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U.S. Beverage Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 25, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies64
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y-12.0%
  • YTD-1.0%

In the last week, Beverage has been flat. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 12% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Beverage Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Sep 2025US$683.7bUS$222.6bUS$26.4b23.5x25.9x3.1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025US$735.9bUS$222.5bUS$26.4b27.1x27.8x3.3x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025US$714.9bUS$220.6bUS$26.8b28.7x26.7x3.2x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025US$703.8bUS$220.5bUS$27.1b28.7x25.9x3.2x
Fri, 16 May 2025US$699.6bUS$220.2bUS$27.2b29.4x25.7x3.2x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025US$735.0bUS$219.8bUS$27.2b25.6x27x3.3x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025US$739.2bUS$219.7bUS$28.0b28.9x26.4x3.4x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025US$657.7bUS$212.8bUS$28.5b22.8x23.1x3.1x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025US$683.4bUS$212.9bUS$28.2b22.2x24.2x3.2x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024US$725.4bUS$213.5bUS$28.2b25.8x25.7x3.4x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024US$744.2bUS$214.0bUS$28.6b25.8x26x3.5x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024US$770.6bUS$214.0bUS$30.8b23.3x25x3.6x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024US$766.1bUS$214.5bUS$30.9b23.8x24.8x3.6x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024US$740.7bUS$214.7bUS$30.9b22.6x24x3.5x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024US$730.4bUS$213.5bUS$29.7b25x24.6x3.4x
Sat, 18 May 2024US$772.8bUS$215.1bUS$29.8b25.5x25.9x3.6x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024US$725.9bUS$213.3bUS$29.3b24.8x24.8x3.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024US$737.4bUS$213.0bUS$29.0b25.8x25.4x3.5x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024US$740.5bUS$211.3bUS$27.2b28.8x27.3x3.5x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024US$739.3bUS$211.6bUS$27.2b29.2x27.2x3.5x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023US$730.3bUS$211.1bUS$27.1b29x27x3.5x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023US$699.3bUS$209.9bUS$26.5b27.7x26.4x3.3x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023US$714.0bUS$207.2bUS$23.6b28.8x30.2x3.4x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023US$764.9bUS$207.7bUS$23.7b32.6x32.3x3.7x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023US$788.7bUS$205.6bUS$22.1b34.1x35.6x3.8x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023US$770.6bUS$203.2bUS$21.1b34x36.6x3.8x
Sun, 21 May 2023US$782.2bUS$202.7bUS$21.0b34.7x37.3x3.9x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023US$766.5bUS$199.1bUS$23.1b32.6x33.2x3.8x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023US$729.2bUS$198.6bUS$23.2b34.1x31.5x3.7x
Sat, 11 Feb 2023US$730.0bUS$196.9bUS$24.6b29.4x29.6x3.7x
Mon, 09 Jan 2023US$753.5bUS$193.8bUS$25.4b30.8x29.6x3.9x
Wed, 07 Dec 2022US$769.0bUS$193.2bUS$25.4b30.5x30.3x4x
Fri, 04 Nov 2022US$730.4bUS$192.8bUS$25.6b30x28.5x3.8x
Sun, 02 Oct 2022US$686.4bUS$188.4bUS$26.3b25.7x26.1x3.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.1x


Total Market Cap: US$686.4bTotal Earnings: US$26.3bTotal Revenue: US$188.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Beverage Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Beverage industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Beverage industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Consumer Staples industry?

US Market0.26%
Consumer Staples-1.82%
Beverage-0.93%
Distillers and Wine Makers0.36%
Soft Drinks-0.96%
Brewers-3.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Distillers and Wine Makers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 68.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 51.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Brewers industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 13.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Distillers and Wine Makers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 52% per year.
  • In contrast, the Brewers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PEP PepsiCoUS$142.170.7%
+US$1.3b		-16.1%PE25.8x
BF.B Brown-FormanUS$27.640.8%
+US$99.3m		-39.9%PE15.5x
STZ Constellation BrandsUS$133.390.3%
+US$61.7m		-47.0%PS2.3x
BLNE Beeline HoldingsUS$4.3121.1%
+US$14.7m		n/aPS11.9x
ZVIA Zevia PBCUS$2.525.0%
+US$8.1m		104.9%PS1.1x

Latest News

AMZE
US$3.38
Amaze Holdings
7D
23.4%
1Y
-79.9%
PEP
US$142.17
PepsiCo
7D
0.7%
1Y
-16.1%
KO
US$66.45
Coca-Cola
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-7.0%

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IBG
US$0.72
Innovation Beverage Group
7D
116.0%
1Y
n/a
KDP
US$26.25
Keurig Dr Pepper
7D
-3.7%
1Y
-30.1%

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TAP
US$45.31
Molson Coors Beverage
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-17.0%
STZ
US$133.39
Constellation Brands
7D
0.3%
1Y
-47.0%

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COKE
US$114.39
Coca-Cola Consolidated
7D
-3.5%
1Y
-11.7%

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KOF
US$83.85
Coca-Cola FEMSA. de
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-6.8%

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FIZZ
US$36.71
National Beverage
7D
-4.4%
1Y
-19.4%
ZVIA
US$2.52
Zevia PBC
7D
5.0%
1Y
104.9%

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CELH
US$51.88
Celsius Holdings
7D
-7.9%
1Y
67.2%
BF.B
US$27.64
Brown-Forman
7D
0.8%
1Y
-39.9%
BLNE
US$4.31
Beeline Holdings
7D
21.1%
1Y
n/a

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IPST
US$0.77
Heritage Distilling Holding Company
7D
62.0%
1Y
n/a
MNST
US$64.93
Monster Beverage
7D
-2.4%
1Y
25.7%

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