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How Ambev S.A. stacks up
ABEV · against 47 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
94/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #6 of 48 · scores higher than 85% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score10 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including ABEV · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 94?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 88% of peers. Return on invested capital: 25.4% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 91% of peers. Return on assets: 10.7% vs peer median 4.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 94% of peers. Operating margin: 26.4% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ABEV, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ABEV | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 45 reported | 25.4% | 15.5% | 80% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 48 reported | 26.4% | 12.6% | 89% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 46 reported | 10.7% | 6.6% | 87% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 46 reported | 17.7% | 17.1% | 53% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 49 reported | 51.8% | 39.9% | 73% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ABEV| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 162.4B CNY (≈$22.7B) | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 212.7B CNY (≈$29.8B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 3 | 503.8B HKD (≈$64.5B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 4 | 3.43T INR (≈$41.2B) | 97 | 62 | |
| 5 | 72.6B EUR (≈$79.8B) | 96 | 79 | |
| 6 | 40.7B USD | 94 | 66 | |
| 6 | 76.2B USD | 94 | 43 | |
| 6 | 56.3B CAD (≈$41.1B) | 94 | 52 | |
| 9 | 4.61T INR (≈$55.3B) | 92 | 64 | |
| 10 | 25.2B USD | 90 | 65 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score