Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP)

FairStock Score: 52/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a Graham-style investor, I start with the balance sheet and the price. At $40 on 2026-10-26, Molson Coors has a $7.5B market cap and a FairStock P/B of 0.74, so I am not paying much above accounting value. The trailing free cash flow of $1.3B is the most attractive fact: a 17.7% FCF yield tells me the cash engine still works even while reported earnings are ugly. But the latest year was not normal: in fiscal Q1 2025, revenue was $2.7B and net income $121.0M; fiscal Q2 2025 revenue was $3.7B and net income $428.7M; fiscal Q3 2025 revenue was $3.5B and net income was -$2.9B; and FY2025 ended 2025-12-31 with revenue $13.0B, net income -$2.1B, and diluted EPS -$10.75, versus FY2024 net income $1.1B and EPS $5.35. That is why FairStock calls it a TURNAROUND. The fiscal Q2 2026 quarter ended 2026-06-30 showed revenue $3.6B, net income $231.7M, and diluted EPS $1.23, so there is a pulse. Still, FairStock's Altman Z-score of 0.82 and D/E of 0.76 mean the balance sheet deserves scrutiny, and ROCE of 3.79% is modest. The brand portfolio gives some scale and shelf space, but beer is mature and the moat is not what it was. A Piotroski F-score of 7/9 and a 5.12% dividend yield are supportive, but a negative P/E of -3.50 and ROE of -19.47% show why this is not a clean compounder. I would want evidence that cash flow persists and the FY2025 loss was mostly one-off before calling the moat intact.

In plain English: Molson Coors makes and sells beer and other drinks, including hard seltzers, cider, and ready-to-drink beverages. The business still produces a lot of cash, but the latest full year showed a big loss and sales have slipped from earlier levels. At $40, the stock looks inexpensive compared with its cash generation and accounting value, though the turnaround is not yet proven.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-03-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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