Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP)
Molson Coors is a global drinks giant behind household names like Carling, Coors, and Staropramen, brewing and selling beer and other beverages worldwide.
Is Molson Coors Beverage Company a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Strong portfolio of well-known, established brands. Worth weighing: Negative net margins indicate recent profitability challenges.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Share price divided by the earnings actually reported over the four most recent quarters. The range is the same calculation at each of this company's last few results, so roughly the past year.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Molson Coors Beverage Company do?
Molson Coors makes its money by brewing, marketing, and distributing: A 'Dist' (or 'Inc') fund pays its dividends out to you as cash rather than reinvesting them. a massive portfolio of beers and flavoured drinks to pubs, shops, and supermarkets. While they are a staple in the drinks aisle, the business is currently navigating a tricky period where their bottom-line profits have been hit by one-off costs. What really matters is whether they can keep growing their sales while managing the rising costs of ingredients and energy that affect all brewers.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on income and value, and weakest on growth.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 4.5% a year
- !Revenue slipped about 3% over the year
- Value screens high
- Income screens high
- Quality screens low
- Growth screens low
- Momentum screens low
Does Molson Coors Beverage Company pay a dividend?
Yes - Molson Coors Beverage Company currently pays a dividend of about 4.5% a year, which is £45 a year for every £1,000 invested (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it. An ISA doesn't shelter the US tax on this one →
What do the numbers say about Molson Coors Beverage Company's dividend?
There's no rating here, and we don't judge whether the dividend will continue - that would be advice. Here are the figures income investors usually look at, and what each one means, so you can weigh it up yourself.
Figures are from the latest available data and can be distorted by one-off results. Past payments don't predict future ones, and a dividend can be cut at any time. This lays out the numbers to help you understand them - it is not a view on what will happen.
Most recent ex-dividend date: 29 May 2026. To receive a dividend you must already own the shares before the ex-dividend date; become a holder on or after it and the previous owner keeps that payment. Why the price usually falls that morning →
Does Molson Coors Beverage Company have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $2.13B in cash against about $7.91B of debt - so it has net debt of about $5.79B. Debt is not automatically a problem - it funds growth - but it has to be serviced and repaid, which matters more when profits wobble.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Molson Coors Beverage Company's numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Molson Coors Beverage Company actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Molson Coors Beverage Company fell as much as −40% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Molson Coors Beverage Company make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
When does Molson Coors Beverage Company report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Molson Coors Beverage Company is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-03 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | $1.51 | $1.58 | Beat +4% |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.36 | $0.62 | Beat +71% |
| 2026-02-18 | $1.15 | $1.21 | Beat +5% |
| 2025-11-04 | $1.70 | $1.67 | Missed -1% |
| 2025-08-05 | $1.82 | $2.05 | Beat +13% |
| 2025-05-08 | $0.80 | $0.50 | Missed -37% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Molson Coors Beverage Company came in ahead of what analysts expected 4 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Molson Coors Beverage Company?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Significant improvement in profit margins
Long-term loss of relevance to younger drinkers
What are the pros and cons of Molson Coors Beverage Company?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong portfolio of well-known, established brands
- Low share price volatility compared to the broader market
- Attractive dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone. for income-focused observers
- Negative net margins indicate recent profitability challenges
- The beer industry faces long-term pressure from changing consumer tastes
- Low return on equity: How much profit the company makes for each £1 shareholders have put in. Higher usually means a more efficient business. suggests inefficient use of shareholder capital
- Rising costs for aluminium, barley, and energy
- Increasing competition from craft breweries and alternative beverages
- Potential for further one-off charges to impact reported earnings
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained return to positive net profit margins
- A significant shift in consumer preference back toward traditional beer brands
Common questions about Molson Coors Beverage Company
Does Molson Coors Beverage Company pay a dividend?
Yes - Molson Coors Beverage Company currently pays a dividend of about 4.5% a year. Dividends are a share of profit paid to holders; the yield moves with the price and payouts can be cut.
When does Molson Coors Beverage Company report earnings next?
Molson Coors Beverage Company is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-11-03. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.