Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV vs COCA COLA CO, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BUD and KO diverge most: on debt / equity, BUD reads 0.00 and KO reads 0.01; on p/b, BUD reads 1.64 and KO reads 10.08. 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 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 | BUD | KO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79.60 | $83.48 |
| Market cap | $160.7B | $360.1B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +8.5% |
| P/E | 23.1 | 26.3 |
| P/B | 1.64 | 10.08 |
| P/S | 2.71 | 7.31 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7 | 22.5 |
| Revenue growth | +2.3% | +5.2% |
| Gross margin | 55.9% | 63.0% |
| Operating margin | 26.0% | 35.0% |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 27.8% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 38.3% |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | 13.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.8% | 34.6% |
| FCF yield | 7.0% | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 1.36 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.77 | 7.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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