Champion Breweries shares up 246.46% — How different beer corporations are performing in 2025
Brewery corporations listed on the Nigerian inventory market have delivered spectacular performances thus far in 2025, marked by rising share costs, larger buying and selling volumes, and renewed investor curiosity throughout the sector.
Amongst them, Champion Breweries stands out with a 246.46% year-to-date acquire in its share value, supported by sturdy market participation.
The inventory opened the 12 months at N3.81 and has recorded a market quantity of 917 million shares thus far, already larger than the 737 million shares traded in the entire of 2024.
Champion’s upward motion picked up tempo in Could, following the discharge of the corporate’s Q1 2025 outcomes on April 25, which confirmed a return to profitability.
The corporate posted a pre-tax revenue of N1.7 billion, a turnaround from the N798.4 million loss in the identical interval final 12 months.
- This was supported by a 93.75% rise in income to N8.4 billion and, notably, the absence of FX losses — a pointy distinction to the N743.2 million reported within the earlier 12 months, probably contributing to constructive sentiment within the inventory market.
Different brewery corporations have additionally achieved properly in 2025, contributing to the sector’s rally and the 57% year-to-date acquire within the NGX Shopper Items Index.
Listed here are the others:
Worldwide Breweries (Up 176.6%)
Worldwide Breweries is one other sturdy performer thus far in 2025, with its share value up 176.6% year-to-date.
The inventory opened the 12 months at N5.20, broke by way of the N10 mark, and has since climbed to N15.35 as of market shut on July 4, with a market quantity of over 400 million shares traded thus far.
Like many shopper items corporations, the primary quarter proved to be a serious turning level.
- The corporate posted a pre-tax revenue of N35 billion, a pointy reversal from the N89.3 billion loss recorded in the identical quarter of 2024.
- This turnaround was largely pushed by a 68.21% improve in income to N173.6 billion, and a big drop in FX-related bills, which fell from N87.5 billion to simply N581.4 million.
A mixture of stronger fundamentals and easing value pressures probably helped enhance investor confidence within the inventory throughout the first half of the 12 months.
Nigerian Breweries (Up 94.8%)
Nigerian Breweries has additionally delivered a stable efficiency in 2025, with its share value rising 94.8% year-to-date. The inventory has reached N62.35, with complete market quantity thus far hitting 1.1 billion shares.
Nigerian Breweries returned to type within the first quarter, posting a pre-tax revenue of N69.9 billion, up from a N65.5 billion loss in the identical interval of 2024.
Income additionally climbed considerably to N383.6 billion, in comparison with N227.1 billion the earlier 12 months.
- A significant enchancment got here from a pointy discount in FX losses, which have been lower from N72.8 billion to simply N178 million.
Investor sentiment appeared strongest in Could, when the inventory surged 32.56%, probably in response to its Q1 outcomes launched on April 17.
Guinness Nigeria Plc (Up 25.3%)
Guinness Nigeria Plc has additionally posted a constructive efficiency in 2025, with its share value up 25.3% year-to-date.
The inventory opened at N70.25 and has rallied to N88.00, probably reflecting investor response to the corporate’s first-quarter outcomes launched in late April 2025.
- In its unaudited {financial} assertion for the interval ended March 31, 2025, Guinness reported a pre-tax revenue of N10.2 billion, a notable turnaround from the N56 billion loss recorded in the identical interval the earlier 12 months.
- This restoration was supported by a 52.29% improve in income to N118.3 billion, alongside a pointy discount in finance bills, which fell from N66.3 billion to N24 billion.
