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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) Competitors

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BUD vs. DEO, KDP, ABEV, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, WVVI, BLNE, and IBG

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), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Ambev (ABEV), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Beeline (BLNE), and Innovation Beverage Group (IBG). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV vs. Its Competitors

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Diageo (NYSE:DEO) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diageo pays out 46.4% 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.

5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Diageo shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$59.77B2.07$5.86B$3.4519.96
Diageo$20.27B2.84$3.87B$6.8515.11

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diageo has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.09% beat Diageo's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV11.74% 16.09% 6.86%
Diageo N/A N/A N/A

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus target price of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.81%. Diageo has a consensus target price of $129.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.62%. Given Diageo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diageo is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
Diageo
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

In the previous week, Diageo had 4 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Diageo and 10 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 1.00 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Diageo
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BUD vs. The Competition

MetricAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$123.79B$15.20B$16.24B$20.42B
Dividend Yield1.23%2.75%3.17%3.76%
P/E Ratio19.9625.0019.8727.59
Price / Sales2.071.5867.0836.05
Price / Cash9.809.9814.5421.79
Price / Book1.4013.656.174.52
Net Income$5.86B$830.20M$680.27M$984.47M
7 Day Performance0.52%1.96%2.12%2.64%
1 Month Performance-3.33%-5.07%0.41%5.05%
1 Year Performance17.42%-10.86%7.02%13.49%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
2.1016 of 5 stars
$68.88
-0.5%
$71.50
+3.8%
+18.7%$123.79B$59.77B19.96143,885
DEO
Diageo
3.3739 of 5 stars
$100.26
-0.5%
$129.00
+28.7%
-17.5%$55.78B$20.27B14.6430,367Positive News
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper
4.5836 of 5 stars
$33.26
-1.0%
$39.71
+19.4%
+2.2%$45.17B$15.35B30.2429,400Positive News
ABEV
Ambev
1.7912 of 5 stars
$2.43
+1.7%
$2.60
+7.0%
+18.9%$38.29B$16.59B15.1942,167
CCU
Compania Cervecerias Unidas
0.7805 of 5 stars
$12.56
+0.5%
$9.70
-22.8%
+15.6%$2.32B$3.08B13.369,638
COCO
Vita Coco
1.7207 of 5 stars
$36.00
+2.5%
$35.88
-0.3%
+32.1%$2.04B$516.01M35.64280
WEST
Westrock Coffee
2.6913 of 5 stars
$5.94
-0.3%
$10.40
+75.1%
-40.6%$562.16M$850.73M-6.531,408News Coverage
BRCC
BRC
2.2834 of 5 stars
$1.32
-2.6%
$2.88
+118.6%
-75.2%$280.38M$391.49M-14.61840
WVVI
Willamette Valley Vineyards
0.5661 of 5 stars
$5.50
-0.2%
N/A+36.8%$27.28M$39.78M-10.78270Gap Down
BLNE
Beeline
N/A$1.10
+10.6%
N/AN/A$9.97M$3.77M-0.0391News Coverage
High Trading Volume
IBG
Innovation Beverage Group
N/A$0.53
-5.3%
N/AN/A$4.42MN/A0.00N/AGap Down

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This page (NYSE:BUD) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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