14 Largest Beer Brewing Stocks by Market Cap 2017

As a Friday list, I thought I’d post a reference of 14 of the largest listed beer brewing companies in our universe by market cap.  It’s worth noting that Anheuser Busch InBev (perhaps most famous for Budweiser) is larger than the other 13 combined, it shows its economy of scale in having a higher than average return on assets (8.5% vs 4.5%) and higher than average gross margins (59% vs 44%) than other beer brewers.  It is unfortunate that this economy of scale does not translate into taste, at least for a microbrew connoisseur like myself who believes larger mass-produced brews just don’t taste as good.

The 2017 list of 14 of the largest listed beer brewers by market cap:

RIC Name  USD Market Cap (Millions)
BUD / ABI.BR Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV  $178,951
HEIN.AS / HEINY.PK Heineken NV  $43,049
TAP Molson Coors Brewing Co  $21,351
HEIO.AS Heineken Holding NV  $20,082
2502.T Asahi Group Holdings Ltd  $15,368
2503.T / KNBWY.PK Kirin Holdings Co Ltd  $14,887
0168.HK Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd  $5,432
CCU Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA  $3,814
SAM Boston Beer Company Inc  $2,196
2501.T Sapporo Holdings Ltd  $2,032
600132.SS Chongqing Brewery Co Ltd  $1,285
BREW.O Craft Brew Alliance Inc  $329
0236.HK San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Ltd  $60
GRB.AX Gage Roads Brewing Co Ltd  $31