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Best Brewer Beverage Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top brewer beverage stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best brewer beverage stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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:

Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 6 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 24.

ABEV passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ambev Sa has seen its stock return 22.48% over the past year, overperforming other brewer beverage stocks by 16 percentage points.

Ambev Sa has an average 1 year price target of $3.23, an upside of 21.09% from Ambev Sa's current stock price of $2.67.

Ambev Sa stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ambev Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

Mexican Economic Development (NYSE:FMX) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mexican Economic Development (NYSE:FMX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Mexican Economic Development (NYSE:FMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -1 points lower than the brewer beverage industry average of 24.

FMX passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Mexican Economic Development has seen its stock return 31.29% over the past year, overperforming other brewer beverage stocks by 25 percentage points.

Mexican Economic Development has an average 1 year price target of $141.25, an upside of 13.65% from Mexican Economic Development's current stock price of $124.28.

Mexican Economic Development stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Mexican Economic Development, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -8 points lower than the brewer beverage industry average of 24.

SAM passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Boston Beer Co has seen its stock lose -6.81% over the past year, underperforming other brewer beverage stocks by -13 percentage points.

Boston Beer Co has an average 1 year price target of $207.50, an upside of 4.55% from Boston Beer Co's current stock price of $198.47.

Boston Beer Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Boston Beer Co, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.

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:

Molson Coors Beverage Co (NYSE:TAP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.87%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 2.7%. Molson Coors Beverage Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Molson Coors Beverage Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Molson Coors Beverage Co's dividend payout ratio of -16.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Mexican Economic Development (NYSE:FMX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.19%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 2.7%. Mexican Economic Development's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 1,336.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) has an annual dividend yield of 2.69%, which is the same as the brewer beverage industry average of 2.7%. United Breweries Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. United Breweries Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

United Breweries Co's dividend payout ratio of 64.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Brewer beverage stocks were down -0.21% in the last day, and down -2.43% over the last week.

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

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:

Molson Coors Beverage Co (NYSE:TAP) is the 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.

Molson Coors Beverage Co has a valuation score of 14, which is -8 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 22. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TAP a Valuation Rating of "B".

Molson Coors Beverage Co's stock has dropped -9.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by -16 percentage points.

Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) is the second 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.

Ambev Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ambev Sa's stock has gained 22.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by 16 percentage points.

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 21 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Breweries Co's stock has dropped -18.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by -25 percentage points.

33.33% of brewer beverage stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect brewer beverage stocks to rise by 8.5% 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).