Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

CCU

Beverages - Alcoholic · Consumer Defensive

Price

$12.34

+0.32 (+2.66%)

Market Cap

$2.28B

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Mixed

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) is a large beverage company based in Chile that makes and sells beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks, and water. Its beer brands include Cristal and Escudo in Chile, and it also produces Heineken under license. The company sells to everyday consumers across South America, making it one of the largest beverage producers in the region.

CCU earns money by manufacturing and selling its drinks through supermarkets, restaurants, bars, and other retailers. It operates mainly in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Colombia. Its wide distribution network and strong local brand recognition give it a competitive edge in markets where it has operated for decades. The main risk the company faces is currency volatility, since it reports in Chilean pesos but operates across multiple countries with different currencies, which can hurt profits when exchange rates shift unfavorably.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 184.8M (2021) → 184.8M (2025)

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

41.6%

Healthy — 41.6% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-3.4%

Losing money on operations — -3.4%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

8.0%

Below par — 8.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-3.0%

Shrinking sales (-3.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-30.7%

Earnings shrinking (-30.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

291%

Turns 291% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

5.0%

Thin free cash flow (5.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.90

Moderate — manageable debt (0.90)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.88x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.9x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

20.3x

Growth-priced — P/E 20.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+8.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.3 → 12.3)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.71%

Moderate income — 2.71% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-4.8%

Dividend cut (-4.8% YoY) — warning sign

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