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How Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stacks up
BUD · against 11 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
28/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #9 of 12 · scores higher than 27% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score3 peers with a valuation score of 20–29, including BUD · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 28?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 86% of peers. EBITDA yield: 2.0% vs peer median 8.7%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 7.7% vs peer median 6.2%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 66% of peers. Earnings yield: 4.7% vs peer median 4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 12 reported | 6.1% | 4.5% | 73% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 12 reported | 2.0% | 6.1% | 0% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 4 reported | Not reported | 4.0% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 11 reported | 9.8% | 13.5% | 10% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BUD| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 130.9B USD | 57 | 61 | |
| 2 | 717.6B BRL (≈$129.2B) | 55 | 59 | |
| 3 | 139.6B USD | 53 | 53 | |
| 4 | 128.5B USD | 52 | 46 | |
| 5 | 187.1B USD | 51 | 54 | |
| 6 | 1.85T CNY (≈$259.0B) | 37 | 71 | |
| 7 | 83.1B USD | 32 | 44 | |
| 7 | 217.1B CHF (≈$249.7B) | 32 | 35 | |
| 9 | 159.8B USD | 28 | 40 | |
| 10 | 95.6B CHF (≈$109.9B) | 27 | 56 | |
| 11 | 230.5B EUR (≈$253.5B) | 23 | 43 | |
| 12 | 92.4B USD | 19 | 73 |
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