DEO vs CCU vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Diageo, United Breweries and Ambev Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEO Diageo Plc
$93.09 +6.4% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$56.61B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.15%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
1 win
CCU United Breweries Co Inc
$10.67 -3.1% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.19%
Brewers Consumer Staples
4 wins
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.88 -1.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.39B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
1.04%
Brewers Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

United Breweries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (United Breweries 4, Ambev 3, Diageo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEOCCUABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.61B $1.97B $45.39B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.8x 16.0x 14.3x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 14.2x 15.2x CCU
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 2.15% 3.19% 1.04% CCU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% -18.1% +29.7% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr -8.7%/yr -0.4%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 29.6% 35.9% CCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 73/100 68/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

DEOCCUABEV

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

AxisDEOCCUABEV
Valuation 43 #22 of 38 92 #4 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Growth – – 28 #24 of 33
Profitability – – 100 #1 of 31
Financial Health 31 #26 of 37 58 #16 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Shareholder Returns 41 #14 of 23 68 #8 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Overall 38 73 68
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CCU 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

PeriodDEOCCUABEVSPY
1 month +6.4%-3.1%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months +4.7%-10.0%-7.7% +3.9%
6 months +17.9%-4.7%-1.0% +8.2%
Year to date +7.9%-16.4%+16.6% +12.9%
1 year -2.3%-18.1%+29.7% +12.3%
3 years -37.1%-4.1%+18.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.3%-1.4%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -53.6%-36.6%-2.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.3%-8.7%-0.4% +10.9%
10 years -13.2%-50.7%-53.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.4%-6.8%-7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDEOCCUABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%29.6%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%29.4%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.910.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.610.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-51.3%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-30.0%-16.0% -1.2%
52-week high $102.14$15.25$3.43 $779.14
52-week low $72.47$10.26$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.

MultipleDEOCCUABEV
P/E now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 26.1x 16.0xmedian 26.1x 14.3xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x —median 14.0x 7.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 18.1x 19.4xmedian 18.1x 7.5xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.07 —median 2.07 4.15median 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 monthsDEOCCUABEV
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 $576.90M $3.21B
Total debt $93.75B $6.04B $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 557.75M – 15.68B
Enterprise value $38.76B -$934.91M $30.79B

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
MetricDEOCCUABEV
P/E 29.8x 16.0x 14.3x
P/FCF 17.7x 19.4x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 8.6x
P/S 2.0x 0.6x 2.7x
P/B 4.4x 1.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 1.3x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.5x
EV/EBIT – – 9.5x
EV/Revenue – – 2.6x
EV/FCF – – 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 4.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEOCCUABEV
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
MetricDEOCCUABEV
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
MetricDEOCCUABEV
Debt / assets 48.7% 34.9% 4.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 55.7% 35.7%
Equity / assets 27.7% 44.3% 64.3%
Interest coverage – – 5.7x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 4.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEOCCUABEV
Dividend yield 2.1% 3.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.2% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusDEOCCUABEV
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2027 14.2xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.26FY2027 $0.75FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.0%FY2027 +7.1%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% -5.3% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.88BFY2027 $3.24BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2027 +0.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +3.7% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEOCCUABEV
Held by institutions 9.2% 14.4% 6.7%
Institutions holding 719 81 403
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +4.1% +0.9%
Institutions buying 333 43 199
Institutions selling 256 25 131
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.72 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.

DEOCCUABEV
DEO 1.00 0.35 0.30
CCU 0.35 1.00 0.43
ABEV 0.30 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEO, CCU and ABEV?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diageo (DEO) $56.61B, United Breweries (CCU) $1.97B, Ambev (ABEV) $45.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, DEO, CCU and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diageo (DEO) 29.8x, United Breweries (CCU) 16.0x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Breweries (CCU) is cheapest (Diageo (DEO) 14.9x, United Breweries (CCU) 14.2x, Ambev (ABEV) 15.2x). 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) -2.3%, United Breweries (CCU) -18.1%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Diageo (DEO) -14.3%/yr, United Breweries (CCU) -8.7%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Breweries (CCU) has the highest dividend yield: Diageo (DEO) 2.15%, United Breweries (CCU) 3.19%, Ambev (ABEV) 1.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Breweries (CCU) has been the steadiest (Diageo (DEO) 34.3%, United Breweries (CCU) 29.6%, Ambev (ABEV) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEO, CCU 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, United Breweries (CCU) 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.