DEO vs AKO-A vs STZ Stock Comparison

Diageo, Andina Bottling and Constellation Brands Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.61 +1.7% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.34B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Constellation Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Constellation Brands 6, Andina Bottling 4, Diageo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEOAKO-ASTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.55B $3.72B $23.13B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 0.0x 12.0x STZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x — 11.2x STZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.3% -4.3% AKO-A
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -19.6% 19.8% STZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.9% 11.8% AKO-A
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.7x 3.2x STZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% +18.6% -0.8% AKO-A
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr +16.8%/yr -8.8%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 53.1% 31.3% STZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 48/100 62/100 STZ

Percentile Scorecard

DEOAKO-ASTZ

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

AxisDEOAKO-ASTZ
Valuation 43 #22 of 38 92 #4 of 38 89 #5 of 38
Growth – 13 #29 of 33 22 #26 of 33
Profitability – 52 #16 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Financial Health 30 #27 of 38 38 #24 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Shareholder Returns 44 #14 of 24 – 91 #3 of 24
Overall 39 48 62
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • STZ ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEOAKO-ASTZSPY
1 month +11.4%+1.7%+18.9% -1.0%
3 months +15.5%+4.5%+6.6% +2.9%
6 months +21.0%-0.6%-11.1% +6.4%
Year to date +11.2%+1.3%+0.5% +11.4%
1 year -1.0%+18.6%-0.8% +13.1%
3 years -37.8%+125.3%-40.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -14.6%+31.1%-16.1% +21.5%
5 years -52.4%+117.0%-36.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.8%+16.8%-8.8% +10.9%
10 years -11.4%+7.4%-17.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.2%+0.7%-1.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDEOAKO-ASTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%53.1%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%66.0%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.22-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.35-0.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-28.6%-58.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-12.4%-16.8% -2.5%
52-week high $102.14$26.96$166.68 $779.14
52-week low $72.47$19.90$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.

MultipleDEOAKO-ASTZ
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 27.0x 0.0xmedian 27.0x 12.3xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 3.7xmedian 14.4x 10.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 18.3x 4.7xmedian 18.3x 12.8xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 0.0xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 —median 2.03 1.11median 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 monthsDEOAKO-ASTZ
Revenue – $978.34B $9.70B
Gross profit – $395.11B $4.85B
Operating income – $497.89B $2.78B
Net income – $105.38B $1.92B
Free cash flow – $799.73M $1.84B
EPS (diluted) – – $11.28
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $322.08B $98.50M
Total debt $93.75B $6.65T $10.32B
Shares (diluted) 557.75M – 170.60M
Enterprise value $32.62B -$1.03T $22.68B

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
MetricDEOAKO-ASTZ
P/E 30.7x 0.0x 12.3x
P/FCF 18.3x 4.7x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.1x 8.8x
P/S 2.1x 0.0x 2.4x
P/B 4.5x 0.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 0.0x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 3.7x 10.6x
EV/EBIT – 3.7x 12.1x
EV/Revenue – 1.9x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 2,314x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 2,532x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEOAKO-ASTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.3% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -34.1% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.4% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -33.4% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.7% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 5.6% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -16.9% 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.4% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -88.9% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.3% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -90.2% 6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEOAKO-ASTZ
Gross margin – 40.4% 50.0%
EBITDA margin – 50.9% 32.9%
Operating margin – 50.9% 28.7%
Pretax margin – 13.8% 25.5%
Net margin – -19.6% 19.8%
FCF margin – 0.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 0.1% 27.4%
Return on equity – 7.6% 23.0%
Return on assets – 3.0% 9.1%
Return on invested capital – 13.9% 11.8%
Return on capital employed – 17.2% 14.6%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEOAKO-ASTZ
Debt / assets 48.7% 63.5% 46.8%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.7x 3.2x
Debt / FCF – 2,774x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 61.1% 59.8%
Equity / assets 27.7% 38.9% 40.2%
Interest coverage – 30.2x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.38 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEOAKO-ASTZ
Dividend yield 2.1% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 2.1% – 6.3%
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.

ConsensusDEOAKO-ASTZ
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2027 – 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.25FY2027 – $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.2%FY2027 – +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% – -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.88BFY2027 – $8.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2027 – -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% – +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEOAKO-ASTZ
Held by institutions 9.2% 0.1% 84.4%
Institutions holding 719 16 1,032
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -1.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 333 4 408
Institutions selling 256 5 449
Buyers to sellers 1.30 0.80 0.91

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.

DEOAKO-ASTZ
DEO 1.00 0.02 0.43
AKO-A 0.02 1.00 -0.09
STZ 0.43 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEO, AKO-A and STZ?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diageo (DEO) $52.55B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B, Constellation Brands (STZ) $23.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, DEO, AKO-A and STZ?

Constellation Brands (STZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diageo (DEO) 30.7x, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.0x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Brands (STZ) is cheapest (Diageo (DEO) 15.4x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Andina Bottling (AKO-A) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Brands (STZ) has the highest net margin (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -19.6%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) leads (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.9%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andina Bottling (AKO-A) returned the most: Diageo (DEO) -1.0%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +18.6%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -0.8%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Diageo (DEO) -13.8%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +16.8%/yr, Constellation Brands (STZ) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Diageo (DEO) 0.00%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.00%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 0.03%. Diageo (DEO) and Andina Bottling (AKO-A) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Constellation Brands (STZ) has been the steadiest (Diageo (DEO) 34.2%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.1%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEO, AKO-A 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 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.