Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE:TAP) came out with its quarterly results last week, and we wanted to see how the business is performing and what industry forecasters think of the company following this report. It looks like a credible result overall - although revenues of US$2.4b were what the analysts expected, Molson Coors Beverage surprised by delivering a (statutory) profit of US$0.80 per share, an impressive 100% above what was forecast. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

Following last week's earnings report, Molson Coors Beverage's 20 analysts are forecasting 2026 revenues to be US$11.1b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Earnings are expected to improve, with Molson Coors Beverage forecast to report a statutory profit of US$4.91 per share. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of US$11.1b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$4.75 in 2026. So the consensus seems to have become somewhat more optimistic on Molson Coors Beverage's earnings potential following these results.

There's been no major changes to the consensus price target of US$46.52, suggesting that the improved earnings per share outlook is not enough to have a long-term positive impact on the stock's valuation. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. The most optimistic Molson Coors Beverage analyst has a price target of US$61.00 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$36.00. Analysts definitely have varying views on the business, but the spread of estimates is not wide enough in our view to suggest that extreme outcomes could await Molson Coors Beverage shareholders.

One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 0.6% annualised decline to the end of 2026. That is a notable change from historical growth of 3.1% over the last five years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 4.2% per year. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Molson Coors Beverage is expected to lag the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing here is that the analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, suggesting that there has been a clear increase in optimism towards Molson Coors Beverage following these results. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at US$46.52, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Molson Coors Beverage going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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