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How Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stacks up
BUD · against 151 other Consumer Defensive companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
74/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #45 of 152 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score18 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including BUD · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 74?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, which is stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.1% vs peer median 4.0%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.2% vs peer median 7.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 94% of peers. Operating margin: 26.0% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BUD, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BUD | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 147 reported | 8.2% | 8.4% | 49% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 153 reported | 26.0% | 5.9% | 95% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 152 reported | 3.1% | 4.3% | 42% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 144 reported | Not reported | 10.2% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 154 reported | 56.5% | 35.5% | 81% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BUD| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 129.5B USD | 99 | 46 | |
| 1 | 314.1B USD | 99 | 54 | |
| 3 | 3.7B USD | 98 | 73 | |
| 3 | 775M USD | 98 | 89 | |
| 5 | 3.5B USD | 97 | 54 | |
| 40 | 12.1B USD | 78 | 34 | |
| 40 |
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