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Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Constellation Brands, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2027. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Constellation Brands, Inc.

Constellation Brands, Inc. produces and sells beverage alcohol products, with a primary focus on beer brands in the United States. The company also operates in the wine and spirits categories and engages in acquisitions, divestitures, and investments to support its business strategy. It serves consumers, customers, stockholders, employees, and suppliers in the beverage alcohol industry.

Snapshot

Revenue
$9.14B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-10.5%
Net income
$1.69B
Diluted EPS
—
Gross margin
51.6%
Operating margin
29.8%
Net margin
18.5%
FCF margin
19.6%
ROE
20.1%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
12.1×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$22.95B
Long-term debt / equity
1.16×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended February 28, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Constellation Brands

  • Revenue fell 10.5% to $9.1B in FY2026, slower than the 2.5% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 29.8% in FY2026, +3.3 pp against 26.4% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2027: revenue $2.6B, up 6.1% from Q2 FY2026.
  • Free cash flow was $1.8B in FY2026, 19.6% of revenue.
  • Net income turned positive at $1.7B in FY2026, from a $81M loss in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Constellation Brands’s fundamentals sit among the 131 Consumer Staples companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin51.6%
79th percentile of 113
Operating margin29.8%
98th percentile of 117
Net margin18.5%
93rd percentile of 121
FCF margin19.6%
95th percentile of 114
Revenue growth (YoY)-10.5%
12th percentile of 127
ROE20.1%
81st percentile of 114
P/E12.1×
12th percentile of 77
Long-term debt / equity1.16×
79th percentile of 82
Short interest2.65d
28th percentile of 129

Constellation Brands’s operating margin of 29.8% ranks in the 98th percentile of the 117 Consumer Staples companies reporting it. Constellation Brands’s FCF margin of 19.6% ranks in the 95th percentile of the 114 Consumer Staples companies reporting it. Constellation Brands’s net margin of 18.5% ranks in the 93rd percentile of the 121 Consumer Staples companies reporting it.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
6
2 new, 4 added
Reduced / exited
7
4 trimmed, 3 exited
Combined position
$1.35B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Harris Associates (Oakmark)Q2 2026$430.8M3.1MReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$391.7M2.8MReduced
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$342.6M2.5MAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$135.9M976.9KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$19.5M140.2KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$15.2M111.4KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$7.2M51.5KAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$4.1M29.4KNew
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$2.9M20.9KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$556,3604.0KNew

No longer held by: Berkshire Hathaway (as of Q2 2026), Maverick Capital (as of Q2 2026), Southeastern Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
—
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
—
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-12
filed 2026-05-13
James O. BourdeauEVP and Senior AdvisorSell4.4K$143.24$631K
2026-04-27
filed 2026-04-28
Ernesto M. HernandezDirectorSell2.0K$153.91$308K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S), which may be open-market or private. Excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
8.5M
settled 2026-10-15
Change vs prior
-11.4%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.65
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
3.2M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-10-158.5M-11.4%2.65
2026-09-309.6M+13.1%4.45
2026-09-158.5M+4.2%3.44
2026-08-318.2M+10.6%4.58
2026-08-147.4M-19.5%4.71
2026-07-319.2M+11.2%4.58
2026-07-158.3M+9.0%3.25
2026-06-307.6M+1.0%2.74

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$9.14B$10.21B$9.96B$9.45B$8.82B
Gross profit
Operating income$2.72B$354.9M$3.17B$2.84B$2.33B
Pre-tax income$2.38B$-82.8M$2.22B$383.6M$310.4M
Net income$1.69B$-81.4M$1.73B$-71.0M$-40.4M
Diluted EPS—————

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures (free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, which can differ from a company’s own definition); “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Diluted EPS includes discontinued operations where a company reports them. Cash & Equivalents excludes short-term investments and may include restricted cash where that is the figure the company tags. Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures (free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, which can differ from a company’s own definition); “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Diluted EPS includes discontinued operations where a company reports them. Cash & Equivalents excludes short-term investments and may include restricted cash where that is the figure the company tags. Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$2.67B$3.15B$2.78B$2.76B$2.71B
Capital expenditure$875.0M$1.21B$1.27B$1.04B$1.03B
Free cash flow

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures (free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, which can differ from a company’s own definition); “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Diluted EPS includes discontinued operations where a company reports them. Cash & Equivalents excludes short-term investments and may include restricted cash where that is the figure the company tags. Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2027$2.63B6.1%$565.8M—
Q1 FY2027$2.43B-3.3%$653.8M—
Q4 FY2026-11.3%—
Q3 FY2026$2.22B-9.8%$502.8M—
Q2 FY2026$2.48B-15.0%$466.0M—
Q1 FY2026$2.52B-5.5%$516.1M—
Q4 FY20251.2%—
Q3 FY2025$2.46B-0.3%$615.9M—

Latest 8 quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. A dotted underline marks a fourth-quarter figure we calculated from the full year and the first nine months. Revenue YoY is our calculation too: each quarter against the same quarter a year earlier.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Staples
SIC industryBeverages
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended February 28, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2027 (ended August 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2018
SEC CIK16918

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-04-22
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10-K2025-04-23
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10-Q2026-10-07
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10-Q2026-07-01
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10-Q2026-01-08
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10-Q2025-10-07
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8-K2026-10-06
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8-K2026-09-18
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.