Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (CCU)Consumer Defensive | Beverages - Brewers | Santiago, Chile | NYSE
12.07 USD
-0.14
(-1.147%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT
Compañía Cervecerías Unidas presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive metrics mask a deteriorating business reality. While the forward P/E of 13.6x looks cheap compared to the trailing 20.2x, the company is trapped in a multi-year secular decline, having lost nearly half its value (-45.5%) over the last nine years. The recent price recovery is merely a technical bounce off a depressed floor rather than a sign of renewed growth, especially given the sluggish 4.8% revenue expansion. The balance sheet is fragile, with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 82%, which is dangerous for a capital-intensive brewer facing potential margin compression. Although the 2.9% dividend yield is appealing, the payout ratio sits at a precarious 57%, and the erratic dividend history—featuring massive cuts and suspensions in recent years—suggests the payout is not sustainable under pressure. The options market confirms this skepticism, with heavy put positioning at key support levels and virtually no speculative call buying. This is a hold for income seekers who can stomach the volatility, but a pass for investors seeking capital appreciation or a turnaround story. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.037333 |
| AutoTheta | 0.038341 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.039187 |
| AutoETS | 0.039209 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 13.51 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.503 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.58 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-16 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-04-16 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 82.488 |
| Market Cap | 2,234,631,680 |
| Trailing P/E | 19.79 |
| Forward P/E | 14.27 |
| Beta | 0.27 |
| Profit Margins | 3.53% |
| Website | https://www.ccu.cl |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with significant put open interest at the $10 strike for October expiration, suggesting a fear of downside support breakdown. Conversely, there is minimal call activity, with only a small amount of out-of-the-money volume for January 2027, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish conviction despite the stock trading near its 52-week high relative to recent lows.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.35% | 1.35% | 2.69% | 4.86% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | 0.1660 | 1.349593 |
| 2025-04-24 | 0.2160 | 1.389068 |
| 2024-11-22 | 0.2410 | 2.208983 |
| 2024-04-23 | 0.1810 | 1.521008 |
| 2023-11-22 | 0.1920 | 1.606695 |
| 2023-04-20 | 0.0620 | 0.403383 |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.3120 | 2.538649 |
| 2022-04-25 | 0.4900 | 3.656717 |
| 2021-11-24 | 1.1020 | 6.586970 |
| 2021-10-21 | 0.4910 | 3.055383 |
| 2021-04-15 | 0.3790 | 1.979112 |
| 2020-12-22 | 0.1480 | 0.984697 |
| 2020-04-16 | 0.4350 | 2.826511 |
| 2019-12-18 | 0.1900 | 0.976864 |
| 2019-04-22 | 1.0670 | 3.857556 |
| 2018-12-27 | 0.4160 | 1.637151 |
| 2018-04-19 | 0.3610 | 1.261356 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.2140 | 0.733128 |
| 2017-04-18 | 0.3300 | 1.219512 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.2040 | 0.991254 |
| 2016-04-13 | 0.2810 | 1.286630 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.1850 | 0.846682 |
| 2015-04-15 | 0.3190 | 1.517602 |
| 2014-12-30 | 0.2050 | 1.111111 |
| 2014-04-09 | 0.3700 | 1.694915 |
| 2013-12-31 | 0.2380 | 0.987142 |
| 2013-04-10 | 0.4940 | 1.533685 |
| 2013-01-09 | 0.2640 | 0.831496 |
| 2012-04-11 | 0.5364 | 1.843552 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.2400 | 0.959539 |
| 2011-04-15 | 0.4848 | 2.121477 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.2472 | 1.055688 |
| 2010-04-20 | 0.5364 | 3.413082 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.2384 | 1.552892 |
| 2009-04-20 | 0.3580 | 3.049404 |
| 2008-12-30 | 0.1396 | 1.308096 |
| 2008-04-18 | 0.4712 | 3.151418 |
| 2008-01-02 | 0.1892 | 1.317549 |
| 2007-04-18 | 0.2900 | 2.232143 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.1332 | 1.088235 |
| 2006-04-19 | 0.2564 | 2.616326 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.1176 | 1.192698 |
| 2005-04-20 | 0.2140 | 2.243187 |
| 2004-12-31 | 0.0932 | 0.923504 |
| 2004-04-27 | 0.1684 | 1.981176 |
| 2003-12-30 | 0.1104 | 1.259124 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.3316 | 4.699546 |
| 2003-08-20 | 0.6624 | 9.798816 |
| 2003-04-30 | 0.0260 | 0.396825 |
| 2003-03-05 | 0.4712 | 7.455696 |
| 2002-12-31 | 0.0624 | 1.068493 |
| 2002-04-30 | 0.1008 | 1.660079 |
| 2002-01-02 | 0.0924 | 1.323782 |
| 2001-05-04 | 0.3168 | 3.399142 |
| 2001-01-08 | 0.0420 | 0.437500 |
| 2000-05-05 | 0.1468 | 1.687356 |
| 1999-12-31 | 0.0936 | 0.729825 |
| 1999-05-04 | 0.1260 | 1.333333 |
| 1999-01-08 | 0.0432 | 0.608451 |
| 1998-04-28 | 0.0420 | 0.367615 |
| 1998-01-02 | 0.0380 | 0.320675 |
| 1997-05-02 | 0.0280 | 0.316384 |
| 1997-01-16 | 0.0280 | 0.424242 |
| 1996-05-07 | 0.0328 | 0.379191 |
| 1995-12-27 | 0.0420 | 0.456522 |
| 1995-05-05 | 0.0448 | 0.471579 |
| 1994-12-22 | 0.0360 | 0.371134 |
| 1993-12-20 | 0.0220 | 0.198198 |
| 1993-05-06 | 0.0180 | 0.218182 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.016299903 |
| Address1 | Avenida Vitacura Nº 2670 |
| Address2 | Las Condes district |
| All Time High | 34.95 |
| All Time Low | 4.84 |
| Ask | 13.5 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.3 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 171,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 145,776 |
| Average Volume | 145,776 |
| Average Volume10Days | 171,400 |
| Beta | 0.27 |
| Bid | 10.75 |
| Bid Size | 1,300 |
| Book Value | 4,007.12 |
| City | Santiago |
| Country | Chile |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.07 |
| Current Ratio | 1.843 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 12.37 |
| Day Low | 12.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 82.488 |
| Display Name | Compañía Cervecerías Unidas |
