CCU vs TAP vs SAM Stock Comparison

United Breweries, Molson Coors Beverage and Boston Beer Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$201.68 +23.2% 1M -12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Molson Coors Beverage leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Molson Coors Beverage 5, United Breweries 2, Boston Beer 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCUTAPSAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.96B $7.38B $2.05B TAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x -3.2x -28.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 9.1x 22.5x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -2.6% -3.5% TAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -17.8% -3.6% SAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -12.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.2% -11.9% -12.9% TAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -1.7%/yr -16.1%/yr TAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 29.7% 37.8% CCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 53/100 57/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

CCUTAPSAM

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

AxisCCUTAPSAM
Valuation 92 #4 of 38 84 #7 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Growth – 6 #31 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability – 33 #21 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Financial Health 62 #15 of 38 41 #23 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Shareholder Returns 68 #8 of 23 100 #1 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Overall 74 53 57
  • CCU ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • TAP 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

PeriodCCUTAPSAMSPY
1 month -6.8%+11.3%+23.2% -0.8%
3 months -14.2%-2.7%+9.9% +3.5%
6 months -9.4%-6.0%-16.0% +7.0%
Year to date -19.6%-14.3%+3.4% +12.2%
1 year -17.2%-11.9%-12.9% +13.0%
3 years -7.8%-29.5%-36.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.7%-11.0%-14.2% +23.1%
5 years -37.9%-8.3%-58.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.1%-1.7%-16.1% +11.0%
10 years -52.4%-62.3%+26.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.1%-9.3%+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCUTAPSAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%29.7%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%32.0%40.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.90-0.26-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.40-0.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-49.1%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-26.4%-22.4% -1.8%
52-week high $15.25$54.38$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $10.26$35.96$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.

MultipleCCUTAPSAM
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 26.6x -3.3xmedian 26.6x -28.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x -8.1xmedian 14.2x -172.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 18.3x 6.5xmedian 18.3x 11.2xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.09 0.01median 2.09 0.63median 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 monthsCCUTAPSAM
Revenue – $12.93B $2.03B
Gross profit – $4.10B $937.09M
Operating income – -$2.52B -$96.37M
Net income – -$2.34B -$73.06M
Free cash flow – $1.33B $185.06M
EPS (diluted) – $-12.29 $-7.15
Cash & equivalents $576.90M $2.13B $308.10M
Total debt $6.04B $7.71B –
Shares (diluted) – 187.70M 10.22M
Enterprise value -$942.30M $3.02B $1.09B

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
MetricCCUTAPSAM
P/E 15.4x -3.3x -28.3x
P/FCF 18.6x 6.5x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 8.8x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
P/B 1.1x 0.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x -5.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – -8.1x -172.8x
EV/EBIT – -5.7x -18.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 10.7x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.2x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.01 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCUTAPSAM
Revenue growth (1Y) – -2.6% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.2% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -256.4% -179.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -94.9% -42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -318.2% -179.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -307.5% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -338.3% -183.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -307.3% -45.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.3% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.0% -12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCUTAPSAM
Gross margin – 31.7% 46.1%
EBITDA margin – -13.6% -0.5%
Operating margin – -19.5% -4.7%
Pretax margin – -21.3% -4.3%
Net margin – -17.8% -3.6%
FCF margin – 10.3% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.3% 11.5%
Return on equity – -22.9% -10.1%
Return on assets – -10.1% -5.9%
Return on invested capital – -12.5% –
Return on capital employed – -13.9% -12.2%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.8x -3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCUTAPSAM
Debt / assets 34.9% 31.6% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.2x –
Debt / FCF – 5.8x –
Liabilities / assets 55.7% 57.7% 40.6%
Equity / assets 44.3% 42.3% 59.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 0.87 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCUTAPSAM
Dividend yield 3.3% 4.8% –
Net buyback yield – 6.4% 5.9%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 11.1% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusCCUTAPSAM
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $4.42FY2026 $8.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.3% +3.4% +17.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $10.73BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% -1.1% -9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCUTAPSAM
Held by institutions 14.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 81 617 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +12.2% +11.2%
Institutions buying 43 340 158
Institutions selling 25 196 113
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.73 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.

CCUTAPSAM
CCU 1.00 0.21 0.16
TAP 0.21 1.00 0.63
SAM 0.16 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCU, TAP and SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Breweries (CCU) $1.96B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.38B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boston Beer (SAM) has the highest net margin (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) returned the most: United Breweries (CCU) -17.2%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%, Boston Beer (SAM) -12.9%. Over five years, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) compounded fastest (United Breweries (CCU) -9.1%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -16.1%/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%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.7%, Boston Beer (SAM) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCU, TAP 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, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 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.