AMBEV S.A. vs ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Ambev turns 12.17% of its Latin American beer revenue into profit; Archer-Daniels-Midland keeps 1.34% of what flows through its grain elevators and crushing plants. That gap is the whole story of branded drink versus bulk commodity. Ambev earns 18.01% on equity against ADM's 4.74%, and carries no net debt while ADM runs 0.36. Price tells a strange tale: ADM trades at 34.29 times earnings, Ambev at 16.59, yet ADM throws off a 12.89% free cash yield versus Ambev's 7.72%. The market pays up for ADM's thin, cyclical spreads on hope and discounts Ambev's steadier pour. At $50.4B, Ambev is the larger house.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | ABEV | ADM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.07 | $80.41 |
| Market cap | $47.9B | $38.9B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +5.0% |
| P/E | 15.8 | 35.9 |
| P/B | 2.75 | 1.71 |
| P/S | 1.86 | 0.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7 | 39.2 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | -3.7% |
| Gross margin | 34.5% | 6.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | — |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 1.3% |
| Return on equity | 18.0% | 4.7% |
| Return on assets | 11.0% | 1.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | — |
| FCF yield | 8.1% | 12.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 1.31 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.03 | 8.16 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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