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Bottled Water in the US

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  • 36 Pages
  • December 2025
  • Region: United States
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 354761
Off-trade volume sales of bottled water in the US sales are projected to fall slightly in 2025. However, a channel shift to more away-from-home occasions is lifting on-trade volume sales and pushing total volume sales into positive, if marginal, growth. The consumer demand for self-optimisation has fomented wider hydration trends, but packaged bottled water remains the simplest path to hydration.

This report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2020-2025), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they legislative, distribution, packaging or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Carbonated Bottled Water, Flavoured Bottled Water, Functional Bottled Water, Still Bottled Water.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Bottled Water market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • On-trade channel pushes the category into positive total volume sales waters
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Functional bottled water continues to develop as a category
  • Novelty, hydration, taste and healthier alternative energies spring from flavoured bottled water
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Three pillars to success
  • Breakthroughs in formulae to spur functional beverages
  • GLP-1 adoption to gain momentum
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • BlueTriton Brands offers a strong, diverse portfolio to lead the category
  • Mixed bag for The Coca-Cola Co in bottled water
CHANNELS
  • Commodity status of bottled water favours brick-and-mortar retailers
  • Shifts within e-commerce retailing of bottled water
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Bottled Water: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERSOFT DRINKS IN THE US
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Premiumisation and caution visible in soft drinks in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Functional beverages witness rapid transformation
  • Affordability remains a key concern
  • Slower but significant new product development
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Value sales to outpace volume sales in growth terms amid a focus on wellness trends
  • Players to invest in innovation and marketing to gain a competitive edge
  • Climatic imprint on soft drinks
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • The leading player innovates and premiumises its offer to stay ahead
  • Poppi surges after PepsiCo acquisition
CHANNELS
  • Retail e-commerce gains but limitations remain in place
  • Strong on-trade channel for soft drinks
MARKET DATA
  • Table 13 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: Volume 2025
  • Table 18 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 19 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025
  • Table 20 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2025
  • Table 21 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 27 NBO Company Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 28 LBN Brand Shares of Total Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 29 NBO Company Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 30 LBN Brand Shares of On-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 31 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2021-2025
  • Table 32 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD): % Volume 2022-2025
  • Table 33 NBO Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 34 LBN Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 35 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 36 Penetration of Private Label in Off-trade Soft Drinks by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 37 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Distribution of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Format and Category: % Volume 2025
  • Table 39 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 40 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 41 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 42 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (RTD) by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 46 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Soft Drinks by Total Fountain On-trade: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
  • Fountain sales in the US
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources