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Will Constellation Brands report FY27 beer net sales decline worse than -2% year-over-year?

Resolves April 30, 2027(369d)

IG: 0.48

Current Prediction

30%

Likely No

Model Agreement95%

Predictions9 runs

Last UpdatedApril 25, 2026

Why This Question Matters

Direct test of FY27 beer net sales guidance (-2% to +1%) — best case is barely-flat. A miss to worse than -2% would validate Gravy Gauge's structural-deceleration lean and push REVENUE_DURABILITY toward FRAGILE. An in-range print preserves the cyclical-pause framing. Tests whether premium beer category is at peak or simply pausing.

REVENUE_DURABILITYASSUMPTION_FRAGILITY

Prediction Distribution

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opus

sonnet

haiku

Range: 27% – 33%Aggregate: 30%

Individual Predictions(9 runs)

opusRun 1

27%

Mgmt guide -2% to +1%. Worse than -2% requires miss to low end. Base rate ~15-20% miss-low-end. Easy comp from FY26 -3% baseline supports avoidance of deep decline. Q4 FY26 sequential improvement + April 2026 carve-out de-escalation are tailwinds. ~27%.

Miss-low-end base rateEasy compQ4 + carve-out tailwinds

opusRun 2

32%

First post-rebase year tends to land in-range. But Black Swan compound scenario (5-10%) + Veracruz delay (8-12%) + Hispanic enforcement could compound to push beyond -2%. Stacked risks add probability. ~32%.

Stacked tail risksCompound scenarios

opusRun 3

28%

Pacifico broadening offsets Corona decline; pricing 1-2% provides positive offset; even modest depletion stabilization gets to -1% to 0% net sales. Going below -2% requires structural break or compound shock. ~28%.

Pacifico offsetPricing bufferStructural break required

sonnetRun 1

30%

Below -2% requires miss to bottom of guide range. Mgmt has narrative protection incentive. ~30%.

Miss bottom of guideMgmt protection

sonnetRun 2

33%

Hispanic immigration + macro consumer + structural-deceleration risks stack. FY26 was -3% — a second consecutive year worse than -2% is possible if cyclical-pause framing fails. ~33%.

Stacked risksCyclical-pause risk

sonnetRun 3

28%

Tariff de-escalation + Q4 inflection + easy comp + mgmt protection collectively support landing in-range. ~28%.

Multiple tailwindsEasy comp

haikuRun 1

30%

Below -2% requires bottom-of-guide miss. ~30%.

Bottom-of-guide miss

haikuRun 2

31%

Cyclical headwinds could stack but easy comp offsets. ~31%.

Cyclical risksEasy comp

haikuRun 3

29%

Mgmt incentive + tailwinds support in-range outcome. Below -2% is bear case. ~29%.

Mgmt incentiveBear case

Resolution Criteria

Resolves YES if Constellation Brands reports FY 2027 (fiscal year ending approximately February 28, 2027) total beer segment net sales with a year-over-year decline greater than 2.0% (i.e., -2.1% or worse), as disclosed in the Q4 FY27 earnings release, FY27 10-K, or investor materials. Resolves NO if FY27 beer net sales decline is -2.0% or better (including positive growth). Comparable basis (organic / reported) used in FY26 disclosures.

Resolution Source

Constellation Brands Q4 FY27 earnings release / FY27 10-K

Source Trigger

FY27 beer guidance -2% to +1% — miss to below -2% indicates structural deceleration

gravy-gaugeREVENUE_DURABILITYHIGH

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