KO vs ABEV vs COKE Stock Comparison

Coca Cola, Ambev and Coca-Cola Consolidated Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KO Coca Cola Co
$91.18 +3.8% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$395.27B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.88 -1.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$43.49B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 5, Coca-Cola Consolidated 4, Coca Cola 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOABEVCOKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $395.27B $43.49B $13.99B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 13.9x 25.4x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.1x 15.2x 18.2x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.1% +4.1% +10.7% COKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 18.8% 7.2% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.3% 36.7% COKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.9x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.1% +29.7% +61.2% COKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -0.4%/yr +39.0%/yr COKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 35.9% 37.9% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 68/100 48/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

KOABEVCOKE

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

AxisKOABEVCOKE
Valuation 19 #31 of 38 87 #6 of 38 81 #8 of 38
Growth 50 #17 of 33 28 #24 of 33 44 #19 of 33
Profitability 73 #9 of 31 100 #1 of 31 77 #8 of 31
Financial Health 61 #15 of 37 81 #8 of 37 28 #27 of 37
Shareholder Returns 55 #11 of 23 46 #13 of 23 9 #21 of 23
Overall 52 68 48
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • COKE ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKOABEVCOKESPY
1 month +3.8%-1.0%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months +3.2%-7.7%+6.0% +3.9%
6 months +16.4%-1.0%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +30.4%+16.6%+34.8% +12.9%
1 year +30.1%+29.7%+61.2% +12.3%
3 years +65.1%+18.0%+225.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.2%+5.7%+48.3% +23.3%
5 years +62.7%-2.0%+417.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.2%-0.4%+39.0% +10.9%
10 years +116.5%-53.2%+1,359.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%-7.3%+30.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKOABEVCOKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%35.9%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.0%37.3%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.280.46-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.831.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.9%-46.2%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-16.0%-4.7% -1.2%
52-week high $95.34$3.43$216.91 $779.14
52-week low $67.54$2.18$127.97 $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.

MultipleKOABEVCOKE
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 26.1x 14.3xmedian 26.1x 25.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 7.5xmedian 14.0x 11.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 18.1x 7.5xmedian 18.1x 18.1xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x -23.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.45median 2.07 4.15median 2.07 2.07median 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 monthsKOABEVCOKE
Revenue $51.05B $16.68B $7.69B
Gross profit $31.82B $8.66B $3.01B
Operating income $15.34B $4.53B $997.62M
Net income $14.78B $3.16B $549.96M
Free cash flow – $6.02B $644.04M
EPS (diluted) $3.39 $0.20 $7.16
Cash & equivalents $13.45B $3.21B $171.69M
Total debt $73.00M $2.67B $2.51B
Shares (diluted) 4.31B 15.68B 76.78M
Enterprise value $358.28B $28.78B $11.62B

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
MetricKOABEVCOKE
P/E 26.8x 14.3x 25.0x
P/FCF 25.9x 7.5x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.2x 8.6x 12.3x
P/S 7.7x 2.7x 1.5x
P/B 9.9x 2.6x -23.3x
P/Tangible book 14.5x 3.0x -9.3x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x 11.2x
EV/EBIT – 9.5x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 2.6x 1.8x
EV/FCF – 7.1x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x 8.2x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.45 4.15 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOABEVCOKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.1% 4.1% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 1.4% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 4.9% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.7% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.8% 13.0% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 9.5% 7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 19.2% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 3.6% 4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% -14.2% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 3.5% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 113.4% 14.3% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 9.6% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.2% 35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 12.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOABEVCOKE
Gross margin – 51.9% 39.1%
EBITDA margin – 34.6% 16.3%
Operating margin – 27.1% 13.0%
Pretax margin – 23.1% 9.7%
Net margin – 18.8% 7.2%
FCF margin – 36.1% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 31.8% 31.5% 12.3%
Return on equity 38.0% 18.4% –
Return on assets 13.7% 11.7% 12.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.3% 36.7%
Return on capital employed – 23.5% 31.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOABEVCOKE
Debt / assets – 4.1% 56.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x -5.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets – 35.7% 111.3%
Equity / assets 36.6% 64.3% -11.3%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.13 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOABEVCOKE
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.2% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusKOABEVCOKE
Forward P/E 28.1xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 18.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.24FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $11.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +42.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +15.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.01BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026 $9.03BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +24.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +0.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOABEVCOKE
Held by institutions 75.2% 6.7% 62.2%
Institutions holding 3,642 403 610
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.9% +11.9%
Institutions buying 1,807 199 323
Institutions selling 1,359 131 182
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.52 1.77

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.

KOABEVCOKE
KO 1.00 0.20 0.45
ABEV 0.20 1.00 0.26
COKE 0.45 0.26 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KO, ABEV and COKE?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca Cola (KO) $395.27B, Ambev (ABEV) $43.49B, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) $13.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, KO, ABEV and COKE?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca Cola (KO) 27.0x, Ambev (ABEV) 13.9x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ambev (ABEV) is cheapest (Coca Cola (KO) 28.1x, Ambev (ABEV) 15.2x, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) leads (Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) returned the most: Coca Cola (KO) +30.1%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +61.2%. Over five years, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) compounded fastest (Coca Cola (KO) +10.2%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) -0.4%/yr, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) +39.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola (KO) has been the steadiest (Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%, Ambev (ABEV) 35.9%, Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KO, ABEV and COKE?

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.