Who owns Stella Artois?
Stella Artois 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, Leuven
- Founded
- 1926
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BUD
- Trademark registrant
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Stella Artois
Stella Artois is brewed in Leuven, Belgium, and traces its brewery to 1366, though the Stella pilsner itself was launched as a Christmas beer in 1926, its name meaning star. Its long British advertising campaign, calling it reassuringly expensive, ran for two decades before being retired.
What AB InBev's annual report says about Stella Artois
Sentences about Stella Artois 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.
Stella Artois is the world's ninth most valuable beer brand according to the Kantar BrandZ list of most valuable beer brands worldwide and it is distributed in over 100 countries worldwide.
The top three markets in terms of revenue for Stella Artois as of 2025 are the United Kingdom, Brazil, and the United States with expansion plans well under way in several new growth markets, including South Africa and Colombia. -43- Table of Contents North America Bud Light is a premium American light lager.
How often AB InBev names Stella Artois 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. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Stella Artois
The USPTO record for the Stella Artois mark lists ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A. as the owner of record (serial number 73186112). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Stella Artois
Where Stella Artois 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.
🇧🇪 Stella Artois 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; Stella Artois 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 Stella Artois?
The parent company of Stella Artois is AB InBev, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Stella Artois Belgian?
Yes. Stella Artois originated in Belgium in 1926 and its owner, AB InBev, is also headquartered in Belgium.
Is Stella Artois still owned by AB InBev?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Stella Artois is still owned by AB InBev. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] USPTO: STELLA ARTOIS, serial 73186112, registration 1156584 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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