Ambev vs PepsiCo
ABEV and PEP side by side, both in beverages. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ABEV and PEP compare
PepsiCo grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.4% versus −1.4% for Ambev).
Ambev keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.6% compared with 11.1% at PepsiCo.
PepsiCo pays a dividend yielding 4.2%; Ambev does not pay one.
PepsiCo scores higher on the StockData Score (24 against 12 for Ambev), 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 | PEP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $187B |
| Share price | $2.66 | $137.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.0% | −6.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −17.4% | −17.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.31 |
| Employees | 40K | 306K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 24 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 | 6 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 17.3× |
| P/S | – | 1.9× |
| P/B | – | 8.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 12.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 17.9× |
| FCF yield | – | 5.6% |
| Fair value | – | $196.16 |
| Margin of safety | – | 30.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.4% | 6.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 7.4% | 50.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.3% | 51.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.6% (better) | 3.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.4% | 54.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 26.4% (better) | 15.3% |
| Net margin | 17.6% (better) | 11.1% |
| FCF margin | 22.5% (better) | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 16.6% | 52.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 25.2% (better) | 18.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 (better) | 2.33 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.65 | 2.18 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 5.3× | 13.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.96 (better) | 0.94 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 3.50 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 4.2% |
| Payout ratio | – | 72.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 6.9% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.53% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 4.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 8.9% | 79.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.22% | 0.15% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.4M (better) | −$6.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 6 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.7% |
Go deeper
- ABEV stock overview
- ABEV income statement
- ABEV valuation and score
- PEP stock overview
- PEP income statement
- PEP valuation and score
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