Zacks projects 17.4 percent earnings growth for Anheuser-Busch InBev stock

Published on 10/08/2026 at 12:23 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Zacks sees 8.6 percent sales growth in 2026. Anheuser-Busch InBev stock costs EUR 67.17 on October 8, 2026, plus 0.96 percent versus EUR 66.53.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev stock (ISIN BE0974293251) was assigned a 17.4 percent 2026 earnings-growth outlook by Zacks on October 8, 2026, while its consensus sales-growth estimate stood at 8.6 percent. According to Yahoo Finance, the Zacks Rank for the company was No. 3 and its stock had gained 27.00 percent over the past year.

Zacks sees 2026 growth

The updated estimates put Anheuser-Busch InBev among the alcohol-beverage companies that Zacks expects to benefit from premiumization, portfolio innovation and digital sales platforms. The sales and earnings projections are comparisons with the year-ago reported figures, so the 8.6 percent and 17.4 percent rates describe expected growth rather than reported second-quarter performance.

The same Yahoo Finance report also identified tariffs, softer alcohol consumption and trading down as risks for beverage companies with global supply chains. For AB InBev, that makes the gap between expected earnings growth and volume development an important operating question.

Revenue beat sets the base

Anheuser-Busch InBev reported USD 16.66 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, up 11.00 percent from the year-earlier quarter, according to MarketBeat. The same report said revenue exceeded the USD 16.23 billion consensus estimate, a USD 0.43 billion difference that supports the current growth narrative.

The comparison matters because the latest official investor page lists fiscal 2025 net revenue at USD 59.3 billion and normalized EBITDA at USD 21.2 billion. AB InBev has scheduled its third-quarter 2026 results for October 29, 2026.

Wells Fargo trims target

Wells Fargo lowered its price target for Anheuser-Busch InBev from USD 97.00 to USD 88.00 on October 5, 2026, while maintaining an Overweight rating, MarketBeat reported. The target change gives investors a counterweight to the positive earnings-growth estimates because the analyst view became less ambitious even as the rating stayed positive.

The primary listing is Euronext Brussels under ticker ABI.BR, with the quotation currency EUR, according to Global Banking and Finance Review. That listing context is separate from the U.S. BUD symbol used in some analyst coverage.

October 29 results ahead

The next hard checkpoint is the October 29, 2026 results release, when the company can show whether the second-quarter revenue increase is carrying into the third quarter. The current market setup combines a 17.4 percent consensus earnings-growth rate with an 11.00 percent reported revenue comparison, leaving execution and volumes as the key figures to watch.

Lang & Schwarz quote stays positive

Anheuser-Busch InBev was trading at EUR 67.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026, at 12:15 p.m. CEST, plus 0.96 percent versus the prior close of EUR 66.53. The move is below the threshold for a directional headline, but it leaves the euro quote above the previous session reference.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Anheuser-Busch InBev stock.