NYSE$STZ

Constellation Brands Inc · Q3 2025 earnings

Q3 2025 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Constellation Brands' Q3 2025 performance was marked by volume growth in the beer business, strategic divestitures, and updated fiscal 2025 outlook.

Constellation Brands reported a slight decrease in net sales and operating income, but net income increased by 21%. The Beer Business achieved its 59th consecutive quarter of depletion volume growth, while the Wine and Spirits Business completed the divestiture of SVEDKA. The company updated its fiscal 2025 outlook with reduced growth expectations for net sales and operating income, lowered reported EPS guidance, and increased operating cash flow and free cash flow targets.

  • Reported EPS was $3.39 and comparable EPS was $3.25.
  • Beer Business achieved 59th consecutive quarter of depletion volume growth, outperforming the total beverage industry.
  • Wine and Spirits Business completed the divestiture of SVEDKA to focus on higher-growth, higher-margin brands.
  • Year-to-date operating cash flow increased by 9% to $2.6 billion, and free cash flow increased by 13% to $1.6 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.46B

Previous: $2.47B-0.3%
EPS (adj)

$3.25

Previous: $2.76+17.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$932M

Previous: -$912M-2.1%
Free Cash Flow

$1.63B

Previous: -$403M+503.7%
Net Income

$629M

Previous: $509M+23.6%
Operating Income

$793M

Previous: $797M-0.5%
Gross Profit

$1.28B

Previous: $1.27B+0.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Constellation Brands · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.46B

Q3 2025-0.3%vs Q3 2024
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Constellation Brands · $2.43B total across 2 segments · Q1 2027

  • Beer
    $2.28B
  • Wine and Spirits
    $149M

Forward guidance

Constellation Brands updated its fiscal 2025 outlook with reduced growth expectations for net sales and operating income of enterprise and businesses, lowered reported EPS and lower-end of comparable EPS guidance, and increased operating cash flow and free cash flow targets.

Tailwinds

  • Enterprise: organic net sales growth of 2 - 5%
  • Beer: net sales growth of 4 - 7%
  • Enterprise: operating income growth (decline): comparable of 6 - 9%
  • Beer: operating income growth of 9 - 12%
  • Operating cash flow: $2.9 - $3.1 billion

Headwinds

  • Enterprise: operating income growth (decline): reported of (65%) - (62%)
  • Wine and Spirits: organic net sales decline of 5 - 8%
  • Wine and Spirits: operating income decline of 17 - 19%
  • Interest expense, net: $410 million
  • Tax rate: reported approximately 8%

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2025

Historical avgQ3 2025

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.0%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

36 / 65 earnings

Positive

+10.8%

Q3 2014

Best reaction

-16.8%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2027
Q4 2026-0.1%+9.5%-1.6%
Q3 2026+2.5%+5.7%+11.1%
Q2 2026+1.1%+1.9%-7.8%
Q1 2026+1.3%+1.2%+1.3%
Q4 2025+0.7%+0.3%+3.6%
Q3 2025-16.8%-14.9%-22.7%
Q2 2025-0.8%-4.3%-9.8%
Q1 2025-2.3%+1.1%-4.3%
Q4 2024+2.0%-1.7%-0.4%
Q3 2024+2.5%+5.0%+3.8%
Q2 2024-2.8%-5.3%-2.7%
Q1 2024-0.3%+0.3%+10.4%
Q4 2023+2.9%+2.9%+2.4%
Q3 2023-8.3%-5.3%+1.4%
Q2 2023-2.1%-6.8%+3.1%
Q1 2023-5.1%-4.1%+0.3%
Q4 2022+5.3%+7.5%+7.4%
Q3 2022-3.9%-3.0%-6.8%
Q2 2022-0.7%+3.1%+3.0%
Q1 2022+2.0%+0.9%-2.1%
Q4 2021-5.1%-4.2%+2.0%
Q3 2021+5.5%+4.6%+5.1%
Q2 2021-1.6%-2.1%-11.9%
Q1 2021+6.7%+6.7%+3.8%
Q4 2020-3.4%+9.3%+18.0%
Q3 2020-0.1%-1.1%+4.9%
Q2 2020-6.3%-8.4%-7.6%
Q1 2020+4.2%+6.2%+8.3%
Q4 2019+7.6%+6.2%+17.6%
Q3 2019-7.2%-6.7%+1.7%
Q2 2019+5.9%+7.4%-4.5%
Q1 2019-7.1%-7.5%-7.9%
Q4 2018+3.5%+2.1%+6.2%
Q3 2018-4.0%-2.8%-4.4%
Q2 2018+4.4%+3.4%+7.3%
Q1 2018+5.5%+4.4%+5.9%
Q4 2017+5.6%+5.5%+10.6%
Q3 2017-5.4%-5.5%-5.6%
Q2 2017+3.1%+3.2%-3.8%
Q1 2017+2.6%+4.1%+3.3%
Q4 2016+4.0%
Q3 2016+2.7%
Q2 2016+4.1%
Q1 2016+0.9%
Q4 2015+2.1%
Q3 2015+4.2%
Q2 2015+1.9%
Q1 2015+3.1%
Q4 2014-1.7%
Q3 2014+10.8%
Q2 2014+6.4%
Q1 2014-5.1%
Q4 2013+1.6%
Q3 2013-1.1%
Q2 2013+1.2%
Q1 2013-0.4%
Q4 2012-0.3%
Q3 2012+5.3%
Q2 2012-2.7%
Q1 2012-3.4%
Q4 2011+0.8%
Q3 2010-1.3%
Q2 2010-0.2%
Q1 2010+1.8%
Q4 2009+0.4%

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