CWGL vs MDWK vs STZ Stock Comparison

Crimson Wine, MDWerks and Constellation Brands Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CWGL Crimson Wine Group, Ltd
$3.90 -9.1% 1M -24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$80.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$81.01M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
2 wins
MDWK MDWerks, Inc.
$0.08 +33.3% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$19.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.24M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Constellation Brands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Constellation Brands 5, Crimson Wine 2, MDWerks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWGLMDWKSTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.29M $19.19M $23.73B STZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -151.2x -5.9x 12.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 11.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% -4.4% -4.3% CWGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% -143.4% 19.8% STZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.4% — 11.8% STZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x -0.1x 3.2x MDWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.0% -20.0% +10.7% STZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.1%/yr +9.9%/yr -8.3%/yr MDWK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 195.6% 32.1% CWGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 5/100 59/100 STZ

Percentile Scorecard

CWGLMDWKSTZ

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

AxisCWGLMDWKSTZ
Valuation 72 #11 of 37 1 #202 of 204 81 #8 of 37
Growth 25 #25 of 33 4 #183 of 191 22 #26 of 33
Profitability 41 #20 of 33 4 #182 of 189 81 #7 of 33
Financial Health 76 #10 of 38 7 #206 of 221 19 #31 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 7 #148 of 159 91 #3 of 24
Overall 53 5 59
  • CWGL ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MDWK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • STZ ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWGLMDWKSTZSPY
1 month -9.1%+33.3%+24.6% -5.9%
3 months -0.3%+33.3%+9.1% -4.6%
6 months -6.5%-20.0%-3.8% +0.2%
Year to date -20.4%-46.7%+4.8% +7.5%
1 year -24.0%-20.0%+10.7% +8.2%
3 years -36.5%+700.0%-40.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -14.0%+100.1%-15.7% +19.0%
5 years -55.9%+60.0%-35.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -15.1%+9.9%-8.3% +9.4%
10 years -57.8%—-9.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year -8.3%—-1.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCWGLMDWKSTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%195.6%32.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%347.7%30.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.90-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.100.33 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-96.0%-58.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-83.3%-13.3% -5.9%
52-week high $5.22$0.48$166.68 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$0.05$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.

MultipleCWGLMDWKSTZ
P/E now vs peer median -151.2xmedian 24.4x -5.9xmedian 23.4x 12.8xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.7x 8.6xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 15.0x -7.0xmedian 13.4x 10.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 21.3x -12.4xmedian 21.9x 13.3xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.6x 71.7xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.08median 1.16 0.07median 1.02 1.16median 1.16

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 monthsCWGLMDWKSTZ
Revenue $81.01M $2.24M $9.70B
Gross profit $36.24M -$265.40K $4.85B
Operating income -$1.26M -$3.14M $2.78B
Net income -$531.00K -$3.21M $1.92B
Free cash flow -$29.95M -$1.55M $1.84B
EPS (diluted) $-0.03 $-0.01 $11.28
Cash & equivalents $11.52M $13.26K $98.50M
Total debt $33.56M $396.27K $10.32B
Shares (diluted) 20.59M 237.58M 170.60M
Enterprise value $22.00M $18.69M $23.28B

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
MetricCWGLMDWKSTZ
P/E -151.2x -5.9x 12.8x
P/FCF -2.7x -12.4x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x -14.2x 9.2x
P/S 1.0x 8.6x 2.5x
P/B 0.4x 71.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 0.4x -92.8x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x -7.0x 10.9x
EV/EBIT -81.3x -6.2x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 8.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF -3.4x -12.6x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x -14.5x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.08 0.07 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWGLMDWKSTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% -4.4% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.3% -152.9% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% -28.8% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.8% -132.3% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -144.5% -27.3% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.6% -132.2% 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -144.5% -18.1% 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -86.9% 11.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 242.3% -16.8% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 113.4% -75.7% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4,285% 16.6% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -84.1% 6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWGLMDWKSTZ
Gross margin 44.7% -11.9% 50.0%
EBITDA margin 7.9% -125.6% 32.9%
Operating margin -1.6% -140.4% 28.7%
Pretax margin -0.9% -143.4% 25.5%
Net margin -0.7% -143.4% 19.8%
FCF margin -37.0% -69.3% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% -60.3% 27.4%
Return on equity -0.3% -699.3% 23.0%
Return on assets -0.2% -79.6% 9.1%
Return on invested capital -0.4% – 11.8%
Return on capital employed -0.6% -282.3% 14.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -21.7x 0.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 27.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWGLMDWKSTZ
Debt / assets 13.7% 10.2% 46.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x -0.1x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -1.1x -0.3x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 24.0% 93.1% 59.8%
Equity / assets 76.0% 6.9% 40.2%
Interest coverage -0.8x -46.8x –
Current ratio 5.5x 0.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.12 -2.27 2.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWGLMDWKSTZ
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – -9.1% 3.2%
Shareholder yield – -9.1% 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.

ConsensusCWGLMDWKSTZ
Forward P/E – – 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $8.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWGLMDWKSTZ
Held by institutions 17.4% – 83.7%
Institutions holding 5 – 1,035
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – +1.3%
Institutions buying 2 – 408
Institutions selling 2 – 452
Buyers to sellers 1.00 – 0.90

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.

CWGLMDWKSTZ
CWGL 1.00 0.05 -0.11
MDWK 0.05 1.00 0.00
STZ -0.11 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWGL, MDWK and STZ?

Constellation Brands (STZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crimson Wine (CWGL) $80.29M, MDWerks (MDWK) $19.19M, Constellation Brands (STZ) $23.73B.

Which company is growing faster?

Crimson Wine (CWGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crimson Wine (CWGL) +19.7%, MDWerks (MDWK) -4.4%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Brands (STZ) has the highest net margin (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -0.7%, MDWerks (MDWK) -143.4%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Constellation Brands (STZ) leads (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -0.4%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Constellation Brands (STZ) returned the most: Crimson Wine (CWGL) -24.0%, MDWerks (MDWK) -20.0%, Constellation Brands (STZ) +10.7%. Over five years, MDWerks (MDWK) compounded fastest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -15.1%/yr, MDWerks (MDWK) +9.9%/yr, Constellation Brands (STZ) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Constellation Brands (STZ) 0.03%. Crimson Wine (CWGL) and MDWerks (MDWK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crimson Wine (CWGL) has been the steadiest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 30.6%, MDWerks (MDWK) 195.6%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWGL, MDWK 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, 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.