TAP vs SAM vs ABEV Stock Comparison

Molson Coors Beverage, Boston Beer and Ambev Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAM Boston Beer Co Inc
$200.34 +22.4% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Brewers Consumer Staples
ABEV Ambev S.A.
$2.88 -1.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.39B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.68B
Div. yield
1.04%
Brewers Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ambev leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ambev 7, Molson Coors Beverage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAPSAMABEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.54B $2.05B $45.39B ABEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x -28.1x 14.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 22.3x 15.2x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.6% -3.5% +4.1% ABEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.8% -3.6% 18.8% 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 4.84% — 1.04% TAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.9% -11.9% +29.7% ABEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr -16.6%/yr -0.4%/yr ABEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 37.7% 35.9% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 58/100 68/100 ABEV

Percentile Scorecard

TAPSAMABEV

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

AxisTAPSAMABEV
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 76 #10 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Growth 6 #31 of 33 3 #32 of 33 28 #24 of 33
Profitability 33 #21 of 31 47 #17 of 31 100 #1 of 31
Financial Health 36 #24 of 37 69 #12 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 23 96 #2 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Overall 52 58 68
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • SAM 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

PeriodTAPSAMABEVSPY
1 month +9.6%+22.4%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%+7.9%-7.7% +3.9%
6 months -7.4%-15.9%-1.0% +8.2%
Year to date -15.5%+2.7%+16.6% +12.9%
1 year -12.9%-11.9%+29.7% +12.3%
3 years -30.5%-37.3%+18.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.4%-14.4%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -10.1%-59.7%-2.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%-16.6%-0.4% +10.9%
10 years -62.4%+28.4%-53.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.3%+2.5%-7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTAPSAMABEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%37.7%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%40.5%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.270.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.320.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-70.1%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-23.0%-16.0% -1.2%
52-week high $54.38$260.05$3.43 $779.14
52-week low $35.96$161.08$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.

MultipleTAPSAMABEV
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 26.1x -28.1xmedian 26.1x 14.3xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 14.0x -171.5xmedian 14.0x 7.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 18.1x 11.1xmedian 18.1x 7.5xmedian 18.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.07 0.62median 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 monthsTAPSAMABEV
Revenue $12.93B $2.03B $16.68B
Gross profit $4.10B $937.09M $8.66B
Operating income -$2.52B -$96.37M $4.53B
Net income -$2.34B -$73.06M $3.16B
Free cash flow $1.33B $185.06M $6.02B
EPS (diluted) $-12.29 $-7.15 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $308.10M $3.21B
Total debt $7.71B – $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 187.70M 10.22M 15.68B
Enterprise value $4.37B $1.09B $30.79B

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
MetricTAPSAMABEV
P/E -3.2x -28.1x 14.3x
P/FCF 6.4x 11.1x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 8.8x 8.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.0x 2.7x
P/B 0.8x 2.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -5.6x 2.8x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA -8.0x -171.5x 7.5x
EV/EBIT -5.6x -18.1x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.9x 2.6x
EV/FCF 10.7x 9.4x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 7.5x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.62 4.15

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAPSAMABEV
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% 40.6% 35.7%
Equity / assets 42.3% 59.4% 64.3%
Interest coverage – – 5.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.86 3.92 4.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAPSAMABEV
Dividend yield 4.8% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 6.0% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 11.3% 6.0% 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.

ConsensusTAPSAMABEV
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.42FY2026 $8.97FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.5%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +17.7% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.73BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026 $18.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% -9.5% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAPSAMABEV
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.2% 6.7%
Institutions holding 617 330 403
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +11.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 340 158 199
Institutions selling 196 113 131
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.40 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.

TAPSAMABEV
TAP 1.00 0.63 0.27
SAM 0.63 1.00 0.11
ABEV 0.27 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAP, SAM and ABEV?

Ambev (ABEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $8.54B, Boston Beer (SAM) $2.05B, Ambev (ABEV) $45.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ambev (ABEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.5%, Ambev (ABEV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ambev (ABEV) has the highest net margin (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Boston Beer (SAM) -3.6%, Ambev (ABEV) 18.8%). 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) -12.9%, Boston Beer (SAM) -11.9%, Ambev (ABEV) +29.7%. Over five years, Ambev (ABEV) compounded fastest (Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.1%/yr, Boston Beer (SAM) -16.6%/yr, Ambev (ABEV) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has the highest dividend yield: Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 4.84%, Ambev (ABEV) 1.04%. Boston Beer (SAM) 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) 29.6%, Boston Beer (SAM) 37.7%, Ambev (ABEV) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAP, SAM 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 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.