STZ vs AKO-A vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Constellation Brands, Andina Bottling and Ambev Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.61 -9.1% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.87T
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 4, Constellation Brands 4, Andina Bottling 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTZAKO-AABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.17B $3.72B $43.49B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 0.0x 13.9x STZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x — 15.2x STZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.3% +73.6% +4.1% AKO-A
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.8% -7.2% 18.8% STZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% — 25.3% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — -0.4x ABEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% +17.2% +29.7% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr +17.0%/yr -0.4%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 53.0% 35.9% STZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 75/100 68/100 AKO-A

Percentile Scorecard

STZAKO-AABEV

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

AxisSTZAKO-AABEV
Valuation 89 #5 of 38 95 #3 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Growth 19 #27 of 33 63 #13 of 33 28 #24 of 33
Profitability 90 #4 of 31 67 #11 of 31 100 #1 of 31
Financial Health 22 #29 of 37 – 81 #8 of 37
Shareholder Returns 91 #3 of 23 – 46 #13 of 23
Overall 62 75 68
  • STZ ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AKO-A 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

PeriodSTZAKO-AABEVSPY
1 month +14.9%-9.1%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -1.1%+3.8%-7.7% +3.9%
6 months -16.0%+1.5%-1.0% +8.2%
Year to date -5.3%+1.3%+16.6% +12.9%
1 year -5.3%+17.2%+29.7% +12.3%
3 years -43.1%+141.4%+18.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.2%+34.2%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -39.8%+118.8%-2.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.6%+17.0%-0.4% +10.9%
10 years -21.2%+8.0%-53.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.3%+0.8%-7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTZAKO-AABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%53.0%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%66.0%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.190.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.320.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.7%-28.6%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-12.4%-16.0% -1.2%
52-week high $166.68$26.96$3.43 $779.14
52-week low $112.75$20.29$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.

MultipleSTZAKO-AABEV
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 26.1x 0.0xmedian 26.1x 14.3xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 7.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 18.1x 5.1xmedian 18.1x 7.5xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.04median 2.07 —median 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 monthsSTZAKO-AABEV
Revenue $9.70B $1.87T $16.68B
Gross profit $4.85B $738.40B $8.66B
Operating income $2.78B $506.45B $4.53B
Net income $1.92B $166.68B $3.16B
Free cash flow $1.84B – $6.02B
EPS (diluted) $11.28 – $0.20
Cash & equivalents $98.50M – $3.21B
Total debt $10.32B – $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 170.60M – 15.68B
Enterprise value $21.72B $3.72B $28.78B

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
MetricSTZAKO-AABEV
P/E 11.6x 0.0x 14.3x
P/FCF 12.0x 5.1x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x – 8.6x
P/S 2.3x 0.0x 2.7x
P/B 2.5x – 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x – 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x – 7.5x
EV/EBIT 11.6x 0.0x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 0.0x 2.6x
EV/FCF 17.6x – 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x – 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.04 – 4.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTZAKO-AABEV
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.3% 73.6% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 7.8% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.6% 7.5% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 8.0% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% 13.1% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 11.9% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 6.0% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 21.9% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.3% – -14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – 3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% – 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% – 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% – 11.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTZAKO-AABEV
Gross margin 50.0% 39.4% 51.9%
EBITDA margin 32.9% – 34.6%
Operating margin 28.7% 27.0% 27.1%
Pretax margin 25.5% 11.7% 23.1%
Net margin 19.8% -7.2% 18.8%
FCF margin 19.0% – 36.1%
Operating cash flow margin 27.4% – 31.5%
Return on equity 23.0% – 18.4%
Return on assets 9.1% – 11.7%
Return on invested capital 11.8% – 25.3%
Return on capital employed 14.6% – 23.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTZAKO-AABEV
Debt / assets 46.8% – 4.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% – 35.7%
Equity / assets 40.2% – 64.3%
Interest coverage – – 5.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.78 – 4.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTZAKO-AABEV
Dividend yield 3.1% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.5% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 6.6% – 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – –

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.

ConsensusSTZAKO-AABEV
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 – 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 – $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 – +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% – +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.65BFY2026 – $18.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 – +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% – +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTZAKO-AABEV
Held by institutions 83.7% 0.1% 6.7%
Institutions holding 1,032 16 403
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -1.0% +0.9%
Institutions buying 408 4 199
Institutions selling 449 5 131
Buyers to sellers 0.91 0.80 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.

STZAKO-AABEV
STZ 1.00 -0.08 0.16
AKO-A -0.08 1.00 0.08
ABEV 0.16 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STZ, AKO-A and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellation Brands (STZ) $22.17B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B, Ambev (ABEV) $43.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, STZ, AKO-A and ABEV?

Constellation Brands (STZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.5x, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.0x, Ambev (ABEV) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Brands (STZ) is cheapest (Constellation Brands (STZ) 10.6x, Ambev (ABEV) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Andina Bottling (AKO-A) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Constellation Brands (STZ) -4.3%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +73.6%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Brands (STZ) has the highest net margin (Constellation Brands (STZ) 19.8%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -7.2%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.8%, Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Constellation Brands (STZ) -5.3%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.2%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Constellation Brands (STZ) -9.6%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.0%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Constellation Brands (STZ) 0.03%, Ambev (ABEV) 0.00%. Andina Bottling (AKO-A) and Ambev (ABEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Constellation Brands (STZ) has been the steadiest (Constellation Brands (STZ) 31.5%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.0%, Ambev (ABEV) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STZ, AKO-A 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 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.