FY2026 Earnings Forecast for BUD Issued By Erste Group Bank

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) – Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the consumer goods maker will post earnings of $4.45 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.44. The consensus estimate for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s current full-year earnings is $4.38 per share.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The consumer goods maker reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $16.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.23 billion. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a net margin of 14.90% and a return on equity of 16.42%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on BUD. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $86.50 to $84.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Friday, June 5th. Barclays reiterated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $91.08.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Down 0.5%

BUD opened at $79.42 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $80.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $160.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.83, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.59. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a fifty-two week low of $57.79 and a fifty-two week high of $86.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 10,464.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,190,248 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $262,876,000 after buying an additional 3,160,049 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 7,474.5% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 522,643 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $43,066,000 after acquiring an additional 515,743 shares during the last quarter. Cook & Bynum Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,282,514. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 11,380,404 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $728,801,000 after acquiring an additional 368,721 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 64.7% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 810,874 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $56,250,000 after acquiring an additional 318,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

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.