Anheuser-Busch InBev reports its fourth-quarter and full-year results on Wednesday (26 February). Here just-drinks takes a look at the Leuven-headquartered group’s fortunes in the final three months of 2014.

In the first three months of 2013: 

  • Net profits leaped by 23% to $2.05bn 
  • Net sales slipped by 1.7% to $9.2bn
  • Operating profits dropped by 3.5% to $3.4bn

In H1:

  • Net profits fell by 6.4% to $3.4bn
  • Net sales rose by 2.9% to $19.8bn
  • Operating profits increased by 2.4% to $7.3bn

In nine-month YTD:

  • Net profits were up by 2.4% to $5.56bn
  • Sales rose by 6.8% to $31.48bn
  • Operating profits climbed by 7.7% to $11.99bn