DEO vs ABEV vs AGCC Stock Comparison

Diageo, Ambev and Agencia Comercial Spirits Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DEO Diageo Plc
$95.94 +11.4% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.55B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
2 wins
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$3.30 +12.6% 1M +49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$44.28B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 4, Diageo 2, Agencia Comercial Spirits 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEOABEVAGCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.55B $44.28B $236.10M DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 14.1x 402.4x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 17.4x — DEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 18.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% +49.3% +284.3% AGCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr +4.7%/yr — ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 32.5% 107.9% ABEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 67/100 — ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

DEOABEVAGCC

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

AxisDEOABEVAGCC
Valuation 43 #22 of 38 78 #9 of 38 3 #37 of 38
Growth – 31 #23 of 33 –
Profitability – 100 #1 of 32 –
Financial Health 30 #27 of 38 84 #7 of 38 32 #26 of 38
Shareholder Returns 44 #14 of 24 39 #15 of 24 –
Overall 39 67 –
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AGCC ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEOABEVAGCCSPY
1 month +11.4%+12.6%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months +15.5%+7.8%+2.4% +2.9%
6 months +21.0%+14.6%-30.1% +6.4%
Year to date +11.2%+33.6%+57.9% +11.4%
1 year -1.0%+49.3%+284.3% +13.1%
3 years -37.8%+32.0%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -14.6%+9.7%— +21.5%
5 years -52.4%+26.0%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.8%+4.7%— +10.9%
10 years -11.4%-47.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.2%-6.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDEOABEVAGCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%32.5%107.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%29.6%98.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.521.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.031.522.64 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-46.2%-47.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-3.8%-35.7% -2.5%
52-week high $102.14$3.43$23.96 $779.14
52-week low $72.47$2.18$4.01 $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.

MultipleDEOABEVAGCC
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 27.0x 16.4xmedian 27.0x 402.4xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x 85.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 8.6xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 18.3x 8.6xmedian 18.3x -70.6xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 53.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 4.75median 2.03 —median 2.03

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 monthsDEOABEVAGCC
Revenue – $16.68B –
Gross profit – $8.66B –
Operating income – $4.53B –
Net income – $3.16B –
Free cash flow – $6.02B –
EPS (diluted) – $0.20 –
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $3.21B $15.82M
Total debt $93.75B $2.67B $24.96M
Shares (diluted) 557.75M 15.68B –
Enterprise value $32.62B $29.57B $236.10M

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
MetricDEOABEVAGCC
P/E 30.7x 16.4x 402.4x
P/FCF 18.3x 8.6x -70.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x –
P/S 2.1x 3.1x 85.4x
P/B 4.5x 3.0x 53.7x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 3.4x 54.0x
EV/EBITDA – 8.6x –
EV/EBIT – 11.0x –
EV/Revenue – 3.0x –
EV/FCF – 8.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEOABEVAGCC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 19.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -14.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEOABEVAGCC
Gross margin – 51.9% –
EBITDA margin – 34.6% –
Operating margin – 27.1% –
Pretax margin – 23.1% –
Net margin – 18.8% –
FCF margin – 36.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 31.5% –
Return on equity – 18.4% –
Return on assets – 11.7% –
Return on invested capital – 25.3% –
Return on capital employed – 23.5% –
Asset turnover – 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEOABEVAGCC
Debt / assets 48.7% 4.1% 88.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.1x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 35.7% 65.0%
Equity / assets 27.7% 64.3% 35.0%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 4.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEOABEVAGCC
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDEOABEVAGCC
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2027 17.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.25FY2027 $0.19FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -5.2%FY2027 +5.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +15.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.88BFY2027 $18.73BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2027 +8.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +0.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEOABEVAGCC
Held by institutions 9.2% 6.7% –
Institutions holding 719 403 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.9% –
Institutions buying 333 199 –
Institutions selling 256 131 –
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.52 –

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.

DEOABEVAGCC
DEO 1.00 0.31 0.09
ABEV 0.31 1.00 0.01
AGCC 0.09 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEO, ABEV and AGCC?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diageo (DEO) $52.55B, Ambev (ABEV) $44.28B, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) $236.10M.

Which stock is cheaper, DEO, ABEV and AGCC?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diageo (DEO) 30.7x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) 402.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diageo (DEO) is cheapest (Diageo (DEO) 15.4x, Ambev (ABEV) 17.4x). 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 Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) returned the most: Diageo (DEO) -1.0%, Ambev (ABEV) +49.3%, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) +284.3%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Diageo (DEO) -13.8%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ambev (ABEV) has been the steadiest (Diageo (DEO) 34.2%, Ambev (ABEV) 32.5%, Agencia Comercial Spirits (AGCC) 107.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEO, ABEV and AGCC?

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