Boston Beer Co Inc (SAM) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $2.22BP/E –Yield –
Boston Beer Co Inc saw revenue fall 3.7% to $1.91B over the twelve months to Sep 26, 2026. Operating income fell 179.1% to -$96.37M, moving the operating margin from 6.1% to -5.1%. Free cash flow was $185.06M, down 12.7% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $2.22B.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 26, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.22B
- P/E ratio
- –
- Price to sales
- 1.17
- Price to book
- 3.02
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 8.32%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.91B
- Net income
- -$73.06M
- EPS, diluted
- -$6.84
- Free cash flow
- $185.06M
- Book value per share
- $71.96
- Diluted shares
- 10M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 23, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Previous close
- $220.16
- Open
- $216.10
- Day's range
- $213.91 – $220.55
- Volume
- 170,149
- Average volume (20 days)
- 233,663
- Index membership
- S&P MidCap 400, Russell 2000 (since Jun 2026), Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.74
- 52-week range
- $158.68 – $264.46
- RSI (14 days)
- 66.9
- Volatility (1 year)
- 38.5%
- Relative volume
- 0.69×
- WACC
- 8.6%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IJH, SPMD, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SAM | S&P 500 | Difference | SAM per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +28.5% | -2.4% | +30.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +21.8% | -1.2% | +22.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +12.3% | +12.3% | +0.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +6.8% | +12.4% | −5.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | -34.9% | +78.8% | −113.7 pts | -13.3% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -53.2% | +75.2% | −128.4 pts | -14.1% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +26.4% | +311.1% | −284.8 pts | +2.4% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Boston Beer filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
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About Boston Beer
Malt Beverages
The Boston Beer Company produces and sells alcoholic beverages in the traditional beer and beyond beer categories. Its offerings include flavored malt beverages, hard seltzers, craft beers, hard ciders, spirits-based ready-to-drink cocktails, and distilled spirits under brands such as Twisted Tea, Truly, Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, and Dogfish Head. The company primarily sells its products to wholesale distributors, who distribute them to off-premise retailers like grocery, club, and liquor stores, as well as on-premise venues including bars and restaurants. It also serves drinkers directly through brewery taprooms.
Company profile, executives and historyBoston Beer stock: common questions
What is Boston Beer's stock price?
SAM closed at $219.16 on Nov 11, 2026, down 0.45% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $158.68 and $264.46.
What is Boston Beer's market cap?
Boston Beer was worth $2.22B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is SAM's P/E ratio?
Boston Beer lost money over the twelve months to Sep 26, 2026 (diluted EPS -$6.84), so it has no meaningful P/E ratio.
How much revenue does Boston Beer make?
Boston Beer reported revenue of $1.91B for the twelve months to Sep 26, 2026, down 3.7% from a year earlier.
Does Boston Beer pay a dividend?
No. Boston Beer has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does Boston Beer report earnings next?
Boston Beer is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 23, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has SAM stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, SAM returned +6.8% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many SAM shares are sold short?
2M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 21.40% of the float, or 6.6 days of average trading volume.
Who are Boston Beer's competitors?
Companies most similar to Boston Beer by business, industry and size include TAP, BF.B, STZ, MNST, FIZZ.
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