Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (CCU) reported its Q2 2025 earnings on August 7, 2025, with consolidated EBITDA nearly doubling compared to the prior year, reaching ThCh 57.63 million. The company's Chilean operations demonstrated robust performance, achieving 6% average price increases and 3.2% volume growth.
The strong performance in Chile led to a 59.1% EBITDA expansion within that segment. However, the CirCCUlar PET recycling plant introduced approximately ThCh 3 billion in manufacturing expenses and additional recycling costs in Q2 2025, impacting the gross margin of the Chile operating segment.
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, consolidated net sales reached ThCh 1.40 billion, an increase from ThCh 1.27 billion in the same period of 2024. Gross margin for this period was ThCh 619.01 million, up from ThCh 562.24 million, though net income for the six-month period saw a reduction to ThCh 50.28 million from ThCh 61.86 million in the prior year.
The company reported a Q2 loss of $11.8 million, or 6 cents per share, with revenue of $612.2 million. Despite the positive trends in Chile, the International Business segment, particularly Argentina, continued to face challenges from inflation and currency depreciation, impacting overall profitability.
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