WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Belgian drink and brewing major Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD, ABI.BR) on Thursday reported significantly higher profit in its second quarter, mainly as revenues were benefited by higher beer volume.
Looking ahead for fiscal 2026, the company expects EBITDA to grow in line with medium-term outlook of between 4 percent to 8 percent.
In Brussels, the shares were trading at 72.94 euros, down 1.30 percent.
In the second quarter, profit attributable to equity holders surged to $3.75 billion from $1.68 billion a year ago. Basic earnings per share were $1.90, up from $0.84 last year.
Underlying profit was $2.39 billion, compared to $1.95 billion in 2025. Underlying earnings per share increased 23.4 percent to $1.21 from $0.98 a year earlier.
Normalized EBITDA grew 5.8 percent to $5.94 billion from $5.30 billion last year, with a margin expansion of 4 basis points to 35.6 percent.
Revenue increased 5.6 percent to $16.66 billion from last year's $15.00 billion. Revenue per hl grew 4.2 percent.
Volumes edged up 0.9 percent year-over-year to 144.003 million hls, with beer volumes up by 1.1 percent and non-beer volumes down by 1.1 percent.
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