TAP vs ABEV vs AKO-A Stock Comparison

Molson Coors Beverage, Ambev and Andina Bottling Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.84 -2.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.06B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
6 wins
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.61 -9.1% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.34B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 6, Molson Coors Beverage 3, Andina Bottling 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAPABEVAKO-ALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.38B $45.06B $3.72B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 14.3x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 14.9x — TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.6% +4.1% +2.3% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.8% 18.8% -19.6% ABEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.5% 25.3% 13.9% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.4x 3.7x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% +29.7% +17.2% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +1.2%/yr +17.0%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 36.0% 53.0% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 69/100 50/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

TAPABEVAKO-A

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

AxisTAPABEVAKO-A
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 87 #6 of 38 95 #3 of 38
Growth 6 #31 of 33 31 #23 of 33 13 #29 of 33
Profitability 33 #21 of 31 100 #1 of 31 53 #15 of 31
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 81 #8 of 38 38 #24 of 38
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 23 46 #13 of 23 –
Overall 53 69 50
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTAPABEVAKO-ASPY
1 month +11.3%-2.4%-9.1% -0.8%
3 months -2.7%-7.8%+3.8% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%-1.7%+1.5% +7.0%
Year to date -14.3%+15.0%+1.3% +12.2%
1 year -11.9%+29.7%+17.2% +13.0%
3 years -29.5%+16.4%+141.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.0%+5.2%+34.2% +23.1%
5 years -8.3%+6.0%+118.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+1.2%+17.0% +11.0%
10 years -62.3%-54.3%+8.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.3%-7.5%+0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTAPABEVAKO-ASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%36.0%53.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%37.3%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.460.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.820.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-46.2%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-17.2%-12.4% -1.8%
52-week high $54.38$3.43$26.96 $779.14
52-week low $35.96$2.18$20.29 $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.

MultipleTAPABEVAKO-A
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x 0.0xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 14.2x 7.3xmedian 14.2x 3.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 18.3x 7.4xmedian 18.3x 4.7xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 0.0xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.09 4.09median 2.09 —median 2.09

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 monthsTAPABEVAKO-A
Revenue $12.93B $16.68B $978.34B
Gross profit $4.10B $8.66B $395.11B
Operating income -$2.52B $4.53B $497.89B
Net income -$2.34B $3.16B $105.38B
Free cash flow $1.33B $6.02B $799.73M
EPS (diluted) $-12.29 $0.20 –
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $3.21B $322.08B
Total debt $7.71B $2.67B $6.65T
Shares (diluted) 187.70M 15.68B –
Enterprise value $3.02B $30.35B -$985.18B

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
MetricTAPABEVAKO-A
P/E -3.3x 14.1x 0.0x
P/FCF 6.5x 7.4x 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 8.5x 5.1x
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 0.0x
P/B 0.8x 2.6x 0.0x
P/Tangible book -5.7x 3.0x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA -8.1x 7.3x 3.7x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 9.4x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 10.7x 7.0x 2,314x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 8.0x 2,532x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 4.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAPABEVAKO-A
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.6% 4.1% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 1.4% -34.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 4.9% 2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 2.7% -33.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -256.4% 13.0% 14.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -94.9% 9.5% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -318.2% 19.2% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -307.5% 3.6% -16.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -338.3% -14.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -307.3% 3.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.3% 14.3% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 9.6% -88.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% 11.2% -7.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 4.9% -90.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAPABEVAKO-A
Gross margin 31.7% 51.9% 40.4%
EBITDA margin -13.6% 34.6% 50.9%
Operating margin -19.5% 27.1% 50.9%
Pretax margin -21.3% 23.1% 13.8%
Net margin -17.8% 18.8% -19.6%
FCF margin 10.3% 36.1% 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 31.5% 0.1%
Return on equity -22.9% 18.4% 7.6%
Return on assets -10.1% 11.7% 3.0%
Return on invested capital -12.5% 25.3% 13.9%
Return on capital employed -13.9% 23.5% 17.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAPABEVAKO-A
Debt / assets 31.6% 4.1% 63.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.4x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 0.2x 2,774x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 35.7% 61.1%
Equity / assets 42.3% 64.3% 38.9%
Interest coverage – 5.7x 30.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.87 4.09 1.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAPABEVAKO-A
Dividend yield 4.8% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 6.4% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 11.1% 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.

ConsensusTAPABEVAKO-A
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.42FY2026 $0.19FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -18.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +15.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.73BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +0.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAPABEVAKO-A
Held by institutions 100.0% 6.7% 0.1%
Institutions holding 617 403 16
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +0.9% -1.0%
Institutions buying 340 199 4
Institutions selling 196 131 5
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.52 0.80

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.

TAPABEVAKO-A
TAP 1.00 0.27 -0.09
ABEV 0.27 1.00 0.06
AKO-A -0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.38B, Ambev (ABEV) $45.06B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ambev (ABEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -19.6%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%, Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.2%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.7%, Ambev (ABEV) 36.0%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAP, ABEV and AKO-A?

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.