Ambev S A's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Ambev S A (ABEV) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Ambev S A vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 16,766M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Ambev S A ranks #11 of 37 companies by market capitalization in the Nonalcoholic Beverages industry, holding 1.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Ambev S A accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
ABEV Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Ambev S A generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Nonalcoholic Beverages industry grew revenue 12.5% year over year, combined, vs -1.4% for Ambev S A. Ambev S A's share of combined industry revenue moved from 9.77% to 8.56%, a loss of 1.20 percentage points.
Ambev S A's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambev S a | Yes | No | No | No |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
ABEV Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
ABEV Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
ABEV Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
ABEV Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Ambev S A's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. | Named by the company | 85% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cervejaria Petrópolis | Named by the company | 85% |
| PepsiCo | Named by the company | 85% |
| Baru | Named by the company | 85% |
| Florida Ice & Farm Co | Named by the company | 85% |
| Compañía Cervecera de Nicaragua | Named by the company | 85% |
| State Brewery | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cerveceria Centro Americana | Named by the company | 85% |
| Heineken | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Ambev S A's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.