| Dividend Date | 1,778,544,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.35 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.89 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 345,113,526,272 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.117410004 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.69 |
| Eps Forward | 0.846 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.61 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,776,384,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 56 22 427 3333 |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.571 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.4989996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04312502 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -1.6299903 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.36 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2141927 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.71 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.3599997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12698409 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.71 - 15.36 |
| Financial Currency | CLP |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 717,341,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 5.4 |
| Float Shares | 60,225,273 |
| Forward Eps | 0.846 |
| Forward P E | 14.2671385 |
| Free Cashflow | 72,386,134,016 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 9,180 |
| Fullday Change | -0.14 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.1466 |
| Fullday Price | 12.28 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.44667 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.14651 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 185,139,328 |
| Industry | Beverages - Brewers |
| Industry Disp | Beverages - Brewers |
| Industry Key | beverages-brewers |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,776,384,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.166 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,355,961,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 5:2 |
| Long Business Summary | Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified beverage company in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It operates through three segments: Chile, International Business, and Wine. The company offers wines, soft, isotonic, and sports drinks, nectars, iced tea, pisco, rum, cider, liquors, beers, spirits, cocktails, coolers, and cockail wines; and spring, bottled, mineral, and saborized water. It provides its products under the Cristal, Escudo, Royal Guard, Morenita, Dorada, Andes, Bavaria, Stones, Heineken, Sol, Coors, Austral, Polar Imperial, Patagonia, Kunstmann, Guayacán, D´olbek, Mahina, Volcanes del Sur, Bilz, Pap, Kem, Kem Xtreme, Nobis, Pop, Cachantun, Mas, Mas Woman, Porvenir, Manantial, Red Bull, Rockstar, Perrier, Mistral, Tres Erres, Campanario, Horcón Quemado, Control Valle del Encanto, Espíritu de los Andes, La Serena, Iceberg, Hard Fresh, Ruta, Cocktail, Sabor Andino Sour, Horcón Quemado Sour, Sierra Morena, Cabo Viejo, Kantal, Fehrenberg, Barsol, Puklaro, Pernod Ricard, Fratelli Branca, Sidra 1888, La Pizka, Palermo, Santa Fé, Salta, Córdoba, Isenbeck, Norte, Iguana, Miller Genuine Draft, Amstel, Warsteiner, Grolsch, Blue Moon, Sidra Real, La Victoria, Pehuenia, El Abuelo, Eugenio Bustos, La Celia, Colón, Graffina, Santa Silvia, Villavicencio, Villa del Sur, Levité, Ser, Brío, Altaïr, Cabo de Hornos, Sideral, 1865, Castillo de Molina, Epica, Gato, GatoNegro, Reserva, Gran Reserva, Single Vineyard, Lot series, Misiones de Rengo Varietal, Reserva, Cuvée, Gran Reserva Black, Mision, Sparkling line, Alpaca, Reservado, Siglo de Oro Reserva de Viña Santa Helena, Viñamar, Donnaluna, Manquehuito, Graffigna, Colón, Colón Selecto, Nativa, Nix, Watt's, FullSport, 1888, Imperial, Escudo Silver, Kuntsmann, Miller, and Schneider brands. The company was founded in 1850 and is based in Santiago, Chile. Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Inversiones y Rentas S.A. |
| Long Name | Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,234,631,680 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_103290 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,082,311,264 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 12.32 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.5705 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.73 |
| Phone | 56 22 427 3000 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.21000004 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 1.7398512 |
| Pre Market Price | 12.28 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,788,170,158 |
| Previous Close | 12.21 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.492754 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.0030121382 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03529 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.101 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.28571 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.14 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.1466 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.37 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.0 - 12.37 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.32 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 158,352 |
| Return On Assets | 0.038629998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.07943 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.048 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 184,751,436 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0107 |
| Shares Short | 1,974,108 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,203,852 |
| Short Name | Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0313 |
| Short Ratio | 12.84 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | CCU |
| Target High Price | 15.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.8 |
| Target Mean Price | 11.54167 |
| Target Median Price | 12.7 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.61 |
| Trailing P E | 19.786884 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.36795 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.29795074 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.02409055 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 158,352 |
| Website | https://www.ccu.cl |