Who owns Skol?
Skol is owned by AB InBev (Belgium, NYSE: BUD).[1]
Evidence: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Leuven
- Origin
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Founded
- 1964
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BUD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Skol
Skol is an international lager brand created in 1964 as a collaboration between several European brewers who wanted a common global beer. It is now overwhelmingly a Brazilian brand, brewed by AB InBev subsidiary Ambev, and is one of the largest beers by volume in Latin America.
What AB InBev's annual report says about Skol
Sentences about Skol from AB InBev's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
For example, a brand like Stella Artois generally targets the above core category across the globe, while a brand like Skol targets the core segment in Brazil and Busch Light targets the below core category in the United States.
Skol has been a pioneer and innovator in the beer category, engaging with consumers and creating new market trends.
How often AB InBev names Skol in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Skol
Where Skol sits in AB InBev
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AB InBev
AB InBev controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 21 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Aguila (1913)
- Beck's (1873)
- Brahma (1888)
- Bud Light (1982)
- Bud Light Seltzer (2020)
- Budweiser (1876)
- Busch (1955)
- Cass (1994)
- Castle Lager (1895)
- Corona (1925)
- Corona Cero (2020)
- Franziskaner
- Harbin (1900)
- Hoegaarden (1965)
- Jupiler (1966)
- Leffe (1952)
- Michelob Ultra (2002)
- Natural Light (1977)
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
AB InBev has more brands in lager on Brandtree than any other owner: 17 of 200.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 33 Export | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Allsopps | EABL | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Asahi Super Dry | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 333 | ThaiBev | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Cristal | CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Cabro | Cervecería Centro Americana | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| Beermix | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bomonti Filtresiz | Anadolu Efes | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
About the owner: AB InBev
AB InBev is a publicly listed company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, founded in 2008. Brandtree records 21 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BUD.
AB InBev is the largest brewer in the world, formed in 2008 when the Belgian-Brazilian InBev acquired Anheuser-Busch and enlarged again in 2016 by taking over SABMiller. Its beers are sold in about 150 countries.
🇧🇪 Skol and other Belgian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 53 brands that began in Belgium. 19 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Skol is not one of them.
- Bel Pils — Duvel Moortgat 🇧🇪
- Bru — Spadel 🇧🇪
- Domaine Lez-Envies — Colruyt Group 🇧🇪
- Grimbergen — Carlsberg 🇩🇰
- Alpro — Danone 🇫🇷
- Ardennes-étape — Awaze 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Skol?
The parent company of Skol is AB InBev, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Skol Belgian?
Yes. Skol originated in Belgium in 1964 and its owner, AB InBev, is also headquartered in Belgium.
Is Skol still owned by AB InBev?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Skol is still owned by AB InBev. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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