1.3% +11.2%
Institutions buying 43 408 158
Institutions selling 25 449 113
Buyers to sellers 1.72 0.91 1.40

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.

CCUSTZSAM
CCU 1.00 0.19 0.15
STZ 0.19 1.00 0.46
SAM 0.15 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCU, STZ and SAM?

Constellation Brands (STZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Breweries (CCU) $1.95B, Constellation Brands (STZ) $22.17B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCU, STZ and SAM?

Constellation Brands (STZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Breweries (CCU) 16.0x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.5x, Boston Beer (SAM) -27.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Brands (STZ) is cheapest (United Breweries (CCU) 14.2x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 10.6x, Boston Beer (SAM) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boston Beer (SAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Constellation Brands (STZ) -4.3%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Brands (STZ) has the highest net margin (Constellation Brands (STZ) 19.8%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Constellation Brands (STZ) returned the most: United Breweries (CCU) -18.1%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -5.3%, Boston Beer (SAM) -11.9%. Over five years, United Breweries (CCU) compounded fastest (United Breweries (CCU) -8.7%/yr, Constellation Brands (STZ) -9.6%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -16.6%/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%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 0.03%, Boston Beer (SAM) 0.00%. United Breweries (CCU) and Boston Beer (SAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Breweries (CCU) has been the steadiest (United Breweries (CCU) 29.6%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 31.5%, Boston Beer (SAM) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCU, STZ and SAM?

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