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UNITED BREWERIES CO INC

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UNITED BREWERIES CO INC

CCU·NYSE·Manufacturing·CIK 0000888746

CCU Argentina imports and exports beer, and produces, sells, and distributes Heineken beer in Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. The company imports Kunstmann and Blue Moon beer brands into Argentina. It exports beer, primarily under the Schneider, Imperial, and Heineken brands, to several countries. On April 28, 2003, CCU Argentina and Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. signed agreements granting CCU Argentina exclusive rights to produce, sell, and distribute Heineken beer in Argentina, effective June 18, 2003. These agreements were amended and restated on October 12, 2011, effective January 1, 2011, with an initial term of ten years, automatically renewable annually for a new ten-year period. Heineken beer is the second-largest brand by volume in Argentina's premium segment. On November 28, 2012, CICSA and Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. entered into an agreement for exclusive rights to produce, sell, and distribute Heineken beer in Paraguay, with an initial ten-year term, automatically renewable for five-year periods. On July 15, 2015, CICSA, BBO, and Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. signed an agreement for exclusive rights to produce, sell, and distribute Heineken beer in Bolivia, effective January 1, 2015, with an initial ten-year term, automatically renewable for five-year periods. On April 20, 2018, Bebidas del Paraguay S.A. and Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. also engaged in an agreement.

UNITED BREWERIES CO INC (NYSE:CCU) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for CCU at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-05, rated 7/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CCU spans 6-K, 20-F.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • CCU Q2 EBITDA Soars 59.4% on Chile Strength, But Bolivia Impairment Drives Net Loss
  • CCU Q2 2026: EBITDA surges 59% on Chile strength, but net loss widens on Bolivia impairment
  • CCU takes full control of water subsidiary Aguas CCU-Nestlé in $173M deal
  • Long-Serving CEO Steps Down, New CEO Appointed Amidst Board Reshuffle
  • UNITED BREWERIES Reports Strong Operational Income and Cash Flow Despite Higher Taxes in Q1 2026

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
CL$2.91T CLP
Net Income
CL$137.29B CLP
Op. Cash Flow
CL$239.05B CLP
Free Cash Flow
CL$96.67B CLP
Gross Profit
CL$1.29T CLP
Operating Income
CL$193.18B CLP
Cash & Equivalents
CL$222B CLP
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
4.7%
Shares Outstanding
369.5M sh
Source: 20-F · filed 2026-04-29 · accession 0001292814-26-002680

Short Interest & Short Volume

16.09 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 1,909,375 shares in CCU as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 0.3% increase from the prior period — about 16.1 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 65.8% of CCU volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)1,909,375 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 0.3%
Days to cover16.09 at avg daily volume of 118,704
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)65.8% of 42,417 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume55.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Insider Transactions

CCU files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.

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$10.59
52-week range · as of 2026-08-05 $10.59 – $15.36
Market cap
$1.94B
Volume
115.2K (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 139.6K
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:36 UTC · Market closed

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