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AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction

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AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction

AB InBev's earnings jumped, but its operating results were less impressive. Can strong beer brands and a shrinking debt burden outweigh weakness in the U.S. and China?

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • PBJ Invesco Food & Beverage ETF

    Invesco Food & Beverage ETF: it tracks beer, wine and spirits. Linked by “beer” (beer, wine and spirits) in this story.

  • XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR-4.0% 16d

    Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR: it tracks beer, wine and spirits. Linked by “beer” (beer, wine and spirits) in this story.

  • FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF-5.0% 30d

    iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“china”).

  • EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-2.1% 11d

    iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in China

  • EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.5% 30d

    VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from China.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-0.3% 30d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes China

  • BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev+2.4% 30d

    Anheuser-Busch InBev (malt beverages): it is exposed to beer, wine and spirits. Linked by “beer” (beer, wine and spirits) in this story.

  • STZ Constellation Brands+6.1% 30d

    Constellation Brands (beverages): it is exposed to beer, wine and spirits. Linked by “beer” (beer, wine and spirits) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)

Those 5 earlier stories put Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI) at an average move of +0.22% the next day. Largest gain +0.22%, largest drop +0.22%, from 5 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)the next day+0.22%+0.22%+0.22%5
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA)the next day-0.43%-0.43%-0.43%2
JD.com (JD)the next day-0.12%-0.12%-0.12%1

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • FXI Ishares China Large-Cap Etf

    Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction.” Reason on file: iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“china”)

  • BABA Alibaba Group Holding

    For “AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction,” Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Alibaba Group Holding (business services) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

  • NTES NetEase

    NetEase (NTES) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction.” Reason on file: NetEase (prepackaged software) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

  • JD JD.com

    JD.com (JD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction.” Reason on file: JD.com (retail stores) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

  • BIDU Baidu

    For “AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction,” Baidu (BIDU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Baidu (computer programming, data processing, etc.) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)

On 29 Oct 2026, “AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction” is the story that connects Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI) to this story.

What ties Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI) to the headline is this: iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“china”)

A second company, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA), is listed for a different reason: Alibaba Group Holding (business services) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

Price levels for Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)

BABA traded between 99.59 and 120.30 across 16 sessions. The latest close on file is 100.27. FXI traded between 32.14 and 34.36 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 32.47.

How strong the case is around Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)

40 out of 100

“AB InBev: 22% EPS Growth as China Slides: Rapid Earnings Reaction” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.