Thesis

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Thesis Summary

FEMSA's second-quarter 2026 results showed meaningful acceleration, led by OXXO Mexico's return to positive traffic, 9.5% same-store sales growth, and double-digit revenue and operating-income growth. Spin continues to scale, while Coca-Cola FEMSA provides a resilient beverage platform. The balanced view reflects uncertainty over the durability of World Cup-supported retail demand, continuing exposure to a soft Mexican consumer, labor and other operating costs, Coca-Cola FEMSA's Mexican excise-tax headwind, and execution risk as Spin expands into lending.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets15 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$111.00
Mean target$133.94
High · most bullish analyst$150.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$95.0020%

USD 95 per ADR. OXXO traffic turns negative again as temporary demand support fades, wage and other operating costs compress retail margins, Coca-Cola FEMSA faces greater-than-expected pressure from weak Mexican consumption and excise taxes, and Spin's lending expansion consumes capital or introduces credit losses before meaningful monetization develops.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$133.9455%
Matches the consensus mean

USD 130 per ADR. OXXO Mexico retains positive but moderating commercial momentum after World Cup-related demand, consolidated operating income continues growing broadly with revenue, Coca-Cola FEMSA offsets Mexican headwinds through its broader footprint, and Spin expands without becoming a material earnings or credit drag. Capital allocation remains disciplined around organic investment, shareholder distributions, and the stated 2x net-debt-to-EBITDA ex-KOF objective.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$150.0025%

USD 150 per ADR. OXXO Mexico sustains positive traffic and high-single-digit or better same-store sales, cost initiatives improve conversion of revenue into operating profit, international convenience formats scale with disciplined store economics, Coca-Cola FEMSA maintains resilient profitability, and Spin converts its growing user base and QED-supported lending capabilities into increasingly valuable engagement and monetization.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Second-quarter 2026 consolidated revenue grew 9.3% and income from operations grew 7.2%, while OXXO Mexico revenue and income from operations rose 11.8% and 12.3%, respectively.
  • OXXO retains a long physical-network runway: FEMSA reported more than 25,587 OXXO stores globally in 2025, opened 1,104 stores in Mexico during the year, and believes Mexico can support at least another decade of expansion at the current pace.
  • Spin combines a rapidly growing payments and loyalty ecosystem with OXXO's physical distribution: second-quarter active users reached 11.5 million for Spin by OXXO and 29.1 million for Spin Premia, with tender at OXXO Mexico reaching 50.4%.
  • Capital allocation is increasingly shareholder-focused: FEMSA reported returning capital equivalent to approximately 8% of market capitalization during 2025 while investing Ps.45.315 billion in core operations and retaining a 2x net-leverage objective ex-KOF.
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Key Investment Risks
  • OXXO's second-quarter traffic recovery may prove temporary because 2025 was characterized by softer consumption and declining same-store traffic, while 2026 demand benefited partly from the World Cup.
  • Higher labor and other operating expenses can limit margin conversion even when sales grow.
  • Coca-Cola FEMSA entered 2026 facing a higher Mexican excise tax and continued uncertainty around consumer demand in a key market.
  • Expansion from payments and loyalty into lending introduces underwriting, credit-quality, regulatory, and capital-allocation risks despite QED's specialized support.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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