DEO vs CWGL vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Diageo, Crimson Wine and Ambev Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEO Diageo Plc
$94.42 +7.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$51.75B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
1 win
CWGL Crimson Wine Group, Ltd
$4.15 -6.1% 1M -21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$83.37M
P/E
118.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.36M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
1 win
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.84 -2.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.90B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 9, Diageo 1, Crimson Wine 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEOCWGLABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.75B $83.37M $44.90B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.2x 118.4x 14.3x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x — 14.9x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.5% +4.1% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.0% 18.8% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.7% 25.3% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.6x -0.4x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.9% -21.0% +29.7% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -13.9%/yr +1.2%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 30.6% 36.0% CWGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 46/100 69/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

DEOCWGLABEV

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

AxisDEOCWGLABEV
Valuation 43 #22 of 38 65 #14 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Growth – 25 #25 of 33 31 #23 of 33
Profitability – 50 #16 of 31 100 #1 of 31
Financial Health 30 #27 of 38 76 #10 of 38 81 #8 of 38
Shareholder Returns 41 #14 of 23 14 #20 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Overall 38 46 69
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CWGL 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

PeriodDEOCWGLABEVSPY
1 month +7.9%-6.1%-2.4% -0.8%
3 months +10.8%+3.8%-7.8% +3.5%
6 months +19.5%-3.9%-1.7% +7.0%
Year to date +9.4%-15.3%+15.0% +12.2%
1 year -1.9%-21.0%+29.7% +13.0%
3 years -36.2%-24.5%+16.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -13.9%-9.0%+5.2% +23.1%
5 years -52.5%-52.6%+6.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.8%-13.9%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years -12.6%-55.5%-54.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.3%-7.8%-7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDEOCWGLABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%30.6%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%34.8%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.110.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.690.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-56.9%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-21.0%-17.2% -1.8%
52-week high $102.14$5.25$3.43 $779.14
52-week low $72.47$3.90$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.

MultipleDEOCWGLABEV
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 26.6x 121.4xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 20.3xmedian 14.2x 7.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 18.3x -2.7xmedian 18.3x 7.4xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.09 -25.03median 2.09 4.09median 2.09

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 monthsDEOCWGLABEV
Revenue – $72.36M $16.68B
Gross profit – $32.85M $8.66B
Operating income – -$2.29M $4.53B
Net income – $704.00K $3.16B
Free cash flow – -$31.77M $6.02B
EPS (diluted) – $0.03 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $11.84M $3.21B
Total debt $93.75B $36.85M $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 557.75M 20.59M 15.68B
Enterprise value $31.82B $13.03M $30.19B

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
MetricDEOCWGLABEV
P/E 30.2x 121.4x 14.1x
P/FCF 18.0x -2.7x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.1x 8.5x
P/S 2.1x 1.2x 2.7x
P/B 4.4x 0.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 0.5x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – 20.3x 7.3x
EV/EBIT – -48.3x 9.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF – -3.5x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.7x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -25.03 4.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEOCWGLABEV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.5% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.3% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -199.9% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -59.1% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 143.6% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -6.1% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 143.6% -14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% 3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 292.2% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.4% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1,125% 11.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -71.7% 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEOCWGLABEV
Gross margin – 45.4% 51.9%
EBITDA margin – 7.5% 34.6%
Operating margin – -3.2% 27.1%
Pretax margin – 1.5% 23.1%
Net margin – 1.0% 18.8%
FCF margin – -43.9% 36.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.0% 31.5%
Return on equity – 0.4% 18.4%
Return on assets – 0.3% 11.7%
Return on invested capital – -0.7% 25.3%
Return on capital employed – -1.0% 23.5%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 13.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEOCWGLABEV
Debt / assets 48.7% 15.6% 4.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.6x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – -1.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.3% 21.2% 35.7%
Equity / assets 27.7% 78.8% 64.3%
Interest coverage – -1.6x 5.7x
Current ratio 1.6x 10.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.31 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEOCWGLABEV
Dividend yield 2.1% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusDEOCWGLABEV
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2027 – 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.26FY2027 – $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.0%FY2027 – +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% – +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.88BFY2027 – $18.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2027 – +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% – +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEOCWGLABEV
Held by institutions 9.2% 17.4% 6.7%
Institutions holding 719 5 403
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.4% +0.9%
Institutions buying 333 2 199
Institutions selling 256 2 131
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.00 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.

DEOCWGLABEV
DEO 1.00 -0.10 0.30
CWGL -0.10 1.00 -0.02
ABEV 0.30 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEO, CWGL and ABEV?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diageo (DEO) $51.75B, Crimson Wine (CWGL) $83.37M, Ambev (ABEV) $44.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, DEO, CWGL and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diageo (DEO) 30.2x, Crimson Wine (CWGL) 118.4x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ambev (ABEV) is cheapest (Diageo (DEO) 15.1x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ambev (ABEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crimson Wine (CWGL) +1.5%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Crimson Wine (CWGL) 1.0%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Crimson Wine (CWGL) -0.7%, Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Diageo (DEO) -1.9%, Crimson Wine (CWGL) -21.0%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Diageo (DEO) -13.8%/yr, Crimson Wine (CWGL) -13.9%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crimson Wine (CWGL) has been the steadiest (Diageo (DEO) 34.3%, Crimson Wine (CWGL) 30.6%, Ambev (ABEV) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEO, CWGL 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 9. 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.