Beer Global Value Shares: Quality Over Quantity?

AB InBev leads the way

Unsurprisingly, it is brewers that dominate the global alcoholic drinks leader board in volume sales while spirits producers have a greater role to play in value.

AB InBev leads the global rankings in both volume and value terms, holding more than twice the share of second placed Heineken by both measures. At the global alcoholic drinks level, nearly all beer-led companies command a greater share of volume than value, although the balance varies considerably.

Spirits-focused players Diageo and Pernod Ricard are both among the top five companies by value share. They benefit from the fact that premium international spirits brands form a large proportion of their respective portfolios. Diageo also has a reasonably strong position in volume terms, boosted by the global dominance of its Guinness brand in stout.