SAM vs ABEV vs DEO Stock Comparison

Boston Beer, Ambev and Diageo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$200.34 +22.4% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
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
6 wins
DEO Diageo Plc
$93.09 +6.4% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$51.06B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionSAMABEVDEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.03B $43.49B $51.06B DEO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.8x 13.9x 29.8x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 15.2x 14.9x DEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +4.1% — ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% 18.8% — ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% +29.7% -2.3% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr -0.4%/yr -14.3%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 35.9% 34.3% DEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 68/100 38/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

SAMABEVDEO

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

AxisSAMABEVDEO
Valuation 76 #10 of 38 87 #6 of 38 43 #22 of 38
Growth 3 #32 of 33 28 #24 of 33 –
Profitability 47 #17 of 31 100 #1 of 31 –
Financial Health 69 #12 of 37 81 #8 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 23 46 #13 of 23 41 #14 of 23
Overall 58 68 38
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • DEO ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSAMABEVDEOSPY
1 month +22.4%-1.0%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months +7.9%-7.7%+4.7% +3.9%
6 months -15.9%-1.0%+17.9% +8.2%
Year to date +2.7%+16.6%+7.9% +12.9%
1 year -11.9%+29.7%-2.3% +12.3%
3 years -37.3%+18.0%-37.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+5.7%-14.3% +23.3%
5 years -59.7%-2.0%-53.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.6%-0.4%-14.3% +10.9%
10 years +28.4%-53.2%-13.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.5%-7.3%-1.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSAMABEVDEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%35.9%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%37.3%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.460.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.83-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-46.2%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-16.0%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $260.05$3.43$102.14 $779.14
52-week low $161.08$2.18$72.47 $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.

MultipleSAMABEVDEO
P/E now vs peer median -28.1xmedian 26.1x 14.3xmedian 26.1x 29.8xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -171.5xmedian 14.0x 7.5xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 18.1x 7.5xmedian 18.1x 17.7xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 4.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 2.07 4.15median 2.07 —median 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 monthsSAMABEVDEO
Revenue $2.03B $16.68B –
Gross profit $937.09M $8.66B –
Operating income -$96.37M $4.53B –
Net income -$73.06M $3.16B –
Free cash flow $185.06M $6.02B –
EPS (diluted) $-7.15 $0.20 –
Cash & equivalents $308.10M $3.21B $1.52B
Total debt – $2.67B $93.75B
Shares (diluted) 10.22M 15.68B 557.75M
Enterprise value $1.07B $28.78B $31.13B

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
MetricSAMABEVDEO
P/E -28.1x 14.3x 29.8x
P/FCF 11.1x 7.5x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 8.6x –
P/S 1.0x 2.7x 2.0x
P/B 2.8x 2.6x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 3.0x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -171.5x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT -18.1x 9.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.6x –
EV/FCF 9.4x 7.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 8.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 4.15 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAMABEVDEO
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 4.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 1.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 4.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -179.1% 13.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 9.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -179.2% 19.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 3.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -183.9% -14.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.1% 3.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.0% 14.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 9.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 11.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 4.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAMABEVDEO
Gross margin 46.1% 51.9% –
EBITDA margin -0.5% 34.6% –
Operating margin -4.7% 27.1% –
Pretax margin -4.3% 23.1% –
Net margin -3.6% 18.8% –
FCF margin 9.1% 36.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 31.5% –
Return on equity -10.1% 18.4% –
Return on assets -5.9% 11.7% –
Return on invested capital – 25.3% –
Return on capital employed -12.2% 23.5% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.2x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAMABEVDEO
Debt / assets – 4.1% 48.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 35.7% 72.3%
Equity / assets 59.4% 64.3% 27.7%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.92 4.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAMABEVDEO
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 6.0% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 2.2% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusSAMABEVDEO
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.97FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $6.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -5.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +15.8% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.02BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026 $19.88BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +1.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -9.5% +0.1% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAMABEVDEO
Held by institutions 83.2% 6.7% 9.2%
Institutions holding 330 403 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.2% +0.9% +3.4%
Institutions buying 158 199 333
Institutions selling 113 131 256
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.52 1.30

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.

SAMABEVDEO
SAM 1.00 0.11 0.43
ABEV 0.11 1.00 0.29
DEO 0.43 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAM, ABEV and DEO?

Diageo (DEO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boston Beer (SAM) $2.03B, Ambev (ABEV) $43.49B, Diageo (DEO) $51.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAM, ABEV and DEO?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boston Beer (SAM) -27.8x, Ambev (ABEV) 13.9x, Diageo (DEO) 29.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diageo (DEO) is cheapest (Boston Beer (SAM) 22.3x, Ambev (ABEV) 15.2x, Diageo (DEO) 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: Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Boston Beer (SAM) -11.9%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Diageo (DEO) -2.3%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Boston Beer (SAM) -16.6%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) -0.4%/yr, Diageo (DEO) -14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diageo (DEO) has been the steadiest (Boston Beer (SAM) 37.7%, Ambev (ABEV) 35.9%, Diageo (DEO) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAM, ABEV and DEO?

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 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.