Consumer Defensive
Ambev S.A.(ABEV)
Data coverage status · 6 need attention
Quote through 2026-08-05T13:30:00Z · Stale
Quote synced 2026-08-05T20:37:29.073199Z
Daily bars through 2026-08-03 · Stale
Daily bars synced 2026-08-04T11:22:28.854294Z
Fundamentals through 2026-05-04 · Current
Fundamentals synced 2026-08-05T20:32:32.520301Z
Forecasts: Stale
Forecasts synced 2026-05-05T11:56:33.971084Z
Ownership: Missing
Ownership synced 2026-08-05T20:32:32.520301Z
Short interest: Missing
Short interest synced 2026-08-05T20:32:32.520301Z
News through 2026-05-20T10:40:26Z · Stale
News synced 2026-05-20T14:47:40.229193Z
Company profile: Delayed
Company profile synced 2026-05-06T21:57:15.709017Z
Regular-session price
Offline$3.04
+0.00% regular session
1Y Change
+38.24%
Window
Aug 5, 2025 → Aug 4, 2026
- Market Cap
- $225.53B
- P/E
- 14.5
- Trailing
- 52W Range
- $2.10 - $3.45
- Volume
- 14.73M
- 0.6x RVOL
Investment Snapshot
Valuation, growth, profitability, catalysts, and benchmark context.
1D
0.0%
1M
-0.5%
6M
+5.3%
YTD
+23.7%
1Y
+38.2%
- Market Cap
- $225.53B
- NYSE
- P/E
- 14.5
- Trailing valuation
- Revenue Growth
- -1.4%
- TTM growth
- EPS Growth
- +7.6%
- TTM earnings growth
- Operating Margin
- 25.7%
- TTM profitability
- Forward P/E
- —
- Waiting on consensus EPS
- Next Earnings
- Aug 5, 2026
- Today
- 52W Position
- 70%
- $2.10 - $3.45
- Volume
- 0.6x
- 14.73M shares latest
- Benchmark
- +15.41 pts
- vs SPY over 1Y
- Dividend
- 11.8%
- Last ex-date Aug 11, 2025
Coverage: 250 bars · Aug 5, 2025 → Aug 4, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Ambev S.A. (ABEV) is a Consumer Defensive stock with listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $3.04 and up 38.2% across the available one-year price window (Aug 5, 2025 → Aug 4, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.4%, EPS growth of +7.6%, a dividend yield of 11.8%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.4%, EPS +7.6%, free cash flow -7.0% with operating margin 25.7% and ROIC 18.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 11.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 14.5 and price/sales 2.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines ABEV price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
-1.4% vs -3.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+25.7% vs +6.2% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
14.5 vs 14.4 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
Q2 2026 was reported on May 5, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +25.0%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.4% and EPS is at +7.6%, with operating margin around 25.7%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 5, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Delta | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2 2026 May 5, 2026 | +25.0% | +1.8% | -3.3% | -6.8% |
Q1 2026 Feb 12, 2026 | +0.0% | -2.8% | -4.1% | -10.6% |
Q4 2025 Oct 27, 2025 | +0.0% | -0.5% | +5.9% | +13.5% |
Benchmark Edge
ABEV vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
Relative Read
Mixed setup vs SPY
ABEV is 15.41 pts ahead over the shared 1Y window.
ABEV had 6.97 pts deeper max drawdown than SPY.
ABEV beat SPY in 2 of 2 calendar years shown and trailed in 0.
ABEV
+38.24%
Normalized return
SPY
+22.83%
S&P 500
Excess Return
+15.41 pts
Relative to SPY
ABEV Max Drawdown
-16.10%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
-9.13%
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for ABEV and SPY.
| Year | ABEV | SPY | Excess | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +23.68% | +12.64% | +11.04 pts | ABEV |
| 2025 | +12.22% | +9.40% | +2.82 pts | ABEV |
Company Overview
Ambev S.A.
New York Stock Exchange
Ambev S.A., through its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks, other non-alcoholic beverages, malt, and food products in the Americas. The company operates through four segments: Brazil; Central America and the Caribbean; Latin America South; and Canada. It offers beer primarily under the Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Brahva Gold, Extra, Bud Light, Beck, Leffe and Hoegaarden, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Cacique, Presidente, Brahma Light, Presidente Light, Presidente Golden Light, Bohemia, The One, Corona, Modelo Especial, Stella Artois, and Budweiser, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Banks, Deputy, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith's, and Kokanee brands. The company also provides bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, coconut water, powdered and natural juices, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Gatorade, H2OH!, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Do Bem, Pepsi, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Pepsi-Cola, Seven Up, Nutrl, Bud Light Seltzer, Palm Bay, and Mike's brands. It offers its products through a network of third-party distributors and a direct distribution system. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambev S.A. is a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.
- Leadership
- Carlos Eduardo Klutzenschell Lisboa
- IPO Date
- Mar 5, 1997
- Employees
- 43.0k
- Street Address
- Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros, 1017
- Mailing
- São Paulo, SP, 04530-001
- Region
- São Paulo, SP, BR
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 55 11 2122 1414
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Statistics & Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 14.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.5
- Price/Sales
- 2.6
- Price/Book
- 2.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -1.4%
- EPS
- +7.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- -7.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 50.5%
- Operating Margin
- 25.7%
- Net Margin
- 17.6%
- ROE
- 16.9%
- ROIC
- 18.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.06
- Current Ratio
- 0.96
Earnings Reports
Latest News
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