AMBEV S.A. vs PepsiCo, Inc., two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABEV and PEP diverge most: on debt / equity, ABEV reads 0.00 and PEP reads 0.48; on return on equity, ABEV reads 18.0% and PEP reads 46.9%. 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 PEP'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 | PEP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.07 | $137.38 |
| Market cap | $47.9B | $188.1B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | — | 18.0 |
| P/B | — | 8.45 |
| P/S | — | 1.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 10.5 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +5.8% |
| Gross margin | 34.5% | 54.2% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 16.6% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 10.8% |
| Return on equity | 18.0% | 46.9% |
| Return on assets | 11.0% | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | 34.1% |
| FCF yield | — | 4.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 4.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 0.93 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.03 | 3.14 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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