CWGL vs TAP vs BF-B Stock Comparison

Crimson Wine, Molson Coors Beverage and Brown Forman Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWGL Crimson Wine Group, Ltd
$4.01 -9.3% 1M -23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$82.55M
P/E
117.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.36M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
1 win
BF-B Brown Forman Corp
$28.51 +9.0% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.08B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Brown Forman leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brown Forman 6, Molson Coors Beverage 3, Crimson Wine 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWGLTAPBF-BLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.55M $8.54B $13.08B BF-B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 117.3x -3.2x 18.1x BF-B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% -2.6% +0.7% CWGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% -17.8% 14.2% BF-B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.7% -12.5% 12.4% BF-B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x -3.2x 2.0x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.84% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.6% -12.9% +0.0% BF-B
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.5%/yr -2.1%/yr -16.2%/yr TAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 29.6% 38.9% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 52/100 61/100 BF-B

Percentile Scorecard

CWGLTAPBF-B

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

AxisCWGLTAPBF-B
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 84 #7 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Growth 22 #26 of 33 6 #31 of 33 25 #25 of 33
Profitability 50 #16 of 31 33 #21 of 31 80 #7 of 31
Financial Health 75 #10 of 37 36 #24 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Shareholder Returns 14 #20 of 23 100 #1 of 23 –
Overall 45 52 61
  • CWGL ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • BF-B ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWGLTAPBF-BSPY
1 month -9.3%+9.6%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months +0.2%-7.2%-1.5% +3.9%
6 months -7.4%-7.4%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date -18.2%-15.5%+9.4% +12.9%
1 year -23.6%-12.9%+0.0% +12.3%
3 years -27.1%-30.5%-48.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.0%-11.4%-19.7% +23.3%
5 years -54.2%-10.1%-58.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.5%-2.1%-16.2% +10.9%
10 years -57.8%-62.4%-21.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -8.3%-9.3%-2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWGLTAPBF-BSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%29.6%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.0%32.0%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.27-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.440.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.9%-49.1%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-27.5%-7.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.25$54.38$30.88 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$35.96$22.80 $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.

MultipleCWGLTAPBF-B
P/E now vs peer median 117.3xmedian 26.1x -3.2xmedian 26.1x 18.1xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 14.0x -8.0xmedian 14.0x 14.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 18.1x 6.4xmedian 18.1x 14.1xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -24.18median 2.07 0.01median 2.07 -36.79median 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 monthsCWGLTAPBF-B
Revenue $72.36M $12.93B $5.07B
Gross profit $32.85M $4.10B $2.38B
Operating income -$2.29M -$2.52B $993.00M
Net income $704.00K -$2.34B $721.00M
Free cash flow -$31.77M $1.33B $925.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.03 $-12.29 $1.57
Cash & equivalents $11.84M $2.13B $301.00M
Total debt $36.85M $7.71B $2.44B
Shares (diluted) 20.59M 187.70M 459.52M
Enterprise value $12.21M $4.37B $11.77B

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
MetricCWGLTAPBF-B
P/E 117.3x -3.2x 18.1x
P/FCF -2.6x 6.4x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 4.3x 12.9x
P/S 1.1x 0.7x 2.6x
P/B 0.4x 0.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x -5.6x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x -8.0x 14.0x
EV/EBIT -47.0x -5.6x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.1x 3.0x
EV/FCF -3.4x 10.7x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 7.1x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -24.18 0.01 -36.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWGLTAPBF-B
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% -2.6% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -1.0% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -6.2% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 1.7% -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -199.9% -256.4% -8.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -59.1% -94.9% -3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 143.6% -318.2% -14.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -307.5% -2.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 143.6% -338.3% -12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -307.3% -0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 292.2% 20.3% 36.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.4% 4.6% 26.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,125% 38.0% 58.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.7% 5.7% 44.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWGLTAPBF-B
Gross margin 45.4% 31.7% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 7.5% -13.6% 21.4%
Operating margin -3.2% -19.5% 19.6%
Pretax margin 1.5% -21.3% 17.6%
Net margin 1.0% -17.8% 14.2%
FCF margin -43.9% 10.3% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 15.3% 20.0%
Return on equity 0.4% -22.9% 18.0%
Return on assets 0.3% -10.1% 9.2%
Return on invested capital -0.7% -12.5% 12.4%
Return on capital employed -1.0% -13.9% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.4x -0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWGLTAPBF-B
Debt / assets 15.6% 31.6% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x -3.2x 2.0x
Debt / FCF -1.2x 5.8x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 57.7% 49.3%
Equity / assets 78.8% 42.3% 50.7%
Interest coverage -1.6x – 9.6x
Current ratio 10.5x 0.9x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.27 0.86 4.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWGLTAPBF-B
Dividend yield – 4.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 11.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 46.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.3%

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.

ConsensusCWGLTAPBF-B
Forward P/E – 8.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.42FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -18.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +3.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.73BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWGLTAPBF-B
Held by institutions 17.4% 100.0% 42.7%
Institutions holding 5 617 596
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +12.2% -1.4%
Institutions buying 2 340 283
Institutions selling 2 196 210
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.73 1.35

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.

CWGLTAPBF-B
CWGL 1.00 -0.12 -0.08
TAP -0.12 1.00 0.58
BF-B -0.08 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWGL, TAP and BF-B?

Brown Forman (BF-B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crimson Wine (CWGL) $82.55M, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $8.54B, Brown Forman (BF-B) $13.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWGL, TAP and BF-B?

Brown Forman (BF-B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 117.3x, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -3.2x, Brown Forman (BF-B) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crimson Wine (CWGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crimson Wine (CWGL) +1.5%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Brown Forman (BF-B) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown Forman (BF-B) has the highest net margin (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 1.0%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Brown Forman (BF-B) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Brown Forman (BF-B) leads (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -0.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%, Brown Forman (BF-B) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brown Forman (BF-B) returned the most: Crimson Wine (CWGL) -23.6%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.9%, Brown Forman (BF-B) +0.0%. Over five years, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) compounded fastest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -14.5%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.1%/yr, Brown Forman (BF-B) -16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 4.84%. Crimson Wine (CWGL) and Brown Forman (BF-B) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 30.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.6%, Brown Forman (BF-B) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWGL, TAP and BF-B?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brown Forman (BF-B) 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.