KOF vs SAM vs KO Stock Comparison

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv, Boston Beer and Coca Cola Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KOF Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv
$116.34 +7.5% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$193.06B
P/E
140.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.29B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$228.80 +36.6% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
KO Coca Cola Co
$96.00 +11.0% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$412.64B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.05B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coca Cola leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coca Cola 6, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOFSAMKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.06B $2.30B $412.64B KO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 140.4x -31.4x 28.2x KO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 25.5x 29.6x KOF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.9% -3.5% +7.1% KOF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% -3.6% 28.7% KO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.7% +11.7% +39.8% KO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr -14.6%/yr +11.1%/yr KOF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 38.8% 19.2% KO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 58/100 60/100 KO

Percentile Scorecard

KOFSAMKO

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

AxisKOFSAMKO
Valuation 14 #32 of 37 78 #9 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Growth 56 #15 of 33 6 #31 of 33 63 #13 of 33
Profitability 56 #15 of 33 44 #19 of 33 97 #2 of 33
Financial Health – 68 #13 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Shareholder Returns 88 #4 of 25 96 #2 of 25 50 #13 of 25
Overall 53 58 60
  • KOF ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKOFSAMKOSPY
1 month +7.5%+36.6%+11.0% -1.0%
3 months +7.0%+23.7%+10.6% -0.4%
6 months +8.8%+10.9%+21.2% +4.5%
Year to date +22.8%+17.3%+37.3% +12.4%
1 year +35.7%+11.7%+39.8% +13.6%
3 years +42.7%-32.3%+69.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%-12.2%+19.2% +20.8%
5 years +112.9%-54.5%+68.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +16.3%-14.6%+11.1% +10.4%
10 years +60.8%+45.9%+130.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +4.9%+3.9%+8.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureKOFSAMKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%38.8%19.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%40.2%16.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.48-0.28-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.460.302.08 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-70.1%-20.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-12.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $119.95$260.05$96.00 $779.14
52-week low $85.75$161.08$67.54 $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.

MultipleKOFSAMKO
P/E now vs peer median 142.2xmedian 28.2x -32.1xmedian 28.2x 28.2xmedian 28.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x 8.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.7x -200.1xmedian 16.7x 27.0xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -166.9xmedian 20.8x 12.7xmedian 20.8x 28.9xmedian 20.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x 10.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -66.70median 1.48 0.71median 1.48 2.58median 1.48

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 monthsKOFSAMKO
Revenue $17.29B $2.03B $51.05B
Gross profit $8.09B $937.09M $31.82B
Operating income $2.56B -$96.37M $15.34B
Net income $1.46B -$73.06M $14.78B
Free cash flow -$1.17B $185.06M $14.28B
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $-7.15 $3.39
Cash & equivalents – $308.10M $13.45B
Total debt – – $41.55B
Shares (diluted) 142.00B 10.22M 4.31B
Enterprise value $193.06B $1.34B $398.95B

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
MetricKOFSAMKO
P/E 142.2x -32.1x 28.2x
P/FCF -166.9x 12.7x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 25.5x
P/S 11.3x 1.2x 8.1x
P/B – 3.2x 10.4x
P/Tangible book – 3.2x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA – -200.1x 27.0x
EV/EBIT 76.3x -21.1x 28.7x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 1.0x 8.6x
EV/FCF -166.9x 11.0x 30.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -66.70 0.71 2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOFSAMKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.9% -3.5% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -2.5% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.5% -0.9% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 2.5% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% -179.1% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -42.3% 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% -179.2% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -42.3% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.4% -183.9% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -45.1% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -14.0% 113.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% -12.7% 156.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.7% 10.2% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOFSAMKO
Gross margin 46.8% 46.1% 62.3%
EBITDA margin – -0.5% 32.0%
Operating margin 14.8% -4.7% 30.0%
Pretax margin 12.7% -4.3% 35.0%
Net margin 7.9% -3.6% 28.7%
FCF margin -6.8% 9.1% 28.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.5% 31.8%
Return on equity – -10.1% 38.0%
Return on assets – -5.9% 13.7%
Return on invested capital – – 15.6%
Return on capital employed – -12.2% 18.3%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOFSAMKO
Debt / assets – – 38.5%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.7x
Debt / FCF – – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets – 40.6% 63.4%
Equity / assets – 59.4% 36.6%
Interest coverage 5.0x – 10.0x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 4.26 5.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOFSAMKO
Dividend yield 3.7% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 5.2% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 5.2% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusKOFSAMKO
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 29.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.07FY2026 $8.97FY2026 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.8% +17.7% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.80BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026 $47.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.9% -9.5% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOFSAMKO
Held by institutions 1.1% 100.0% 75.3%
Institutions holding 256 330 3,647
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +11.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 129 158 1,809
Institutions selling 72 113 1,361
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.40 1.33

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.

KOFSAMKO
KOF 1.00 0.22 0.31
SAM 0.22 1.00 0.34
KO 0.31 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KOF, SAM and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) $193.06B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.30B, Coca Cola (KO) $412.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, KOF, SAM and KO?

Coca Cola (KO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 140.4x, Boston Beer (SAM) -31.4x, Coca Cola (KO) 28.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) is cheapest (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 16.5x, Boston Beer (SAM) 25.5x, Coca Cola (KO) 29.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +16.9%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%, Coca Cola (KO) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coca Cola (KO) has the highest net margin (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 7.9%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%, Coca Cola (KO) 28.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola (KO) returned the most: Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +35.7%, Boston Beer (SAM) +11.7%, Coca Cola (KO) +39.8%. Over five years, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) compounded fastest (Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +16.3%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -14.6%/yr, Coca Cola (KO) +11.1%/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 Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 24.4%, Boston Beer (SAM) 38.8%, Coca Cola (KO) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KOF, SAM and KO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coca Cola (KO) 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.