Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsor (BUD) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.21
- Estimate
- $1.17
- Surprise
- +3.7%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 6.3/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsor (BUD) beat the $1.17 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.21 — a clear 3.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.3/10) to Buy (Wait) at 6.3/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BUD Buy (Wait) at 6.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.7% surprise compares with a +6.2% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 4.2%
- News modifier +2: HOLD_IF_HOLDING → STRONG_BUY_WAIT
- Reward/Risk 0.5:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $79.52
- Entry target
- $77.48
- Price target
- $82.87
- Stop
- $73.96
- Upside to target
- +4.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.5:1
At 16.2× trailing and 16.2× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.8× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BUD at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Beverages - Brewers
- Market cap
- $156.59B
- P/E (fwd)
- 16.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.2
- 52-week range
- $59.64–$86.60
- Off 52-week high
- 8.2%
- RSI (14)
- 57
- Volume vs avg
- 1.76×
- Score today
- 6.3/10