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Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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Summary of Interest-bearing Loans and Borrowings
Million US dollar
  
31 December 2025
    
  31 December 2024
 
Unsecured bond issues
  
 
70 199
  
 
68 857
Lease liabilities
  
 
1 776
  
 
1 748
Unsecured other loans
  
 
139
  
 
100
Secured bank loans
  
 
15
  
 
16
Non-current interest-bearing loans and borrowings
  
 
72 128
    
 
70 720
 
                   
Unsecured bond issues
  
 
-
 
  
 
627
Lease liabilities
  
 
621
  
 
556
Unsecured bank loans
  
 
178
  
 
94
Unsecured other loans
  
 
82
  
 
169
Secured bank loans
  
 
3
  
 
3
Current interest-bearing loans and borrowings
  
 
885
    
 
1 449
 
                   
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
  
 
73 013
    
 
72 169
 
As of 31 December 2025 , current and non-current interest-bearing loans and borrowings totaled 73.0 billion US dollar, compared to 72.2 billion USD as of 31 December 2024. Further details on the company’s exposure to interest rate and foreign currency risk are provided in
Note 27 Risks arising from financial instruments.
As of 31 December 2025, the company had no outstanding balance under its commercial paper programs (31 December 2024: nil). The programs authorize issuances of up to USD 5.0 billion and EUR 3.0 billion, respectively.
Summary of Series of Bonds
In May 2025, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV/SA (“ABISA”) completed the issuance of the following series of bonds:
 
Issue date
 
Issuer
(abbreviated)
      
Maturity date
      
Currency
      
Aggregate
principal amount
(in million)
      
Coupon rate
19 May 2025
 
ABISA
 
  
 
19 May 2033
 
  
 
EUR
 
  
 
1 250
 
  
 
3.375%
19 May 2025
 
ABISA
 
 
 
19 May 2038
 
 
 
EUR
 
 
 
1 500
 
 
 
3.875%
19 May 2025
 
ABISA
 
 
 
19 May 2045
 
 
 
EUR
 
 
 
500
 
 
 
4.125%
Summary of Tender Offers
Additionally, the company completed the tender offers of three series of notes issued by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (“ABIWW”), Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC (“ABC”) and Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. (“ABIFI”) and repurchased 1.8 billion US dollar aggregate principal amount of these notes. The total principal amount repurchased in the tender offers is set out in the table below:
 
Date of repurchase
 
Issuer
(abbreviated)
      
Title of series of notes
partially repurchased
      
Currency
      
Original
principal
amount
outstanding
(in million)
      
Principal
amount
repurchased
(in million)
      
Principal
amount not
repurchased
(in million)
30 May 2025
 
ABIWW
 
  
 
4.750% Notes due 2029
 
  
 
USD
 
  
 
4 250
 
  
 
1 321
 
  
 
2 929
30 May 2025
 
ABIWW and ABC
 
 
 
4.900% Notes due 2046
 
 
 
USD
 
 
 
9 160
 
 
 
330
 
 
 
8 830
30 May 2025
 
ABIFI
 
 
 
4.900% Notes due 2046
 
 
 
USD
 
 
 
1 457
 
 
 
167
 
 
 
1 291
These tender offers were financed with cash.
In May 2025, the company announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary ABIWW exercised its option to redeem the entire outstanding principal amount of the series of notes presented in the table below, for an aggregate principal amount of 1.6 billion US dollar.
In October 2025, the company announced that ABISA and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ABIWW and ABC exercised their respective options to redeem the entire outstanding principal amounts of the series of notes presented in the table below, for an aggregate principal amount of 2.0 billion US dollar.
 
