Consumer Defensive

The Boston Beer Company, Inc.(SAM)

Live Price

Offline

$181.89

+1.26% today

1Y Change

-8.22%

Window

Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026

Market Cap: $2.22B
Revenue Growth: +3.7%
EPS Growth: +95.3%
Dividend Yield: 0.0%

Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026

Research Briefing

A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.

Decision context

Research Snapshot

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $2.22B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $181.89 and down 8.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +3.7%, EPS growth of +95.3%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +3.7%, EPS +95.3%, free cash flow +24.9% with operating margin 6.4% and ROIC 15.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 1.1. Stock Foundry combines SAM price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.

Sector Context

How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.

Revenue Growth

Above sector median

+3.7% vs +1.7% peer median

Operating Margin

Near sector median

+6.4% vs +6.6% peer median

What Changed This Quarter

Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.

Latest report is on the board

2026 was reported on Apr 23, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.

The operating story is still moving forward

Revenue is running at +3.7% and EPS at +95.3%, with operating margin around 6.4%.

Earnings Reaction Memory

How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.

Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.

View quarter-by-quarter reaction table

Quarter	EPS Δ	1D	5D	20D
2026 Apr 23, 2026	—	-1.7%	-1.4%	-22.6%
2026 Feb 24, 2026	+9.0%	-4.3%	-0.5%	-4.8%
2025 Oct 23, 2025	+12.4%	+5.5%	-6.2%	-12.2%

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SAM Max Drawdown

-38.06%

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Company Overview

The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

New York Stock Exchange

Boston, MA, US

Visit bostonbeer.com Call IR617 368 5000

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. The company's flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It offers various beers, hard ciders, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, Coney Island, Concrete Beach brand names. The company markets and sells its products to a network of approximately 400 wholesalers in the United States, as well as international wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other retail outlets. It also sells in products in Canada, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Leadership: C. James Koch
IPO Date: Nov 21, 1995
Employees: 2.5k

Street Address: One Design Center Place
Mailing: Boston, MA, 02210
Region: Boston, MA, US

Reporting Currency: USD
Investor Line: 617 368 5000
Last Updated: May 4, 2026

CIK: 0000949870ISIN: US1005571070CUSIP: 100557107

Reports in USDSEC Registered

Key Fundamentals

Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.

Valuation

P/E: —
EV/EBITDA: 8.1
Price/Sales: 1.1
Price/Book: 3.2

Growth

Revenue: +3.7%
EPS: +95.3%
Free Cash Flow: +24.9%

Profitability

Gross Margin: 45.8%
Operating Margin: 6.4%
Net Margin: -3.0%
ROE: -7.3%
ROIC: 15.5%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity: 0.05
Current Ratio: 0.93

Earnings Reports

📅 Last reportedApr 23, 2026

Period	B/M	EPS	EPS Δ	Revenue	Rev Δ
— Apr 23, 26		— Est 1.95	—	— Est 436541.7B	—
— Feb 24, 26	✓	-2.12 Est -2.33	+9.0%	385684.0B Est 381599.3B	+1.1%
— Oct 23, 25	✓	4.25 Est 3.78	+12.4%	537494.0B Est 382570.1B	+40.5%
— Jul 24, 25	✓	5.45 Est 4.37	+24.7%	625425.0B Est 584547.5B	+7.0%
— Apr 24, 25	✓	2.16 Est 0.78	+176.9%	453867.0B Est 435249.8B	+4.3%
— Feb 25, 25	✗	-1.68 Est -1.21	-38.8%	429247.0B Est 389173.4B	+10.3%
— Oct 24, 24	✓	5.35 Est 4.96	+7.9%	605477.0B Est 392372.4B	+54.3%
— Jul 25, 24	✗	4.39 Est 5.02	-12.6%	579098.0B Est 597330.0B	-3.0%
— Apr 25, 24	✓	1.04 Est 0.01	+12135.3%	426052.0B Est 413200.0B	+3.1%
— Feb 27, 24	✗	-1.49 Est -0.22	-577.3%	393722.0B Est 413780.0B	-4.8%
— Oct 26, 23	✗	3.70 Est 4.08	-9.3%	601599.0B Est 593670.0B	+1.3%
— Jul 27, 23	✓	4.72 Est 3.43	+37.6%	603304.0B Est 592970.0B	+1.7%
— Apr 27, 23	✗	-0.73 Est -0.32	-128.1%	410000.0B Est 412440.0B	-0.6%
— Feb 15, 23	✗	-0.93 Est 0.72	-229.2%	447525.0B Est 392795.8B	+13.9%
— Oct 20, 22	✓	3.82 Est 3.16	+20.9%	596453.0B Est 571890.5B	+4.3%
— Jul 21, 22	✗	4.31 Est 4.43	-2.7%	616243.0B Est 613279.0B	+0.5%