DEO vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Diageo and Ambev Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEO Diageo Plc
$95.94 +11.4% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.51B
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
$43.65B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionDEOABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.51B $43.65B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 13.9x 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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% +49.3% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr +4.7%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 32.5% ABEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 67/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

DEOABEV

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

AxisDEOABEV
Valuation 43 #22 of 38 78 #9 of 38
Growth – 31 #23 of 33
Profitability – 100 #1 of 32
Financial Health 30 #27 of 38 84 #7 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

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEOABEVSPY
1 month +11.4%+12.6% -1.0%
3 months +15.5%+7.8% +2.9%
6 months +21.0%+14.6% +6.4%
Year to date +11.2%+33.6% +11.4%
1 year -1.0%+49.3% +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

MeasureDEOABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%32.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.031.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-3.8% -2.5%
52-week high $102.14$3.43 $779.14
52-week low $72.47$2.18 $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.

MultipleDEOABEV
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 27.0x 16.4xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 8.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 18.3x 8.6xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 4.75median 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 monthsDEOABEV
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
Total debt $93.75B $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 557.75M 15.68B
Enterprise value $32.57B $28.94B

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
MetricDEOABEV
P/E 30.7x 16.4x
P/FCF 18.3x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x
P/S 2.1x 3.1x
P/B 4.5x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 3.4x
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
MetricDEOABEV
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
MetricDEOABEV
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
MetricDEOABEV
Debt / assets 48.7% 4.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 35.7%
Equity / assets 27.7% 64.3%
Interest coverage – 5.7x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 4.55

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusDEOABEV
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
HoldersDEOABEV
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.

DEOABEV
DEO 1.00 0.31
ABEV 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEO and ABEV?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diageo (DEO) $52.51B, Ambev (ABEV) $43.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, DEO and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diageo (DEO) 30.7x, Ambev (ABEV) 13.9x). 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 Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Diageo (DEO) -1.0%, Ambev (ABEV) +49.3%. 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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do DEO and ABEV move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.31, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, DEO and ABEV?

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 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.