SAM vs TAP vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Boston Beer, Molson Coors Beverage and Ambev Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$200.34 +22.4% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
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
$45.39B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
1.04%
Brewers Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 7, Molson Coors Beverage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAMTAPABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.05B $8.54B $45.39B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.1x -3.2x 14.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 8.9x 15.2x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% -2.6% +4.1% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% -17.8% 18.8% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -12.5% 25.3% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.2x -0.4x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.84% 1.04% TAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% -12.9% +29.7% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr -2.1%/yr -0.4%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 29.6% 35.9% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 52/100 68/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

SAMTAPABEV

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

AxisSAMTAPABEV
Valuation 76 #10 of 38 84 #7 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Growth 3 #32 of 33 6 #31 of 33 28 #24 of 33
Profitability 47 #17 of 31 33 #21 of 31 100 #1 of 31
Financial Health 69 #12 of 37 36 #24 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 23 100 #1 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Overall 58 52 68
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • TAP 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

PeriodSAMTAPABEVSPY
1 month +22.4%+9.6%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months +7.9%-7.2%-7.7% +3.9%
6 months -15.9%-7.4%-1.0% +8.2%
Year to date +2.7%-15.5%+16.6% +12.9%
1 year -11.9%-12.9%+29.7% +12.3%
3 years -37.3%-30.5%+18.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%-11.4%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -59.7%-10.1%-2.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.6%-2.1%-0.4% +10.9%
10 years +28.4%-62.4%-53.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.5%-9.3%-7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSAMTAPABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%29.6%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%32.0%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.270.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.440.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-49.1%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-27.5%-16.0% -1.2%
52-week high $260.05$54.38$3.43 $779.14
52-week low $161.08$35.96$2.18 $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.

MultipleSAMTAPABEV
P/E now vs peer median -28.1xmedian 26.1x -3.2xmedian 26.1x 14.3xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -171.5xmedian 14.0x -8.0xmedian 14.0x 7.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 18.1x 6.4xmedian 18.1x 7.5xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 2.07 0.01median 2.07 4.15median 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 monthsSAMTAPABEV
Revenue $2.03B $12.93B $16.68B
Gross profit $937.09M $4.10B $8.66B
Operating income -$96.37M -$2.52B $4.53B
Net income -$73.06M -$2.34B $3.16B
Free cash flow $185.06M $1.33B $6.02B
EPS (diluted) $-7.15 $-12.29 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $308.10M $2.13B $3.21B
Total debt – $7.71B $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 10.22M 187.70M 15.68B
Enterprise value $1.09B $4.37B $30.79B

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
MetricSAMTAPABEV
P/E -28.1x -3.2x 14.3x
P/FCF 11.1x 6.4x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 4.3x 8.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.7x 2.7x
P/B 2.8x 0.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -5.6x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA -171.5x -8.0x 7.5x
EV/EBIT -18.1x -5.6x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.1x 2.6x
EV/FCF 9.4x 10.7x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 7.1x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.01 4.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAMTAPABEV
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% -2.6% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -1.0% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% -6.2% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 1.7% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -179.1% -256.4% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% -94.9% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -179.2% -318.2% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% -307.5% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -183.9% -338.3% -14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.1% -307.3% 3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.0% 20.3% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 4.6% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 38.0% 11.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 5.7% 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAMTAPABEV
Gross margin 46.1% 31.7% 51.9%
EBITDA margin -0.5% -13.6% 34.6%
Operating margin -4.7% -19.5% 27.1%
Pretax margin -4.3% -21.3% 23.1%
Net margin -3.6% -17.8% 18.8%
FCF margin 9.1% 10.3% 36.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 15.3% 31.5%
Return on equity -10.1% -22.9% 18.4%
Return on assets -5.9% -10.1% 11.7%
Return on invested capital – -12.5% 25.3%
Return on capital employed -12.2% -13.9% 23.5%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.2x -0.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAMTAPABEV
Debt / assets – 31.6% 4.1%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.2x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 5.8x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 57.7% 35.7%
Equity / assets 59.4% 42.3% 64.3%
Interest coverage – – 5.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.92 0.86 4.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAMTAPABEV
Dividend yield – 4.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 6.0% 6.5% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 11.3% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusSAMTAPABEV
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.97FY2026 $4.42FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% +3.4% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.02BFY2026 $10.73BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.5% -1.1% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAMTAPABEV
Held by institutions 83.2% 100.0% 6.7%
Institutions holding 330 617 403
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.2% +12.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 158 340 199
Institutions selling 113 196 131
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.73 1.52

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.

SAMTAPABEV
SAM 1.00 0.63 0.11
TAP 0.63 1.00 0.27
ABEV 0.11 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAM, TAP and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boston Beer (SAM) $2.05B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $8.54B, Ambev (ABEV) $45.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ambev (ABEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%, Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Boston Beer (SAM) -11.9%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.9%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Boston Beer (SAM) -16.6%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.1%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has the highest dividend yield: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 4.84%, Ambev (ABEV) 1.04%. Boston Beer (SAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Boston Beer (SAM) 37.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.6%, Ambev (ABEV) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAM, TAP 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, Ambev (ABEV) leads on 7. 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.