BUD vs. DEO, ABEV, KDP, COCO, CCU, WEST, BRCC, BLNE, WVVI, and CASK
Should you be buying Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV include Diageo (DEO), Ambev (ABEV), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Vita Coco (COCO), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Beeline (BLNE), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV vs. Its Competitors
Diageo (NYSE:DEO) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.21% beat Diageo's return on equity.
Diageo presently has a consensus target price of $129.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.39%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus target price of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.12%. Given Diageo's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Diageo is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.
In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 5 more articles in the media than Diageo. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 10 mentions for Diageo. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.85 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Diageo pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Diageo has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
9.0% of Diageo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Diageo. Diageo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BUD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BUD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NYSE:BUD) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
