TAP vs ABEV vs STZ Stock Comparison

Molson Coors Beverage, Ambev and Constellation Brands 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 6, Molson Coors Beverage 3, Constellation Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAPABEVSTZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.38B $45.06B $22.26B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 14.3x 11.6x STZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 14.9x 11.0x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.6% +4.1% -4.3% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.8% 18.8% 19.8% STZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.5% 25.3% 11.8% ABEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.4x 3.2x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% +29.7% -2.9% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +1.2%/yr -8.8%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 36.0% 31.4% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 69/100 62/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

TAPABEVSTZ

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

AxisTAPABEVSTZ
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 87 #6 of 38 89 #5 of 38
Growth 6 #31 of 33 31 #23 of 33 22 #26 of 33
Profitability 33 #21 of 31 100 #1 of 31 83 #6 of 31
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 81 #8 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 23 46 #13 of 23 91 #3 of 23
Overall 53 69 62
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ABEV ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • STZ ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTAPABEVSTZSPY
1 month +11.3%-2.4%+19.3% -0.8%
3 months -2.7%-7.8%+4.5% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%-1.7%-12.6% +7.0%
Year to date -14.3%+15.0%-1.7% +12.2%
1 year -11.9%+29.7%-2.9% +13.0%
3 years -29.5%+16.4%-40.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.0%+5.2%-16.1% +23.1%
5 years -8.3%+6.0%-36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+1.2%-8.8% +11.0%
10 years -62.3%-54.3%-18.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.3%-7.5%-2.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTAPABEVSTZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%36.0%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%37.3%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.46-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.82-0.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-46.2%-58.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-17.2%-18.6% -1.8%
52-week high $54.38$3.43$166.68 $779.14
52-week low $35.96$2.18$112.75 $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.

MultipleTAPABEVSTZ
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x 12.0xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 14.2x 7.3xmedian 14.2x 10.4xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 18.3x 7.4xmedian 18.3x 12.5xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.09 4.09median 2.09 1.08median 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 monthsTAPABEVSTZ
Revenue $12.93B $16.68B $9.70B
Gross profit $4.10B $8.66B $4.85B
Operating income -$2.52B $4.53B $2.78B
Net income -$2.34B $3.16B $1.92B
Free cash flow $1.33B $6.02B $1.84B
EPS (diluted) $-12.29 $0.20 $11.28
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $3.21B $98.50M
Total debt $7.71B $2.67B $10.32B
Shares (diluted) 187.70M 15.68B 170.60M
Enterprise value $3.02B $30.35B $21.81B

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
MetricTAPABEVSTZ
P/E -3.3x 14.1x 12.0x
P/FCF 6.5x 7.4x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 8.5x 8.6x
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 2.4x
P/B 0.8x 2.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -5.7x 3.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA -8.1x 7.3x 10.4x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 9.4x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.5x 3.4x
EV/FCF 10.7x 7.0x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 8.0x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 4.09 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAPABEVSTZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.6% 4.1% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 1.4% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 4.9% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 2.7% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -256.4% 13.0% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -94.9% 9.5% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -318.2% 19.2% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -307.5% 3.6% 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -338.3% -14.2% 62.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -307.3% 3.5% 11.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.3% 14.3% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 9.6% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% 11.2% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 4.9% 6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAPABEVSTZ
Gross margin 31.7% 51.9% 50.0%
EBITDA margin -13.6% 34.6% 32.9%
Operating margin -19.5% 27.1% 28.7%
Pretax margin -21.3% 23.1% 25.5%
Net margin -17.8% 18.8% 19.8%
FCF margin 10.3% 36.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 31.5% 27.4%
Return on equity -22.9% 18.4% 23.0%
Return on assets -10.1% 11.7% 9.1%
Return on invested capital -12.5% 25.3% 11.8%
Return on capital employed -13.9% 23.5% 14.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAPABEVSTZ
Debt / assets 31.6% 4.1% 46.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x -0.4x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 0.2x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 35.7% 59.8%
Equity / assets 42.3% 64.3% 40.2%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.87 4.09 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAPABEVSTZ
Dividend yield 4.8% 1.1% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 1.2% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 11.1% 2.2% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusTAPABEVSTZ
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.42FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +15.8% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.73BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026 $8.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +0.1% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAPABEVSTZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 6.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 617 403 1,032
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +0.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 340 199 408
Institutions selling 196 131 449
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.52 0.91

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.

TAPABEVSTZ
TAP 1.00 0.27 0.56
ABEV 0.27 1.00 0.17
STZ 0.56 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAP, ABEV and STZ?

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.38B, Ambev (ABEV) $45.06B, Constellation Brands (STZ) $22.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAP, ABEV and STZ?

Constellation Brands (STZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -3.2x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.3x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is cheapest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 9.1x, Ambev (ABEV) 14.9x, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Brands (STZ) has the highest net margin (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Ambev (ABEV) leads (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%, Ambev (ABEV) 25.3%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ambev (ABEV) returned the most: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%, Constellation Brands (STZ) -2.9%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) +1.2%/yr, Constellation Brands (STZ) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 0.00%, Ambev (ABEV) 0.00%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 0.03%. Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) and Ambev (ABEV) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Constellation Brands (STZ) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.