Date of redemption
 
Issuer
(abbreviated)
      
Title of series of notes
redeemed
      
Currency
      
Original principal
amount
outstanding
(in million)
      
Principal amount
redeemed
(in million)
30 May 2025
 
ABIWW
 
  
 
4.000% Notes due 2028
 
  
 
USD
 
  
 
1 632
 
  
 
1 632
18 November 2025
 
ABISA
 
 
 
2.700% Notes due 2026
 
 
 
EUR
 
 
 
615
 
 
 
615
29 December 2025
 
ABIWW and ABC
 
 
 
3.650% Notes due 2026
 
 
 
USD
 
 
 
1 307
 
 
 
1 307
Summary of Reconciliation of Net Debt
Net debt is defined as non-current and current interest-bearing loans and borrowings and bank overdrafts minus debt securities and cash and cash equivalents. Net debt is a financial performance indicator that is used by AB InBev’s management to highlight changes in the company’s overall liquidity position.
 
Million US dollar
  
31 December 2025
    
  31 December 2024
 
 
Non-current interest-bearing loans and borrowings
  
 
72 128
  
 
70 720
Current interest-bearing loans and borrowings
  
 
885
  
 
1 449
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
  
 
73 013
    
 
72 169
 
                   
Bank overdrafts
  
 
14
  
 
-
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  
 
(11 638)
 
  
 
(11 174)
 
Interest bearing loans granted and other deposits (included within Trade and other receivables)
  
 
(116)
 
  
 
(99)
 
Debt securities (included within Investment securities)
  
 
(333)
 
  
 
(251)
 
Net debt
  
 
60 941 
    
 
60 645 
 
Summary of Changes in the Company's Liabilities Arising from Financing Activities
The table below details the changes in the company’s liabilities arising from financing activities, including both cash and non-cash changes. Liabilities arising from financing activities are those for which cash flows were, or future cash flows will be, classified in the company’s consolidated cash flow statement from financing activities.
 
Million US dollar
  
Long-term debt, net of

current portion
    
Short-term debt and

 current portion of long-
term debt
 
 
Balance as of 1 January 2025
  
 
70 720
 
  
 
1 449
 
Proceeds from borrowings
  
 
3 665
  
 
735
Repayments of borrowings
  
 
(3 442)
 
  
 
(3 419)
 
Capitalization / (payment) of lease liabilities
  
 
382
  
 
(499)
 
Amortized cost
  
 
68
  
 
-
 
Unrealized foreign exchange effects
  
 
3 271
 
  
 
63
Current portion of long-term debt
  
 
(2 535)
 
  
 
2 535
(Gain)/Loss on bond redemption and other movements
  
 
(1)
 
  
 
20
Balance as of 31 December 2025
  
 
72 128
 
  
 
885
 
     
Million US dollar
  
Long-term debt, net of
current portion
    
Short-term debt and
 current portion of long-
term debt
 
 
Balance as of 1 January 2024
  
 
74 163
 
  
 
3 987
 
Proceeds from borrowings
  
 
5 337
  
 
128
 
Repayments of borrowings
  
 
(6 036)
 
  
 
(3 259)
 
Capitalization / (payment) of lease liabilities
  
 
416
 
  
 
(698)
 
Amortized cost
  
 
63
 
  
 
1
 
Unrealized foreign exchange effects
  
 
(1 583)
 
  
 
(165)
 
Current portion of long-term debt
  
 
(1 302)
 
  
 
1 302
(Gain)/Loss on bond redemption and other movements
  
 
(338)
 
  
 
152
 
Balance as of 31 December 2024
  
 
70 720
 
  
 
1 449
 
     
Million US dollar
  
Long-term debt, net of
current portion
    
Short-term debt and
current portion of long-
term debt
 
 
Balance at 1 January 2023
  
 
78 880
 
  
 
1 029
 
Proceeds from borrowings
  
 
59
 
  
 
143
 
Repayments of borrowings
  
 
(3 004)
 
  
 
(94)
 
Capitalization / (payment) of lease liabilities
  
 
686
 
  
 
(458)
 
Amortized cost
  
 
61
 
  
 
-
 
Unrealized foreign exchange effects
  
 
909
  
 
83
Current portion of long-term debt
  
 
(3 113)
 
  
 
3 113
(Gain)/Loss on bond redemption and other movements
  
 
(316)
 
  
 
171
 
Balance at 31 December 2023
  
 
74 163
 
  
 
3 987