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ABEV vs SAM

Side-by-side comparison of Ambev S.A. (ABEV) and Boston Beer Company Inc. (SAM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ABEV and SAM operate in Beverages (Production/Distribution) (Consumer Staples), so they compete in similar markets.
  • ABEV is the larger of the two at $50.20B, about 9.6x SAM ($5.23B).
  • Over the past year, ABEV is up 15.4% and SAM is down 1.2% - ABEV leads by 16.6 points.
  • ABEV has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for SAM).
  • SAM has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 19 for ABEV).
PerformanceABEV+15.43%SAM-1.18%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricABEVSAM
Company
Ambev S.A.
Boston Beer Company Inc.
Price
$2.88-1.87%
$235.31-1.98%
Market cap
$50.20B
$5.23B
1M return
+0.88%
+5.04%
1Y return
+15.43%
-1.18%
Industry
Beverages (Production/Distribution)
Beverages (Production/Distribution)
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2013
News (4w)
5
4
Recent ratings
19
25
ABEV

Ambev S.A.

Ambev S.A., through its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks (CSD), other non-alcoholic beverages, malt, and food products in the Americas. It operates through three segments: Brazil; Central America and the Caribbean; Latin America South; and Canada. The company offers beer primarily under the Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Brahva Gold, Extra, Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois, Corona, Modelo Especial, Beck, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Cacique, Presidente, Brahma Light, President Light, Bohemia, The One, Banks, Deputy, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Patricia, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith's, and Kokanee brands. It also provides bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, coconut water, powdered and natural juices, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Natu, Gatorade, H2OH!, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Do Bem, Pepsi, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Pepsi-Cola, Seven Up, Nutrl, and Palm Bay and Mike's brands, as well as For Me wellness shots, a functional beverage. Ambev S.A. offers its products through a network of third-party distributors and a direct distribution system. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambev S.A. is a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.

SAM

Boston Beer Company Inc.

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. The company's flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It offers various beers, hard ciders, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, Coney Island, Concrete Beach brand names. The company markets and sells its products to a network of approximately 400 wholesalers in the United States, as well as international wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other retail outlets. It also sells in products in Canada, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.