Heineken N.V. (HEIA.AS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Heineken N.V. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 8, red flags: 2.

About Heineken N.V.

Heineken N.V. is a Consumer Defensive company (Beverages - Alcoholic) based in the Netherlands, listed on AMS as HEIA.AS.

What our checks show for HEIA.AS

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 8.5 points over 5 years, to 6.6%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 3.8 years.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 2.5x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.08). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• The gross margin fell by 2.9 points, to 35.8%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Analysts expect only about 4.9% a year of growth in revenue.
• Revenue grew only 0% a year over the last 3 years.
• Earnings per share fell 10.1% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 11.1% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 6.6%: little room if costs rise.
• The stock has fallen as much as 59% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 2.66x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 21.9% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 3.4 points from today's 6.6%.
• A large company: market value $48 billion.
• Beta 0.56: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Pay in shares is only 0% of free cash flow.

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Questions

What grade does Heineken N.V. (HEIA.AS) have?

In our weekly check, Heineken N.V. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 8, red flags: 2. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of HEIA.AS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Heineken N.V.: Margins falling, Slow recovery after falls, High debt. In total 10 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Heineken N.V. do?

Heineken N.V. is a Consumer Defensive company (Beverages - Alcoholic) based in the Netherlands, listed on AMS as HEIA.AS.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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