Sales in three months to end of March rise 2.8% to EUR6.70bn (US$7.86bn)
Volumes increase by 1.2%, 'Asia Pacific' 10.1% jump offsets 'Americas' (-2.6%) and 'Europe' (-1.8%) declines
Heineken has posted a strong start to 2026, booking a near-3% rise in sales from the first three months of the year.
The 2.8% top-line increase, Heineken's best quarterly growth rate since Q2 of 2025, came on the back of a slight rise in group volumes, of 1.2%. The performance has set the pace for Heineken's brewing peers, with Carlsberg set to report its figures for the same period on 29 April, Molson Coors Bevera
Heineken CEO signs off with sales lift in Q1 – results data
‘Our outlook is based on the assumption of a temporary rather than a prolonged disruption in global energy trade.’

Heineken has posted a strong start to 2026, booking a near-3% rise in sales from the first three months of the year.
Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



