Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is a global brewing and beverage company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. The company produces, markets and distributes beer and other alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages through a broad portfolio of international, regional and local brands.

Its leading brands include Budweiser, Bud Light, Corona, Stella Artois, Michelob ULTRA, Beck’s, Hoegaarden and Leffe. AB InBev also offers a range of craft, premium, flavored and alcohol-free beverages, serving consumers through retail, hospitality and e-commerce channels.

The company was formed in 2008 through the combination of InBev and Anheuser-Busch, bringing together Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. brewing heritage and InBev’s international operations. AB InBev serves markets across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Michel Doukeris has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.10 to $78.04
• 50-Day Range: $77.05 to $86.45
• 52-Week Range: $58.44 to $86.60
• Volume: 2.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.27 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $157.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.52
• Dividend Yield: 1.81%
• Price Target: $91.08
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 170 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $91.08, representing about 16.8% upside from its current price of $77.96.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV are expected to grow by 12.33% in the coming year, from $4.38 to $4.92 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is 16.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is 16.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a PEG Ratio of 1.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a P/B Ratio of 1.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.36% of the float of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.77, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has recently increased by 11.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays a meaningful dividend of 1.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is 29.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.66% next year. This indicates that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BUD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -82% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.50% of the stock of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

5.53% of the stock of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Brewers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BUD
• CIK: 1668717
• Web: www.ab-inbev.com
• Phone: (321) 627-6018
• Fax: 321-650-6111
• Employees: 136,805
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: $91.08
• High Price Target: $97.00
• Low Price Target: $84.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.80
• P/E Growth: 1.11
• Net Income: $6.84 billion
• Net Margins: 14.90%
• Pretax Margin: 22.55%
• Return on Equity: 16.42%
• Return on Assets: 7.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $59.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.65
• Cash Flow: $6.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.56
• Book Value: $50.11 per share
• Price / Book: 1.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,019,240,000
• Free Float: 1,928,376,000
• Market Cap: $157.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59