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Company snapshot — Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR

BUD in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Anheuser-Busch InBev brews and sells beer across several regional segments spanning the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific, alongside malt drinks, soft drinks and ready-to-drink cocktails. Its brand portfolio includes Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Michelob Ultra, sold through its own distribution and a business-to-business ordering platform called BEES. It is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and trades in the US as an American Depositary Receipt.
Where it sits in the stack
BUD carries no seat in our index; it sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, under Beverages - Brewers, outside the AI build-out sleeves the diary otherwise tracks.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group draws on scored Consumer Defensive names based in the US, including Coca-Cola Consolidated, Ambev, Costco and Celsius Holdings; the market also names Molson Coors as a brewing comparison.
Why Closelook tracks it
It carries a Closelook score with valuation as the strongest module and quality the weakest, but holds no seat in our index and has not yet drawn a diary mention.
What the diary watches
Whether regional segment performance and brand mix shift the balance-sheet and quality reads that currently trail the rest of the scorecard.

Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR (BUD) trades on US exchanges, classified under Consumer Defensive.

The Closelook company score reads 52/100 composite (momentum 56, quality 57, valuation 59) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for BUD, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: upgrade by Deutsche Bank, 2026-09-16

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for BUD from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Upgrade Deutsche Bank — Hold → Buy Upgraded to Buy from Hold 2026-09-16

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Beverages - Brewers · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Beverages - Brewers

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against BUD on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.67%, semi-annual · buybacks 2.31 bn USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What BUD pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.30 USD per share · a 1.67% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +54.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.84 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.17 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-05-08
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.96 USD (partial) · 2026: 1.17 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-05-07
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 4.56 bn USD 31% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 2.31 bn USD 1.5% of today's market value
  • Share count −2.9% in FY2025 625 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 6.87 bn USD · 61% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Consumer staples in US: −0.7% week · −4.3% month · +0.1% quarter · −3.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLP.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR (BUD)?

Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR trades as BUD on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Consumer Defensive in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is BUD in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR's Closelook composite score?

52 out of 100, with momentum 56, quality 57 and valuation 59 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does BUD trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -3.5% vs the 50-day and +3.6% vs the 200-day average, 10.2% below the 52-week high and +35.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR do?

Anheuser-Busch InBev brews and sells beer across several regional segments spanning the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific, alongside malt drinks, soft drinks and ready-to-drink cocktails. Its brand portfolio includes Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Michelob Ultra, sold through its own distribution and a business-to-business ordering platform called BEES. It is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and trades in the US as an American Depositary Receipt. Closelook's peer group draws on scored Consumer Defensive names based in the US, including Coca-Cola Consolidated, Ambev, Costco and Celsius Holdings; the market also names Molson Coors as a brewing comparison.

Where does Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR sit in the AI build-out?

BUD carries no seat in our index; it sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, under Beverages - Brewers, outside the AI build-out sleeves the diary otherwise tracks. It carries a Closelook score with valuation as the strongest module and quality the weakest, but holds no seat in our index and has not yet drawn a diary mention.

Does Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR pay a dividend?

Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR has paid 1.30 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 1.67% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.17 USD on 2026-05-08. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 4.56 bn USD in dividends and bought back 2.31 bn USD of its own shares, 61% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 2.9% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR recently?

The most recent analyst action on Anheuser Busch Inbev NV ADR on the Closelook wire is a upgrade by Deutsche Bank on 2026-09-16 (Hold → Buy). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for BUD, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Beverages - Brewers, then Consumer Defensive. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.