Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA vs Warner Music Group Corp — how do they compare? Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA trades at $79.63 (market cap $159.01B), while Warner Music Group Corp trades at $25.3 (market cap $13.12B). The key difference: Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA is far larger — about 12.1× Warner Music Group Corp's market cap, and Warner Music Group Corp pays the higher dividend (3.19%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BUD | WMG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $159.01B | $13.12B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Media |
52-Week High | $86.48 | $34.72 |
52-Week Low | $57.93 | $23.65 |
Enterprise Value | $223.42B | $17.42B |
Dividend Yield | 1.67% | 3.19% |
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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 →Warner Music Group is the third largest of the three major global record labels, with Vivendi's Universal Music in first and Sony Music in second. Warner's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Atlantic Records, Warner Records, and Parlophone Records and popular artists such as Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, and Blake Shelton. Warner Chappell, the firm's publishing arm, is the home to over 65,000 composers and songwriters with over a million copyrights represented. Warner is controlled by Access Industries, which owns an 84% economic interest and 99% of voting rights.
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