AMBEV S.A. vs COCA COLA CO, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABEV and KO diverge most: on debt / equity, ABEV reads 0.00 and KO reads 0.01; on net margin, ABEV reads 12.2% and KO reads 27.8%. 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 KO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ABEV | KO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.07 | $83.48 |
| Market cap | $47.9B | $360.1B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +8.3% |
| P/E | — | 26.3 |
| P/B | — | 10.08 |
| P/S | — | 7.31 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 22.5 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +5.2% |
| Gross margin | 34.5% | 63.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 35.0% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 27.8% |
| Return on equity | 18.0% | 38.3% |
| Return on assets | 11.0% | 13.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | 34.6% |
| FCF yield | — | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 1.36 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.03 | 7.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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