Constellation Brands (LTS:0REP) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 14.17 (As of May. 2026) — 53% Below Median

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LTS:0REP Constellation Brands Inc LTS:0REP
64 GF Score
Price CHF196.36
GF Value CHF264.15
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What is Constellation Brands Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Constellation Brands LTS:0REP 64 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.17 as of May. 2026, which is 53% below its 10-year median of 30.10. GuruFocus rates LTS:0REP with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF264.15. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 124 Beverages - Alcoholic companies, Constellation Brands ranks better than 54.03% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Constellation Brands's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was CHF14.17. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 13.86.


The historical rank and industry rank for Constellation Brands's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0REP' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.13   Med: 30.1   Max: 315.09
Current: 13.86


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Constellation Brands was 315.09. The lowest was 10.13. And the median was 30.10.


LTS:0REP's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
54.03% of 124 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 16.355 vs LTS:0REP: 13.86

Constellation Brands's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in May. 2026 was CHF2.97. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was CHF8.32. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 23.61.

Constellation Brands's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in May. 2026 was CHF2.69. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was CHF9.54. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 20.58.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Constellation Brands Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Constellation Brands Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Constellation Brands's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Constellation Brands Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Constellation Brands Annual Data
Trend Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25 Feb26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.46 -1.87 5.47 -5.05 11.21

Constellation Brands Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.26 5.71 5.87 11.21 13.56

LTS:0REP vs TAP, SAM, BUD: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Constellation Brands's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Constellation Brands Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Constellation Brands's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Constellation Brands's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Constellation Brands Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Constellation Brands's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 1,448
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 325
Change In Deferred Tax 316
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 783
Change In Working Capital -73
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 172

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Constellation Brands's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was CHF1,448 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Constellation Brands's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was CHF325 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Constellation Brands's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was CHF316 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF783 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Constellation Brands's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF783 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Constellation Brands's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was CHF-73 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Constellation Brands's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in May. 2026 was 172.407 Mil.

Constellation Brands's Onwer Earnings Per Share for May. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 1447.761 +325.192+315.933
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-783.0998668454+-72.675)/172.407
=14.17

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=196.35848/14.17
=13.86

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 14.17 mean?
Constellation Brands (LTS:0REP) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 14.17 as of May. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Constellation Brands. This is 53% below median its historical median of 30.10. Over the past decade, Constellation Brands' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.13 to 315.09. According to the industry distribution chart, Constellation Brands ranks #57 out of 124 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, placing it in the top 46%.
Is Constellation Brands' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Constellation Brands' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 14.17 is 53% below median its 10-year median of 30.10. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.13 to a high of 315.09. The Beverages - Alcoholic industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.36. Constellation Brands' value of 14.17 is 13.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Constellation Brands ranks #57 out of 124 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Constellation Brands has a GF Score™ of 64/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Constellation Brands' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to TAP and SAM?
According to the Beverages - Alcoholic industry distribution chart, Constellation Brands ranks #57 out of 124 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Constellation Brands in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.36. Constellation Brands' value of 14.17 is 13.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Constellation Brands' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.13 to 315.09 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 30.10 vs. the industry median of 16.36, Constellation Brands has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Beverages - Alcoholic company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Beverages - Alcoholic companies is 16.36, based on 124 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Constellation Brands's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 14.17 is 13.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Constellation Brands. For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.36 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Constellation Brands's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.17, which is 53% below median its own 10-year median of 30.10. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Constellation Brands stock overvalued right now?
Constellation Brands (LTS:0REP) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 14.17. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF264.15, compared to a current price of CHF196.36 — trading 25.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.17, which is 53% below median its 10-year median of 30.10 and 13.4% below the Beverages - Alcoholic industry median of 16.36. Constellation Brands' overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Constellation Brands (LTS:0REP), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.17 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Constellation Brands (LTS:0REP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Constellation Brands stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF196.36 is trading 25.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF264.15.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0REP:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 14.17 (53% below median its 10-year median of 30.10)
  • GF Value™: CHF264.15 vs. price of CHF196.36 (25.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 13.4% below the Beverages - Alcoholic median (#57 of 124)

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0REP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Constellation Brands Business Description

Address 50 East Broad Street, Rochester, NY, USA, 14614
Constellation Brands is the largest provider of alcoholic beverages across the beer, wine, and spirits categories in the US, generating more than 90% of revenue from Mexican beer imports under top-selling brands such as Modelo and Corona. The rest of the business includes some remaining wine and spirits brands, categories where the company has pruned assets in recent years. With its exclusive rights tied to the Mexican beer brands effective only in the US, the firm has limited revenue exposure to international markets. Constellation owns a 10% stake in Canopy Growth, a medicinal and recreational cannabis producer in Canada, and has a 50/50 joint venture with glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois in Mexico.
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