AMBEV S.A. vs Monster Beverage Corp, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABEV and MNST diverge most: on revenue growth, ABEV reads +4.8% and MNST reads +18.1%; on current ratio, ABEV reads 0.96 and MNST reads 3.26. 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 MNST'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 | MNST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.07 | $97.37 |
| Market cap | $47.9B | $96.2B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +28.5% |
| P/B | — | 11.03 |
| P/S | — | 10.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 36.1 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +18.1% |
| Gross margin | 34.5% | 55.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 31.0% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 23.1% |
| Return on equity | 18.0% | 23.3% |
| Return on assets | 11.0% | 18.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | 22.4% |
| FCF yield | — | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 3.26 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.03 | 8.77 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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