Sectors & IndustriesConsumer DefensiveBeverages - Brewers
Best Brewer Beverage Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top brewer beverage stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best brewer beverage stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Beverages - Brewers
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Beverages - Brewers is Zen Rated B and is the 45th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
CCU
UNITED BREWERIES CO INC
NYSE
Beverages - Brewers
$2.56B$13.860.00%$280.75M14.89x1.52
Chile
SAM
BOSTON BEER CO INC
NYSE
Beverages - Brewers
$2.59B$232.06-0.82%$198.04M37.37x0.38
United States
ABEV
AMBEV SA
NYSE
Beverages - Brewers
$39.71B$2.520.40%$5.22B16.15x0.64
Brazil
BUD
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA
NYSE
Beverages - Brewers
$139.89B$69.281.36%$20.93B23.73x1.51
Belgium
FMX
MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC
NYSE
Beverages - Brewers
$37.05B$106.590.69%$5.48B154.93x1.58
Mexico
TAP
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO
NYSE
Beverages - Brewers
$10.39B$54.01-0.55%$2.42B10.82x0.95
United States

Brewer Beverage Stocks FAQ

What are the best brewer beverage stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best brewer beverage stocks to buy right now are:

1. United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU)


United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) is the #1 top brewer beverage stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 6 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 38.

CCU passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. United Breweries Co has seen its stock return 6.37% over the past year, overperforming other brewer beverage stocks by 14 percentage points.

2. Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM)


Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM) is the #2 top brewer beverage stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 6 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 38.

SAM passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Boston Beer Co has seen its stock lose -13.18% over the past year, underperforming other brewer beverage stocks by -5 percentage points.

Boston Beer Co has an average 1 year price target of $282.00, an upside of 21.52% from Boston Beer Co's current stock price of $232.06.

Boston Beer Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Boston Beer Co, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV)


Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) is the #3 top brewer beverage stock out of 6 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is -3 points lower than the brewer beverage industry average of 38.

ABEV passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ambev Sa has seen its stock return 10.53% over the past year, overperforming other brewer beverage stocks by 18 percentage points.

Ambev Sa has an average 1 year price target of $2.50, a downside of -0.79% from Ambev Sa's current stock price of $2.52.

Ambev Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ambev Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the brewer beverage stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 5 brewer beverage stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 brewer beverage stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa (NYSE:BUD)


Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa (NYSE:BUD) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the brewer beverage industry average of 2.57%. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's dividend payout ratio of 29.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Mexican Economic Development (NYSE:FMX)


Mexican Economic Development (NYSE:FMX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.57%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 2.57%. Mexican Economic Development's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Mexican Economic Development's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mexican Economic Development's dividend payout ratio of 421.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU)


United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) has an annual dividend yield of 3.33%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 2.57%. United Breweries Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. United Breweries Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

United Breweries Co's dividend payout ratio of 49.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are brewer beverage stocks down?

Brewer beverage stocks were down -0.11% in the last day, and down -3.24% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why brewer beverage stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued brewer beverage stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued brewer beverage stocks right now are:

1. Molson Coors Beverage Co (NYSE:TAP)


Molson Coors Beverage Co (NYSE:TAP) is the most undervalued brewer beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Molson Coors Beverage Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Molson Coors Beverage Co's stock has gained 0.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by 8 percentage points.

2. Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV)


Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) is the second most undervalued brewer beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ambev Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ambev Sa's stock has gained 10.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by 18 percentage points.

3. United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU)


United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) is the third most undervalued brewer beverage stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

United Breweries Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Breweries Co's stock has gained 6.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by 14 percentage points.

Are brewer beverage stocks a good buy now?

60% of brewer beverage stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect brewer beverage stocks to rise by 12.59% over the next year.

0% of brewer beverage stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of brewer beverage stocks are rated B (Buy), 100% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the beverages - brewers industry?

The average P/E ratio of the beverages - brewers industry is 42.84x.
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