TAP vs AKO-A vs SAM Stock Comparison

Molson Coors Beverage, Andina Bottling and Boston Beer Prices as of Oct 26, 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)
$978.34B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
4 wins
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$201.68 +23.2% 1M -12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Molson Coors Beverage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Molson Coors Beverage 4, Andina Bottling 4, Boston Beer 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAPAKO-ASAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.43B $3.72B $2.03B TAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 0.0x -27.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x — 23.6x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.6% +2.3% -3.5% AKO-A
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.8% -19.6% -3.6% SAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.5% 13.9% — AKO-A
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.2x 3.7x — TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% +17.2% -12.9% AKO-A
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +17.0%/yr -16.1%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 53.0% 37.8% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 50/100 57/100 SAM

Percentile Scorecard

TAPAKO-ASAM

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

AxisTAPAKO-ASAM
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 95 #3 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Growth 6 #31 of 33 13 #29 of 33 3 #32 of 33
Profitability 33 #21 of 31 53 #15 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 38 #24 of 38 68 #13 of 38
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 23 – 96 #2 of 23
Overall 53 50 57
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • AKO-A 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

PeriodTAPAKO-ASAMSPY
1 month +11.3%-9.1%+23.2% -0.8%
3 months -2.7%+3.8%+9.9% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%+1.5%-16.0% +7.0%
Year to date -14.3%+1.3%+3.4% +12.2%
1 year -11.9%+17.2%-12.9% +13.0%
3 years -29.5%+141.4%-36.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.0%+34.2%-14.2% +23.1%
5 years -8.3%+118.8%-58.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+17.0%-16.1% +11.0%
10 years -62.3%+8.0%+26.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.3%+0.8%+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTAPAKO-ASAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%53.0%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%66.0%40.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.19-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.32-0.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-28.6%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-12.4%-22.4% -1.8%
52-week high $54.38$26.96$260.05 $779.14
52-week low $35.96$20.29$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.

MultipleTAPAKO-ASAM
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 26.6x 0.0xmedian 26.6x -28.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 14.2x 3.7xmedian 14.2x -172.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 18.3x 4.7xmedian 18.3x 11.2xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 0.0xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.09 —median 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 monthsTAPAKO-ASAM
Revenue $12.93B $978.34B $2.03B
Gross profit $4.10B $395.11B $937.09M
Operating income -$2.52B $497.89B -$96.37M
Net income -$2.34B $105.38B -$73.06M
Free cash flow $1.33B $799.73M $185.06M
EPS (diluted) $-12.29 – $-7.15
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $322.08B $308.10M
Total debt $7.71B $6.65T –
Shares (diluted) 187.70M – 10.22M
Enterprise value $3.07B -$985.18B $1.07B

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
MetricTAPAKO-ASAM
P/E -3.3x 0.0x -28.3x
P/FCF 6.5x 4.7x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 5.1x 8.8x
P/S 0.7x 0.0x 1.0x
P/B 0.8x 0.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -5.7x 0.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -8.1x 3.7x -172.8x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 3.7x -18.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 10.7x 2,314x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 2,532x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAPAKO-ASAM
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.6% 2.3% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -34.1% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 2.4% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -33.4% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -256.4% 14.7% -179.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -94.9% 12.3% -42.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -318.2% 5.6% -179.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -307.5% -16.9% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -338.3% – -183.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -307.3% – -45.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.3% 17.4% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -88.9% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% -7.3% -12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -90.2% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAPAKO-ASAM
Gross margin 31.7% 40.4% 46.1%
EBITDA margin -13.6% 50.9% -0.5%
Operating margin -19.5% 50.9% -4.7%
Pretax margin -21.3% 13.8% -4.3%
Net margin -17.8% -19.6% -3.6%
FCF margin 10.3% 0.1% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 0.1% 11.5%
Return on equity -22.9% 7.6% -10.1%
Return on assets -10.1% 3.0% -5.9%
Return on invested capital -12.5% 13.9% –
Return on capital employed -13.9% 17.2% -12.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 0.0x -3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAPAKO-ASAM
Debt / assets 31.6% 63.5% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.2x 3.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.8x 2,774x –
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 61.1% 40.6%
Equity / assets 42.3% 38.9% 59.4%
Interest coverage – 30.2x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.87 1.38 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAPAKO-ASAM
Dividend yield 4.8% – –
Net buyback yield 6.4% – 5.9%
Shareholder yield 11.1% – 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.

ConsensusTAPAKO-ASAM
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 – 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.43FY2026 – $8.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.3%FY2026 – -13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% – +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.74BFY2026 – $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 – +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% – -10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAPAKO-ASAM
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 617 16 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% -1.0% +11.2%
Institutions buying 340 4 158
Institutions selling 196 5 113
Buyers to sellers 1.73 0.80 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.

TAPAKO-ASAM
TAP 1.00 -0.09 0.63
AKO-A -0.09 1.00 -0.10
SAM 0.63 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.43B, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Andina Bottling (AKO-A) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boston Beer (SAM) has the highest net margin (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -19.6%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%). On return on invested capital, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) leads (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andina Bottling (AKO-A) returned the most: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.2%, Boston Beer (SAM) -12.9%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.0%/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%, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.0%, Boston Beer (SAM) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAP, AKO-A 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, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 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.