SAM vs MNST vs CCU Stock Comparison

Boston Beer, Monster Beverage and United Breweries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.44 +5.4% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$89.46B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Monster Beverage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Monster Beverage 4, United Breweries 4, Boston Beer 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAMMNSTCCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.03B $89.46B $1.95B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.8x 42.0x 16.0x CCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 37.9x 14.2x CCU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +20.4% — MNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% 23.1% — MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% -34.8% -18.1% SAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +1.4%/yr -8.7%/yr MNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 73.6% 29.6% CCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 62/100 73/100 CCU

Percentile Scorecard

SAMMNSTCCU

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

AxisSAMMNSTCCU
Valuation 76 #10 of 38 16 #32 of 38 92 #4 of 38
Growth 3 #32 of 33 69 #11 of 33 –
Profitability 47 #17 of 31 97 #2 of 31 –
Financial Health 69 #12 of 37 94 #3 of 37 58 #16 of 37
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 23 32 #16 of 23 68 #8 of 23
Overall 58 62 73
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CCU ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSAMMNSTCCUSPY
1 month +22.4%+5.4%-3.1% -0.2%
3 months +7.9%-53.5%-10.0% +3.9%
6 months -15.9%-41.1%-4.7% +8.2%
Year to date +2.7%-40.7%-16.4% +12.9%
1 year -11.9%-34.8%-18.1% +12.3%
3 years -37.3%-8.9%-4.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%-3.1%-1.4% +23.3%
5 years -59.7%+7.0%-36.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.6%+1.4%-8.7% +10.9%
10 years +28.4%+90.3%-50.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.5%+6.6%-6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSAMMNSTCCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%73.6%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%106.1%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.320.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.47-0.61 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-58.4%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-54.5%-30.0% -1.2%
52-week high $260.05$99.94$15.25 $779.14
52-week low $161.08$41.62$10.26 $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.

MultipleSAMMNSTCCU
P/E now vs peer median -28.1xmedian 26.1x 41.8xmedian 26.1x 16.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 9.7xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -171.5xmedian 14.0x 30.5xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 18.1x 42.4xmedian 18.1x 19.4xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.6x 9.5xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 2.07 2.50median 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 monthsSAMMNSTCCU
Revenue $2.03B $9.22B –
Gross profit $937.09M $5.12B –
Operating income -$96.37M $2.69B –
Net income -$73.06M $2.13B –
Free cash flow $185.06M $2.10B –
EPS (diluted) $-7.15 $1.08 –
Cash & equivalents $308.10M $2.19B $576.90M
Total debt – – $6.04B
Shares (diluted) 10.22M 1.98B –
Enterprise value $1.07B $77.71B -$951.54M

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
MetricSAMMNSTCCU
P/E -28.1x 41.8x 16.0x
P/FCF 11.1x 42.4x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 39.8x –
P/S 1.0x 9.7x 0.6x
P/B 2.8x 9.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 11.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -171.5x 30.5x –
EV/EBIT -18.1x 31.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 9.3x –
EV/FCF 9.4x 40.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 38.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 2.50 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAMMNSTCCU
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 20.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 21.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 13.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -179.1% 30.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -179.2% 35.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 14.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -183.9% 34.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.1% 16.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.0% 9.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 13.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 13.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 15.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAMMNSTCCU
Gross margin 46.1% 55.5% –
EBITDA margin -0.5% 30.5% –
Operating margin -4.7% 29.2% –
Pretax margin -4.3% 30.1% –
Net margin -3.6% 23.1% –
FCF margin 9.1% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 24.3% –
Return on equity -10.1% 23.5% –
Return on assets -5.9% 19.1% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -12.2% 28.6% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.2x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAMMNSTCCU
Debt / assets – – 34.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 17.7% 55.7%
Equity / assets 59.4% 82.3% 44.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 3.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 3.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.92 29.84 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAMMNSTCCU
Dividend yield – – 3.2%
Net buyback yield 6.0% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.1% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusSAMMNSTCCU
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 37.9xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.97FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +5.8% -5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.02BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.5% +2.2% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAMMNSTCCU
Held by institutions 83.2% 67.5% 14.4%
Institutions holding 330 1,359 81
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.2% +2.9% +4.1%
Institutions buying 158 738 43
Institutions selling 113 456 25
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.62 1.72

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.

SAMMNSTCCU
SAM 1.00 0.13 0.15
MNST 0.13 1.00 0.05
CCU 0.15 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAM, MNST and CCU?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boston Beer (SAM) $2.03B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.46B, United Breweries (CCU) $1.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAM, MNST and CCU?

United Breweries (CCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boston Beer (SAM) -27.8x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.0x, United Breweries (CCU) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Breweries (CCU) is cheapest (Boston Beer (SAM) 22.3x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 37.9x, United Breweries (CCU) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monster Beverage (MNST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boston Beer (SAM) returned the most: Boston Beer (SAM) -11.9%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.8%, United Breweries (CCU) -18.1%. Over five years, Monster Beverage (MNST) compounded fastest (Boston Beer (SAM) -16.6%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, United Breweries (CCU) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Breweries (CCU) has been the steadiest (Boston Beer (SAM) 37.7%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, United Breweries (CCU) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAM, MNST and CCU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Monster Beverage (MNST) leads on 4. 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.