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Molson Coors Beverage Company

TAP
29
Beverages - Alcoholic · Consumer Defensive
Also trades as: 0K2K.L
Price
$42.94
+0.33 (+0.77%)
Market Cap
$8.05B
Winston Score
29
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

10.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 217.6M (2021) → 195.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Molson Coors Beverage Company makes and sells beer and other drinks. Its most well-known brands include Coors Light, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, and Blue Moon. The company sells mostly to bars, restaurants, grocery stores, and liquor retailers across North America and Europe.

Molson Coors earns money by brewing and selling its beverages to distributors, who then sell them to stores and venues. It operates primarily in the United States, Canada, and Europe, making it one of the largest beer companies in the world by volume. The company has a strong moat from its well-known brand names and its wide distribution network, which are difficult for new competitors to replicate. However, the biggest risk it faces is the long-term decline in traditional beer consumption, as more consumers shift toward spirits, wine, hard seltzers, and non-alcoholic options — a trend that puts steady pressure on its core business.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-42.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

10.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Molson Coors Beverage Company's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
34.3%
Modest — 34.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.7%
Modest — 10.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-14.1%
Weak — -14.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-1.8%
Shrinking sales (-1.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-326.5%
Earnings shrinking (-326.5% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
12.0%
Modest free cash flow (12.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.76
Moderate — manageable debt (0.76)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.54%
Healthy income — 4.54% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+3.2%
Dividend growing modestly (3.2% YoY)

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