TAP vs ABEV vs SAM Stock Comparison

Molson Coors Beverage, Ambev and Boston Beer Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
7 wins
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$201.68 +23.2% 1M -12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 7, Molson Coors Beverage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAPABEVSAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.38B $45.06B $2.05B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 14.3x -28.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 14.9x 22.5x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.6% +4.1% -3.5% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.8% 18.8% -3.6% 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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% +29.7% -12.9% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +1.2%/yr -16.1%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 36.0% 37.8% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 69/100 57/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

TAPABEVSAM

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

AxisTAPABEVSAM
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 87 #6 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Growth 6 #31 of 33 31 #23 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability 33 #21 of 31 100 #1 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 81 #8 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 23 46 #13 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Overall 53 69 57
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTAPABEVSAMSPY
1 month +11.3%-2.4%+23.2% -0.8%
3 months -2.7%-7.8%+9.9% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%-1.7%-16.0% +7.0%
Year to date -14.3%+15.0%+3.4% +12.2%
1 year -11.9%+29.7%-12.9% +13.0%
3 years -29.5%+16.4%-36.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.0%+5.2%-14.2% +23.1%
5 years -8.3%+6.0%-58.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+1.2%-16.1% +11.0%
10 years -62.3%-54.3%+26.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.3%-7.5%+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTAPABEVSAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%36.0%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%37.3%40.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.46-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.82-0.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-46.2%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-17.2%-22.4% -1.8%
52-week high $54.38$3.43$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $35.96$2.18$161.08 $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.

MultipleTAPABEVSAM
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x -28.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 14.2x 7.3xmedian 14.2x -172.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 18.3x 7.4xmedian 18.3x 11.2xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.09 4.09median 2.09 0.63median 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 monthsTAPABEVSAM
Revenue $12.93B $16.68B $2.03B
Gross profit $4.10B $8.66B $937.09M
Operating income -$2.52B $4.53B -$96.37M
Net income -$2.34B $3.16B -$73.06M
Free cash flow $1.33B $6.02B $185.06M
EPS (diluted) $-12.29 $0.20 $-7.15
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $3.21B $308.10M
Total debt $7.71B $2.67B –
Shares (diluted) 187.70M 15.68B 10.22M
Enterprise value $3.02B $30.35B $1.09B

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
MetricTAPABEVSAM
P/E -3.3x 14.1x -28.3x
P/FCF 6.5x 7.4x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 8.5x 8.8x
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 1.0x
P/B 0.8x 2.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -5.7x 3.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -8.1x 7.3x -172.8x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 9.4x -18.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 10.7x 7.0x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 8.0x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 4.09 0.63

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAPABEVSAM
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 57.7% 35.7% 40.6%
Equity / assets 42.3% 64.3% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.87 4.09 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAPABEVSAM
Dividend yield 4.8% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 6.4% 1.2% 5.9%
Shareholder yield 11.1% 2.2% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusTAPABEVSAM
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.42FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $8.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +15.8% +17.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.73BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +0.1% -9.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

TAPABEVSAM
TAP 1.00 0.27 0.63
ABEV 0.27 1.00 0.11
SAM 0.63 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAP, ABEV and SAM?

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.38B, Ambev (ABEV) $45.06B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.05B.

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%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%). 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: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Boston Beer (SAM) -12.9%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -16.1%/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%, Boston Beer (SAM) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAP, ABEV and SAM?

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.