AMBEV S.A. vs Estee Lauder Companies Inc. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABEV and EL diverge most: on net margin, ABEV reads 12.2% and EL reads -1.7%; on return on equity, ABEV reads 18.0% and EL reads -6.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ABEV's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What EL's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ABEV | EL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.07 | $82.69 |
| Market cap | $47.9B | $30.2B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Household Products |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/B | — | 7.57 |
| P/S | — | 2.04 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 29.9 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +0.5% |
| Gross margin | 34.5% | 76.4% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 6.7% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | -1.7% |
| Return on equity | 18.0% | -6.2% |
| Return on assets | 11.0% | -1.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | 2.0% |
| FCF yield | — | 4.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.71 |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 1.27 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.03 | 7.72 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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