70/100BAmbev SA company profile
- CEO
- Carlos Eduardo Klutzenschell Lisboa
- Employees
- 39,000
- Headquarters
- Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros, 1017, São Paulo, SP 04530-001, BR
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Beverages - Alcoholic
- IPO date
- 5 Mar 1997
- Stock exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US02319V1035
Website:ambev.com.br
About the company
Ambev S.A., operating through its various subsidiaries, is a prominent player in the beverage and food industry across the Americas. The company is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of a diverse portfolio of products, including various types of beer (both packaged and on tap), carbonated soft drinks, other non-alcoholic beverages, malt, and food items. Its extensive operations are structured into four primary geographical divisions: Brazil; Central America and the Caribbean; Latin America South; and Canada. Ambev's vast selection of beer labels features widely recognized names such as Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Brahva Gold, Extra, Bud Light, Beck, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Cacique, Presidente, Brahma Light, Presidente Light, Presidente Golden Light, Bohemia, The One, Corona, Modelo Especial, Stella Artois, Budweiser, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Banks, Deputy, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith's, and Kokanee. Beyond alcoholic offerings, the company also provides a comprehensive range of non-alcoholic drinks. These include bottled water, isotonic and energy beverages, coconut water, powdered and natural fruit juices, and ready-to-drink teas. These products are sold under popular brands like Guaraná Antarctica, Gatorade, H2OH!, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Do Bem, Pepsi, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Pepsi-Cola, Seven Up, Nutrl, Bud Light Seltzer, Palm Bay, and Mike's. Products are made available to consumers through a multifaceted distribution approach, combining its own direct distribution network with a system that leverages third-party distributors. Ambev S.A. was founded in 1885 and maintains its corporate headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil. It operates as a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.
Employees
Ambev SA had about 39,606 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 6.1% fewer than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Ambev SA
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 6.8% of Ambev SA's shares on 30 June 2026, 410 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about Ambev SA
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