Boston Beer Company (SAM)
Consumer Staples · Craft brewing and beyond-beer beverages · NYSE
Boston Beer is a leading producer of beyond beer beverages including hard seltzers, flavored malt beverages, and hard ciders, alongside craft beer brands like Samuel Adams and Dogfish Head.
What Boston Beer Company does
The Boston Beer Company produces and sells alcohol beverages including craft beer, hard seltzer, hard cider, flavored malt beverages, spirits ready-to-drink beverages, and distilled spirits through Company-owned breweries and cidery as well as contracted production facilities. The company operates primarily in the United States under multiple brand names including Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Sun Cruiser, and Dogfish Head, with approximately 86% of its volume in the "Beyond beer" category. The company sells through off-premise retailers (grocery stores, liquor stores, convenience stores) and on-premise venues (bars, restaurants, stadiums).
Themes: ["Hard seltzer / beyond beer","Flavored malt beverages","Hard cider","Craft beer","Spirits RTDs"]
Fundamentals
- Price$174.86 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$1.8B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-9.8% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E17.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin-3.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+48.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-7.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-4.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-2.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.86 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Declining revenue and unprofitability: the company reported a net loss of $145.3 million in Q1 2026 (versus net income of $24.4 million in Q1 2025) and revenue declined 4.69% year-over-year.","Significant litigation expense impacting profitability: the company recorded $212 million in litigation expenses in Q1 2026, materially reducing operating income.","Market contraction in traditional beer: the Traditional beer category declined 2.8% in 2025 while the company competes in the combined Traditional and Beyond beer market, requiring successful innovation and brand management to defend market share."]
Competitors & peers
- Anheuser-Busch (AB InBev)
- Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP)
- Constellation Brands (STZ)
- Pepsi Co (PEP)
- White Claw / Mark Anthony Brands
- Mike's Hard Lemonade
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.