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what it is
Molson Coors sells beer and other drinks through brands like Coors Light, Blue Moon, Carling, and Molson Canadian.
how it gets paid
Last year Molson Coors made $13.0B in revenue. core premium light beer was the main engine at $5.2B, or 40% of sales.
why growth slowed
Revenue fell 5.1% last year. The miss was only $0.02 a share, but it landed while the outlook was being cut, which matters more than the nickel.
what just happened
Last quarter delivered $1.21 EPS, just below the $1.23 estimate.
At a glance
B++ balance sheet — above average — nothing keeping you up at night
10/100 earnings predictability — expect surprises
8.6x trailing p/e — the market's not buying it — or you found a deal
4.3% dividend yield — cash in your pocket every quarter
7.0% return on capital — nothing to write home about
xvary composite: 57/100 — below average
What they do
Molson Coors sells beer and other drinks through brands like Coors Light, Blue Moon, Carling, and Molson Canadian.
Beer is a habit business. Molson Coors has 33 breweries worldwide and 16,800 employees, so your store shelf is rarely missing its brands. Scale → cheaper production and distribution → so what: that keeps Coors Light and company in front of you while smaller brewers fight for leftovers.
How they make money
$13.0B
annual revenue · their business grew -5.1% last year
core premium light beer
$5.2B
5.1%
mainstream full-strength beer
$2.9B
5.1%
above-premium beer
$3.6B
+5.0%
economy and value beer
$0.8B
5.1%
non-beer and contract brewing
$0.5B
+5.0%
The products that matter
flagship beer portfolio
Flagship Beer Brands
$7.15B · more than half of revenue
brands like coors light drive over $7B in sales, or more than half of the company's $13.0B annual revenue. that concentration is the business.
core
global brewing operations
Core Brewing Business
$13.0B · company-wide revenue
this snapshot does not break out cleaner segment data, which tells you the story is still the base beer business. when the whole company shrank 5.1%, there is no hidden second engine in these numbers.
scale
portfolio repositioning
Premium and Non-Alcoholic Push
5.1% decline backdrop
this is the strategic swing factor, but there is no revenue breakout in this snapshot. what you do know: the legacy business fell 5.1% last year, so newer offerings need to do more than sound promising.
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Key numbers
8.6x
trailing p/e
You are paying 8.6 times earnings for a company with a 4.3% dividend yield, which is cheap if profits hold.
4.3%
dividend yield
That yield pays you to wait, and it beats many consumer staples peers with richer valuations.
$3.9B
long-term debt
Debt equals 30% of capital, which is manageable but still large enough to matter if beer volumes weaken.
7.0%
return on capital
Return on capital → profit from each dollar invested → so what: 7.0% says this is solid, not elite.
Financial health
B++
strength
- balance sheet grade B++ — above average financial health
- risk rank 3 — safer than 50% of stocks
- price stability 85 / 100
- long-term debt $3.9B (30% of capital)
- net profit margin 10.1% — keeps 10 cents of every dollar in revenue
- return on equity 9% — $0.09 profit for every $1 investors have put in
B++ — functional but not a standout on the balance sheet.
Total return vs. market
You invested $10,000 in TAP 3 years ago → it's now worth $9,930.
The index would have given you $13,920.
source: institutional data · total return
What just happened
missed estimates
Last quarter delivered $1.21 EPS, just below the $1.23 estimate.
Gross margin was 33.3%. Revenue was reported at $9.9B, up 185% vs. prior year, while full-year revenue still came in at $13.0B, down 5.1%, which tells you comparisons were messy.
$9.9B
revenue
$1.21
eps
33.3%
gross margin
the number that mattered
The miss was only $0.02 a share, but it landed while the outlook was being cut, which matters more than the nickel.
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persistent near-term challenges likely impacted molson coors’ operations through 2025.
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sales growth was particularly difficult during the first nine months of last year.
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tariff impositions and stubbornly high inflation produced sales declines vs. prior year through september.furthermore, soft consumer demand trends within the beer and beyond beer segments contributed to the top-line shortfall. these headwinds probably persisted through year-end, causing molson coors to realize a full-year sales decrease.
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share earnings performances through last year were more of a mixed bag.on a brighter note, cost saving and efficiency initiatives likely helped stage a full-year share earnings increase.
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business fundamentals are expected to improve in 2026.we are optimistic that price increases and an even-more consumer-centric portfolio of beer and alcohol offerings will drive a low-single-digit sales increase.
source: company earnings report, 2026
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What could go wrong
the top risk is u.s. beer demand softness colliding with price resistance.
high
beer volume softness
the core problem is simple: consumers bought less, and revenue fell 5.1% last year. if that continues, the flagship portfolio has to defend price while selling less volume.
impact: pressures the $7.15B flagship beer base and keeps the multiple stuck near 8.6x
high
tariffs, inflation, and input costs
management already dealt with tariffs and stubborn inflation last year. when quarterly margin is -16.4%, cost pressure stops being background noise.
impact: even a 9.6% annual net margin can compress quickly when pricing power weakens
med
u.s. alcohol market scrutiny
regulatory attention on alcohol market competition matters more to scaled brewers than to niche brands. molson coors wins partly through distribution reach, so any rule change lands directly on that advantage.
impact: this touches a $13.0B revenue system built on scale and shelf access
med
beyond-beer execution
the portfolio is supposed to become more consumer-centric, with more premium and non-alcoholic offerings. that is sensible. it also needs to work, because the legacy business already shrank 5.1%.
impact: if newer offerings do not offset declines in the base business, the stock stays cheap for the same old reason
when revenue is falling 5.1% and net margin is 9.6%, you do not have much room for a volume miss to stay a small problem.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
metric
revenue stabilization
after a 5.1% annual decline, even flat revenue would count as progress. this stock does not need fast growth first. it needs the shrinking to stop.
risk
input costs and pricing power
last quarter's -16.4% margin showed how fast the math turns when costs rise and volumes soften at the same time.
trend
EPS versus sales
full-year EPS rose 2% while revenue fell 5.1%. if that gap widens again, you are watching discipline, not real business momentum.
calendar
the next earnings report
the next print needs to show whether low-single-digit 2026 sales growth is real or just the plan. this is where the value case either gets support or stays theoretical.
Analyst rankings
short-term outlook
average
momentum score 3 — in human-speak, analysts think the stock is drifting, not breaking out.
risk profile
average
stability score 3 — typical risk profile. not especially safe, not especially wild.
chart momentum
below average
technical score 4 — analysts see underperformance risk from here. the chart is not doing the thesis any favors.
earnings predictability
10 / 100
earnings can be harder to predict. the latest quarter versus the full-year result is a good example.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutions have been net selling for 2 consecutive quarters — 286 buyers vs. 339 sellers in 3q2025. total institutional holdings: 0.2B shares. net selling for 2 quarters.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
$40
$76
$47
current price
$58
target midpoint · +24% from current · 3-5yr high: $95 (+105% · 22% ann'l return)
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