• In the past year, Constellation Brands has faced weaker consumer demand, rising tariffs and falling sales of key beer brands, prompting it to sell lower-end wine and spirits labels and refocus on premium offerings funded by asset sales, debt reduction and reinvestment in its core beer portfolio.

• An interesting twist is that, despite these operational headwinds and concerns about high debt and low growth, some large investors have added to their positions, pointing to a lower forward valuation, consistent dividend increases and ongoing share repurchases as potential supports for a longer-term turnaround thesis.

• With that backdrop, we’ll now examine how Constellation Brands’ shift toward premium brands and ongoing buybacks may reshape its investment narrative.

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To own Constellation Brands today, you need to believe that its pivot toward higher margin beer and premium wine and spirits can offset weaker volumes, tariff pressure and a cautious consumer. The latest news reinforces that near term sentiment is dominated by concerns around high debt and slower growth, but it does not materially change the key short term catalyst, which remains management’s ability to sustain free cash flow, or the biggest risk, that tariffs and softer demand keep pressuring margins and volumes.

Against this backdrop, the new 3 year, US$4,000 million share repurchase authorization, alongside ongoing quarterly dividends, stands out as the most relevant recent announcement. It connects directly to the turnaround narrative in the news, because consistent buybacks and cash returns may support per share metrics even as guidance has been cut and sales of core beer brands have softened, while also testing how resilient Constellation’s balance sheet and cash generation really are under current conditions.

Yet, beneath the surface, higher input costs and new tariffs on packaging and imports could still challenge the beer segment’s margin story that investors should be aware of…

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Constellation Brands’ narrative projects $9.7 billion revenue and $2.2 billion earnings by 2028. This requires a 1.2% yearly revenue decline and an earnings increase of about $2.6 billion from $-442.3 million today.

Uncover how Constellation Brands’ forecasts yield a $171.22 fair value, a 16% upside to its current price.