Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV vs PepsiCo, Inc., two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BUD and PEP diverge most: on debt / equity, BUD reads 0.00 and PEP reads 0.48; on return on equity, BUD reads 8.7% and PEP reads 46.9%. 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 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 | BUD | PEP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79.60 | $137.38 |
| Market cap | $160.7B | $188.1B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.1% |
| P/E | 23.1 | 18.0 |
| P/B | 1.64 | 8.45 |
| P/S | 2.71 | 1.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| Revenue growth | +2.3% | +5.8% |
| Gross margin | 55.9% | 54.2% |
| Operating margin | 26.0% | 16.6% |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 10.8% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 46.9% |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.8% | 34.1% |
| FCF yield | 7.0% | 4.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 4.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 0.93 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.77 | 3.14 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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