Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa (BUD) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 59,320M vs 324,383M combined for tracked competitors (15.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (+1.8%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa generated -0.8% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2025, vs 2.0% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 14.3% net margin compares with 8.8% for the peer group.
- Scale: Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa ranks #1 of 6 companies by market capitalization in the Alcoholic Beverages industry, holding 95.5% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa accounted for 41.8% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 42.5% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.43M compares with $0.52M for the peer group (0.8x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
BUD Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa reported revenue contraction of 0.75 % year on year in Q4 2025, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 2.04 %.
With a net margin of 14.29 %, Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa achieved higher profitability than its competitors (8.78 %).
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa generated 41.82 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 42.50 % a year earlier.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Alcoholic Beverages industry grew revenue 7.8% year over year, combined, vs -0.8% for Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's share of combined industry revenue moved from 88.86% to 81.82%, a loss of 7.04 percentage points.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | Yes | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (18) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 28.60 % (2 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
BUD Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
BUD Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
BUD Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
BUD Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greif Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Ball Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Crown Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Altria Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Walt Disney Co | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Anheuser busch Inbev Sa
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | 138,564.12 | 59,320.00 |
| Walt Disney Co | 184,235.10 | 98,861.00 |
| Altria Group Inc | 115,472.15 | 19,318.00 |
| Comcast corporation | 77,790.30 | 124,904.00 |
| Diageo Plc | 48,035.68 | 27,964.00 |
| Ball Corporation | 15,261.65 | 14,354.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 623,987.90 | 412,933.21 |
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Sources: Anheuser busch Inbev Sa's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| AB InBev Efes | Named by the company | 85% |
| Molson Coors Beverage Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| Coca Cola Co | Named by the company | 85% |
| Anadolu Efes | Named by the company | 85% |
| Constellation Brands Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Jones Soda Co | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Comcast corporation | Residential Connectivity and Platforms 57.19 % |
| Ball Corporation | Metal Beverage Packaging North and Central America 48.25 % |
| Crown Holdings Inc | Americas Beverage 46.95 % |
| Molson Coors Beverage Company | Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific 36.11 % |
| Silgan Holdings Inc | Metal Containers 46.43 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | 138,564 | 432,993 | 61,876 |
| Walt Disney Co | 184,235 | 427,970 | 39,983 |
| Altria Group Inc | 115,472 | 3,274,237 | 1,351,356 |
| Comcast corporation | 77,790 | 697,788 | 60,145 |
| Diageo Plc | 48,036 | 1,016,873 | 92,291 |
| Ball Corporation | 15,262 | 897,125 | 59,313 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 485,424 | 519,783 | 45,108 |
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Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Brown forman Corporation | Developed International 31.33 % |
| Silgan Holdings Inc | North America 69.41 % |
| Six Flags Entertainment Corporation | Domestic 79.07 % |
| Six Flags Entertainment Corporation | United States 88.78 % |
| O i Glass Inc | Non Us 74.40 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 6 companies in Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa ranks #1 of 6 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 95.51 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 9,134, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | 204,345 | 95.51 % |
| 2 | Molson Coors Beverage Company | 6,808 | 3.18 % |
| 3 | The Boston Beer Company Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 4 | United Breweries Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Mgp Ingredients Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | I on Digital Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | 204,345 | 29.59 % |
| 2 | Molson Coors Beverage Company | 6,808 | -19.74 % |
| 3 | The Boston Beer Company Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 4 | United Breweries Co Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 5 | Mgp Ingredients Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 6 | I on Digital Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Alcoholic Beverages industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (8 companies). See the full Alcoholic Beverages industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 55.93 % | 42.11 % (avg) | +13.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | 25.97 % | industry median | +19.3 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 19.10 % | -4.49 % (avg) | +23.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 6.16 % | 4.50 % (avg) | +1.7 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Alcoholic Beverages industry average (8 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Alcoholic Beverages industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 18.3x | 18.3x | +0.0x |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 6.8x | - |
| P/B | - | 1.5x | - |
| Return on Equity | 8.67 % | industry aggregate | 2.96 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.34 % | -1.61 % (avg) | 7.95 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 2.76 % | 0.65 % | -0.75 % |
| Operating Margin | 23.52 % | 25.91 % | 25.97 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.92 % | 6.94 % | 6.34 % |
| P/E | 22.7x | 20.2x | 18.3x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa falls in the Cash Cow quadrant: relative market share of 30.02x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue -0.3% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 9,134 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 6.16 % vs industry average 4.50 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa falls in the Medium attractiveness / High strength cell: Invest / Grow.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Market leader by capitalization in its industry (#1 of 6, 95.51 % share).
- Operating margin 19.3 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
No rule matched.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Losing revenue share to the broader industry (-7.0 points over the past year).
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | 0.34 | 0.72 | - |
| Walt Disney Co | 0.16 | 0.70 | 0.38 |
| Altria Group Inc | 0.41 | 0.60 | - |
| Comcast corporation | 0.27 | 0.86 | 1.27 |
| Diageo Plc | 0.21 | 1.63 | 1.58 |
| Ball Corporation | 0.14 | 1.10 | 1.00 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | Q4 2025 | -0.7 % | +14.3 % |
| Walt Disney Co | Q2 2026 | +6.8 % | -52.1 % |
| Altria Group Inc | Q2 2026 | +31.1 % | -3.4 % |
| Comcast corporation | Q2 2026 | -1.2 % | -69.0 % |
| Diageo Plc | Q2 2025 | +0.3 % | -39.1 % |
| Ball Corporation | Q2 2026 | +19.6 % | +3.7 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +7.7 % | -38.3 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | Q4 2025 | -2.0 % | -5.4 % |
| Walt Disney Co | Q2 2026 | - | +0.8 % |
| Altria Group Inc | Q2 2026 | +182.1 % | +78.1 % |
| Comcast corporation | Q2 2026 | - | +5.3 % |
| Diageo Plc | Q2 2025 | +2.8 % | - |
| Ball Corporation | Q2 2026 | +22.7 % | +46.9 % |
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Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | 3.87% | 5.84% | 8.67% |
| Walt Disney Co | 4.59% | 5.45% | 8.01% |
| Altria Group Inc | 23.11% | 26.08% | - |
| Comcast corporation | 4.05% | 5.22% | 11.56% |
| Diageo Plc | 5.15% | 15.44% | 19.26% |
| Ball Corporation | 4.86% | 5.87% | 17.05% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Anheuser busch Inbev Sa | 22.74 | 2.34 |
| Walt Disney Co | 21.79 | 1.86 |
| Altria Group Inc | 14.59 | 5.98 |
| Comcast corporation | 7.23 | 0.62 |
| Diageo Plc | 81.59 | 1.72 |
| Ball Corporation | 16.32 | 1.06 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 15.93 | 1.51 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.