BUD Earnings History
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, with a market capitalization near $154.84B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 136,805 people, carrying a beta of 0.79 to the broader market. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev) is a global beverage giant involved in the manufacturing, marketing, and retailing of a wide variety of beers, other alcoholic drinks, and soft drinks across the world. Led by Michel Dimitrios Doukeris, public since 2009-07-01.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has beat EPS estimates in 6 of the last 6 quarters.
| Date | EPS Est. | EPS Actual | Surprise | Revenue Est. | Revenue Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | 1.09 | 1.21 | N/A | $16.28B | $31.93B |
| May 5, 2026 | 0.90 | 0.97 | N/A | $14.69B | $30.61B |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 0.97 | 0.99 | N/A | $15.60B | $30.01B |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.77 | 0.81 | N/A | $15.54B | $29.89B |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.89 | 0.98 | N/A | $14.79B | $29.88B |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.67 | 0.75 | N/A | $14.42B | $30.05B |
What BUD's Earnings History Tells Options Traders
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a strong beat history (6 beats in 6 reports). Consistent beat-rate patterns typically inflate pre-event implied volatility and produce a sharp IV-crush after the print, conditions that favor pre-earnings short-vol structures when IV rank is elevated. Beat rate is one input to event-driven sizing; pair it with the implied-vs-realized volatility view, the current IV rank, and the put-call skew going into the print. Surprise magnitude matters as much as direction - an in-line beat with conservative guidance can produce a larger negative move than a missed quarter with raised forward guidance. The earnings table above shows the most recent six reported quarters; for the full multi-year history including revenue growth trajectory and EPS guidance trends, the per-ticker fundamentals view aggregates the underlying GAAP filings.
How Earnings Drive BUD Options Pricing
Earnings events are the largest single driver of single-name implied volatility in equity options markets. Pre-event, IV inflates over the two-to-three week run-up as the binary uncertainty of the print compounds; the IV rank typically peaks the day before the announcement. Post-event, IV crushes back toward the realized-volatility baseline as uncertainty resolves. The magnitude of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV was relative to the eventual realized move - an oversized pre-event IV with an undersized realized move produces the cleanest premium-selling outcome, while a stretched IV that still under-prices a tail move on the print produces the cleanest long-vol outcome.
The catalyst calendar for BUD matters beyond the headline EPS surprise. Forward guidance revisions, capital-allocation changes (dividend hikes, buyback authorizations, M&A announcements), and segment-level performance discussions can drive larger post-event moves than the headline beat or miss. Pair the earnings beat-rate read above with the upcoming-event calendar and the IV-rank view to size pre-event and post-event positioning; for short-vol structures the goal is to be long premium-rich and to harvest the IV crush, while for long-vol structures the goal is to own gamma cheap into a regime where the realized move is likely to exceed the implied move.
Frequently asked BUD earnings questions
- How often does BUD beat earnings estimates?
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) has beat consensus EPS estimates in 6 of the last 6 quarters. The table above shows estimate, actual, surprise percent, and revenue figures per quarter. Beat-rate matters less than the *pattern* of beats and misses: a name with a consistent beat history sees implied-vol expansion ahead of the print and a sharp IV crush after.
- What was BUD's last reported earnings?
- The most recent reported quarter is Jul 30, 2026. Revenue, EPS, and prior-quarter comparisons are in the table above. Subsequent estimates and analyst-revisions live on the analyst-ratings page.
- How do BUD earnings drive options pricing?
- Earnings events are the single largest driver of single-name implied volatility in equity options markets. Pre-event, IV inflates as the market prices the binary outcome (beat / miss / guidance change). Post-event, IV crushes as uncertainty resolves. The size of the crush is a function of how stretched pre-event IV was relative to the realized move: an oversized pre-event IV with an undersized move produces the cleanest premium-selling result. Pair BUD earnings history with the implied-vs-realized volatility view to size pre-event positioning.
- When does BUD report next?
- Next-quarter earnings dates are typically announced by the company 3-6 weeks ahead. Check the earnings-calendar page or company investor-relations site for the confirmed date. Pre-event IV typically begins building 2-3 weeks before the announcement and peaks the day before.