Boston Beer Co Inc (SAM) stock

SAMNYSEMalt BeveragesFiscal year ends December 27

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 26, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026Score 9/3016% below fair value

$219.16−1.00 (-0.45%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $2.22BP/E –Yield –

Boston Beer statistics

93 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 23, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Sep 26, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $2.22B; $1.16B
Enterprise Value: $1.92B; $1.77B
PS Ratio: 1.17; 0.77
PB Ratio: 3.02; 1.80
P/TBV Ratio: 3.65; 3.65
P/FCF Ratio: 12.02; 16.09
P/OCF Ratio: 9.50; 10.50

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.00; 1.06
EV / FCF: 10.36; 19.75

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 10M; 71M
Shares Change (YoY): -6.64%; 0.58%
Float: 8M; 47M
Shares Held by Insiders: 25.8%; 10.3%
Shares Held by Institutions: 85.1%; 59.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: -3.54%; 1.67%
Short % of Float: 21.4%; 6.55%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 15.9%; 4.94%
Days to Cover: 6.64; 4.51

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $264.46; –
52-Week Low: $158.68; –
20-Day Moving Average: $203.63; –
50-Day Moving Average: $183.05; –
200-Day Moving Average: $199.13; –
Average True Range (14): $8.14; –
Price Change (1 Week): -4.01%; -1.38%
Price Change (1 Month): 23.7%; 3.86%
Price Change (3 Months): 18.6%; -5.77%
Price Change (6 Months): 22.3%; -3.87%
Price Change (YTD): 12.3%; -14.3%
Price Change (1 Year): 8.86%; -13.6%
Price Change (3 Years): -34.9%; -32.5%
Price Change (5 Years): -54.3%; -38.9%
Price Change (10 Years): 26.4%; -5.43%
Average Volume (10 Days): 219,029; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 233,663; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 243,708; –
Relative Volume: 0.69; 0.79
Relative Strength Index (14): 66.9; 49.5
Volatility (1 Year): 38.5%; 43.8%
Beta (5 Years): 0.74; 0.45

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 49.1%; 29.3%
Operating Margin: -5.05%; 3.57%
Pretax Margin: -4.63%; 4.13%
Profit Margin: -3.83%; 1.75%
EBITDA Margin: -0.53%; 6.06%
FCF Margin: 9.70%; 6.09%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): -8.87%; 5.06%
Return on Assets (ROA): -5.88%; 1.59%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): -14.0%; 5.12%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): -12.3%; 5.52%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.13; 1.38
Quick Ratio: 0.86; 0.51

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): -3.71%; 2.86%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -179.2%; -11.5%
EPS Growth (YoY): -180.7%; -7.94%
FCF Growth (YoY): -12.7%; -1.67%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -2.04%; 1.96%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 2.50%; 6.17%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 22.0%; 1.12%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -8.63%; 2.91%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.54; 0.91
Inventory Turnover: 9.72; 5.29
Revenue Per Employee: $750.32K; $665.99K
Profits Per Employee: -$28.73K; $16.82K
Employee Count: 2,543; 634
WACC: 8.56%; 7.24%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.91B; $827.71M
Gross Profit: $937.09M; $211.33M
Operating Income: -$96.37M; $383.28K
Pretax Income: -$88.29M; $13.99M
Net Income: -$73.06M; $2.37M
EBITDA: -$10.18M; $11.39M
EPS (Diluted): -$6.84; $0.16

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $308.07M; $41.90M
Net Cash (Debt): $308.07M; -$2.37M
Net Cash Per Share: $30.35; -$0.06
Equity (Book Value): $735.73M; $143.59M
Book Value Per Share: $72.49; $5.60
Tangible Book Value: $609.72M; $4.47M
Working Capital: $59.58M; $24.93M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $234.14M; $11.54M
Capital Expenditures: -$49.08M; -$60.96M
Free Cash Flow: $185.06M; $121.74M
FCF Per Share: $18.23; $1.41

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -3.28%; 2.85%
FCF Yield: 8.32%; 4.74%
Buyback Yield: 5.63%; 0.63%
Shareholder Yield: 5.63%; 3.35%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: -$15.23M; $11.70M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 4.02; 2.59
Piotroski F-Score: 8; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.11; -2.62

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%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M SAM shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.5% from the previous report, or 21.40% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 76.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,612,580	-3.5%	242,798	6.6
Oct 15, 2026	1,671,746	+5.2%	182,194	9.2
Sep 30, 2026	1,589,429	+0.5%	312,601	5.1
Sep 15, 2026	1,581,690	+11.2%	221,315	7.2
Aug 31, 2026	1,422,860	+0.7%	160,345	8.9
Aug 14, 2026	1,413,558	+1.4%	185,025	7.6
Jul 31, 2026	1,394,217	-11.2%	379,491	3.7
Jul 15, 2026	1,569,751	-3.2%	281,755	5.6
Jun 30, 2026	1,621,715	+1.2%	381,919	4.3
Jun 15, 2026	1,603,149	+5.1%	264,633	6.1
May 29, 2026	1,525,043	+18.4%	295,426	5.2
May 15, 2026	1,287,927	+8.9%	356,973	3.6