Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV vs HERSHEY CO, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BUD and HSY diverge most: on debt / equity, BUD reads 0.00 and HSY reads 1.20; on revenue growth, BUD reads +2.3% and HSY reads +12.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BUD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What HSY'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 | BUD | HSY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79.60 | $173.73 |
| Market cap | $160.7B | $38.5B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +7.6% |
| P/E | 23.1 | — |
| P/B | 1.64 | 8.13 |
| P/S | 2.71 | 3.21 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7 | 19.8 |
| Revenue growth | +2.3% | +12.6% |
| Gross margin | 55.9% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 26.0% | 20.6% |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 23.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | 7.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.8% | 12.1% |
| FCF yield | 7.0% | 5.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 1.24 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.77 | 4.19 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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