SAM vs KOF vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Boston Beer, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv and Ambev Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
5 wins
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.77 -14.8% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.73B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.05B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionSAMKOFABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.30B $193.06B $43.73B KOF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -31.4x 140.4x 14.1x ABEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x 16.5x 14.6x ABEV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +16.9% +7.5% KOF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% 7.9% 18.2% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 24.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.7% +35.7% +15.9% KOF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.6%/yr +16.3%/yr -3.0%/yr KOF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.8% 24.4% 36.3% KOF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 72/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

SAMKOFABEV

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

AxisSAMKOFABEV
Valuation 78 #9 of 37 14 #32 of 37 97 #2 of 37
Growth 6 #31 of 33 56 #15 of 33 31 #23 of 33
Profitability 44 #19 of 33 56 #15 of 33 100 #1 of 33
Financial Health 68 #13 of 38 – 84 #7 of 38
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 25 88 #4 of 25 46 #14 of 25
Overall 58 53 72
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • KOF 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

PeriodSAMKOFABEVSPY
1 month +36.6%+7.5%-14.8% -1.0%
3 months +23.7%+7.0%-8.9% -0.4%
6 months +10.9%+8.8%-19.2% +4.5%
Year to date +17.3%+22.8%+12.1% +12.4%
1 year +11.7%+35.7%+15.9% +13.6%
3 years -32.3%+42.7%+2.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year -12.2%+12.6%+0.9% +20.8%
5 years -54.5%+112.9%-14.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year -14.6%+16.3%-3.0% +10.4%
10 years +45.9%+60.8%-49.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +3.9%+4.9%-6.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSAMKOFABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.8%24.4%36.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%23.0%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.280.480.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.301.460.44 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-27.2%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-3.0%-19.2% -1.6%
52-week high $260.05$119.95$3.43 $779.14
52-week low $161.08$85.75$2.30 $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.

MultipleSAMKOFABEV
P/E now vs peer median -32.1xmedian 28.2x 142.2xmedian 28.2x 14.0xmedian 28.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.9x 11.3xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -200.1xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 6.9xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 20.8x -166.9xmedian 20.8x 7.0xmedian 20.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 1.48 -66.70median 1.48 -1.33median 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 monthsSAMKOFABEV
Revenue $2.03B $17.29B $17.05B
Gross profit $937.09M $8.09B $8.83B
Operating income -$96.37M $2.56B $4.45B
Net income -$73.06M $1.46B $3.11B
Free cash flow $185.06M -$1.17B $6.27B
EPS (diluted) $-7.15 $0.01 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $308.10M – $3.69B
Total debt – – $191.64M
Shares (diluted) 10.22M 142.00B 15.68B
Enterprise value $1.34B $193.06B $28.53B

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
MetricSAMKOFABEV
P/E -32.1x 142.2x 14.0x
P/FCF 12.7x -166.9x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x – 8.0x
P/S 1.2x 11.3x 2.6x
P/B 3.2x – 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.2x – 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -200.1x – 6.9x
EV/EBIT -21.1x 76.3x 8.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 11.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF 11.0x -166.9x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x – 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 -66.70 -1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAMKOFABEV
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 16.9% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 9.0% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 19.5% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 10.6% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -179.1% 21.6% 5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 11.4% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -179.2% 16.1% 7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 6.6% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -183.9% 13.4% 9.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.1% -2.1% -10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.0% – 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 26.0% 20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -33.7% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAMKOFABEV
Gross margin 46.1% 46.8% 51.8%
EBITDA margin -0.5% – 33.5%
Operating margin -4.7% 14.8% 26.1%
Pretax margin -4.3% 12.7% 23.0%
Net margin -3.6% 7.9% 18.2%
FCF margin 9.1% -6.8% 36.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% – 32.2%
Return on equity -10.1% – 17.9%
Return on assets -5.9% – 11.6%
Return on invested capital – – 24.7%
Return on capital employed -12.2% – 23.3%
Asset turnover 1.6x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.2x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAMKOFABEV
Debt / assets – – 0.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.7x
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 40.6% – 35.4%
Equity / assets 59.4% – 64.6%
Interest coverage – 5.0x 5.7x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.26 – 4.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAMKOFABEV
Dividend yield – 3.7% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 5.2% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.7% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusSAMKOFABEV
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.97FY2026 $7.07FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% -2.8% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.02BFY2026 $15.80BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.5% +17.9% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAMKOFABEV
Held by institutions 100.0% 1.1% 6.7%
Institutions holding 330 256 405
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.2% -1.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 158 129 201
Institutions selling 113 72 131
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.79 1.53

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.

SAMKOFABEV
SAM 1.00 0.22 0.15
KOF 0.22 1.00 0.44
ABEV 0.15 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAM, KOF and ABEV?

Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boston Beer (SAM) $2.30B, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) $193.06B, Ambev (ABEV) $43.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAM, KOF and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boston Beer (SAM) -31.4x, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 140.4x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ambev (ABEV) is cheapest (Boston Beer (SAM) 25.5x, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 16.5x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.6x). 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: Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +16.9%, Ambev (ABEV) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 7.9%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) returned the most: Boston Beer (SAM) +11.7%, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +35.7%, Ambev (ABEV) +15.9%. Over five years, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) compounded fastest (Boston Beer (SAM) -14.6%/yr, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) +16.3%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) has been the steadiest (Boston Beer (SAM) 38.8%, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 24.4%, Ambev (ABEV) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAM, KOF 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, Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv (KOF) 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.