Prime Business Africa
Out of the four brewery companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, also known as the stock market, only International Breweries suffered a decline in its share value in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025.
According to Prime Business Africa’s market performance analysis of the companies, Champion Brew, Guinness and Nigerian Breweries recorded an improvement in their shareholders’ investment value.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThis indicates equity investors valued Champion Brew, Guinness and Nigerian Breweries more than International Breweries during the period under review.
Market Performance Of Each Brewery Company
Guinness Nigeria
Guinness Nigeria was the best-performing company in the stock market for the period under review, after its shareholders saw a 108.97 percent increase in their investment value.
The increase, according to Prime Business Africa’s analysis, represents a combined gain of N210.05 billion for Guinness Nigeria shareholders within July and August 2025.
The gain was driven by the N95.9 percent increase in the company’s share price, which appreciated from N88 per share on July 1 to N183.90 kobo on September 30.
This also resulted in Guinness Nigeria’s equity valuation in the stock market to increase from N192.75 billion at the start of the third quarter to N402.81 billion at the end of the period.
Champion Brew
Champion Brew occupied the second place on the best-performing list, as investments held by shareholders in the company appreciated by 37.5 percent within the three months under review.
Findings showed that shareholders of the company had recorded the growth after Champion Brew’s share price increased by N3.75 kobo between July and September.
Champion Brew’s share price had increased from N10 per share to N13.75 kobo during the period under review, leading to the growth that represents a combined gain of N33.55 billion for the firm’s shareholders.
The brewer also benefited from the gain, as Champion Brew’s market valuation on the Nigerian exchange increased from N89.47 billion on July 2 to N123.03 billion on September 30.
Nigerian Breweries
The third spot was occupied by the Nigerian Breweries, which saw the cost of its share increase by N13 during the review period, from N60 it was traded for at the start of Q3 to N73.
According to data obtained by Prime Business Africa, the increase in the company’s share price resulted in the shareholders of Nigerian Breweries recording 21.66 percent appreciation in their investment value.
The growth in the investment value represents a combined gain of N402.77 billion for the shareholders, and also led to an increase in the market valuation of Nigerian Breweries, as it grew from N1.85 trillion to N2.26 trillion.
Poor Performance For International Breweries
The third quarter of this year ended poorly for the shareholders of International Breweries, as the company’s share price decreased slightly by N0.4 kobo, from N13.90 kobo to N13.50 kobo.
While the decrease was marginal, the decline represented a drop of 2.87 percent in the value of investments held by the shareholders, and also represented a combined loss of N67.31 billion.
Also, the company’s equity valuation decreased from N2.33 trillion recorded on July 1 to N2.27 trillion on September 30.
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