Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA vs Ulta Beauty Inc — how do they compare? Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA trades at $79.59 (market cap $159.01B), while Ulta Beauty Inc trades at $542.13 (market cap $23.27B). The key difference: Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA is far larger — about 6.8× Ulta Beauty Inc's market cap, and Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA pays a 1.67% dividend while Ulta Beauty Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BUD | ULTA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $159.01B | $23.27B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $86.48 | $706.82 |
52-Week Low | $57.93 | $450.75 |
Enterprise Value | $223.42B | $25.35B |
Dividend Yield | 1.67% | — |
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewer in the world and one of the world's top five consumer product companies, as measured by EBITDA. After the SABMiller acquisition, the company's portfolio now contains five of the top 10 beer brands by sales and 18 brands with retail sales over $1 billion. AB InBev was created by the 2008 merger of Belgium-based InBev and U.S.-based Anheuser-Busch. The firm holds a 62% economic interest in Ambev and in 2016 acquired SABMiller.
Read more on BUD →With more than 1,300 stores and a partnership with Target, Ulta Beauty is the largest specialized beauty retailer in the U.S. The firm offers makeup (43% of 2021 sales), fragrances, skin care, and hair care products (20% of 2021 sales), and bath and body items. Ulta offers private-label products and merchandise from more than 500 vendors. It also offers salon services, including hair, makeup, skin, and brow services, in all stores. Most Ulta stores are approximately 10,000 square feet and are in suburban strip centers. Ulta was founded in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
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