BUD vs KO
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and Coca Cola Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BUD | KO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $59.3B | $47.9B |
| Net income | $6.8B | $13.1B |
| Gross margin | 55.9% | 61.6% |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 27.4% |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 46.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.39 | $3.04 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.04 |
| Payout ratio | 66.4% | 67.0% |
| Free cash flow | $11.2B | $5.3B |
| Equity | $87.3B | $32.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.70× | 0.99× |
| Current ratio | 0.72× | 1.46× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.8% | 7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 37.2% | 11.1% |
BUD bills 1.2× the revenue of KO, and KO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (27.4% against 14.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BUD | KO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $59.3B | $47.9B |
| FY2024 | $59.8B | $47.1B |
| FY2023 | $59.4B | $45.8B |
| FY2022 | $57.8B | $43.0B |
| FY2021 | $54.3B | $38.7B |
| FY2020 | $46.9B | $33.0B |
| FY2019 | $52.3B | $37.3B |
| FY2018 | $53.0B | $34.3B |
| FY2017 | $54.9B | $36.2B |
| FY2016 | $45.5B | $41.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BUD | KO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $6.8B | $13.1B |
| FY2024 | $5.9B | $10.6B |
| FY2023 | $5.3B | $10.7B |
| FY2022 | $6.0B | $9.5B |
| FY2021 | $4.7B | $9.8B |
| FY2020 | $1.4B | $7.7B |
| FY2019 | $9.2B | $8.9B |
| FY2018 | $4.4B | $6.4B |
| FY2017 | $8.0B | $1.2B |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | $6.5B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$11,379,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2024 | +$12,707,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2023 | +$13,626,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2022 | +$14,782,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2021 | +$15,649,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2020 | +$13,867,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2019 | +$15,063,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2018 | +$18,741,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2017 | +$18,647,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2016 | +$3,654,000,000 | BUD |
| FY2015 | −$1,230,000,000 | KO |
The higher-revenue side has changed between BUD and KO over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −13.1 pp | KO |
| FY2024 | −10.2 pp | KO |
| FY2023 | −11.8 pp | KO |
| FY2022 | −9.1 pp | KO |
| FY2021 | −14.1 pp | KO |
| FY2020 | −18.8 pp | KO |
| FY2019 | −4.2 pp | KO |
| FY2018 | −8.2 pp | KO |
| FY2017 | +13.2 pp | BUD |
| FY2016 | −9.6 pp | KO |
| FY2015 | +6.3 pp | BUD |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BUD and KO over this period.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KO's net margin has been more volatile than BUD's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 6.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.1.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BUD and KO over these 11 fiscal years — BUD led in 2 and KO in 9.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KO's return on equity has been more volatile than BUD's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 12.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.3.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BUD and KO over these 10 fiscal years — BUD led in 1 and KO in 9.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.