Ambev vs United Breweries
ABEV and CCU side by side, both in beverages. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ABEV and CCU compare
United Breweries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.17% versus −1.4% for Ambev).
Ambev scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 2 for United Breweries), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ABEV | CCU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $2.73 | $10.84 |
| Change, 1 year | 7.9% | −15.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −10.8% | −38.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.41 | 0.48 |
| Employees | 40K | 88K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.4% | 0.17% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% | 9.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 7.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.4% (better) | 44.4% |
| Operating margin | 26.4% (better) | 6.6% |
| Net margin | 17.6% | – |
| FCF margin | 22.5% (better) | 3.3% |
| Return on equity | 16.6% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 25.2% (better) | 21.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.65 | – |
| Interest coverage | 5.3× (better) | 2.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 1.90 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 8.9% | 11.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.22% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.6M | – |
Go deeper
- ABEV stock overview
- ABEV income statement
- ABEV valuation and score
- CCU stock overview
- CCU income statement
- CCU valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.