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Carlsberg Group

Beer and beverages · Denmark

Carlsberg Group is a Danish brewer that makes beer and soft drinks, from Carlsberg, Tuborg and 1664 Blanc to Pepsi under licence, across Europe and Asia.

What makes it different

A foundation controls it and funds science.

78%Votes held by the Carlsberg FoundationFY2025

The Carlsberg Foundation must hold at least 51% of the votes, and about 30% of Carlsberg dividends go to research, arts and civil society.

How big it is

How big is Carlsberg Group?

DKK 89.1BRevenueFY2025
148.0MTotal volumeFY2025
36,998EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025

Western Europe is the biggest region.

  • Western Europe58%DKK 51.65B
  • Asia22%DKK 19.27B
  • Central & Eastern Europe and India20%DKK 18.16B
How the business works

Brew beer, bottle Pepsi, share the trucks.

  1. 1Local and global beers
  2. 2Pepsi and own soft drinks
  3. 3One route to every outlet

Soft drinks now fill 30% of volume and run through the same plants and delivery network as beer.

Who owns it
  • Carlsberg Foundation30%

CEO: Jacob Aarup-Andersen

Who it competes with
HeinekenAnheuser-Busch InBevAAsahi GroupMMolson Coors
Key moments
  1. 1847Carlsberg is founded
  2. 1875Carlsberg Research Laboratory founded
  3. 1876Carlsberg Foundation established
  4. 1970Carlsberg and Tuborg merge
  5. 1972First brewery in Asia
Sources

Every number on this page comes from Carlsberg Group's own reports.

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What Carlsberg Group tracks33 metrics
Total volume
Soft drinks share of total volume
Premium beer share of total volume
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from3 regions
Western Europe
Asia
Central & Eastern Europe and India
The full timeline20 moments
2023
2024
2025
Carlsberg Group vs Heinekenside by side
Revenue
Profit
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