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BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for BOSTON BEER CO INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About BOSTON BEER CO INC

Boston Beer Company sells alcoholic beverages across the United States and select international markets under various brand names including Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Angry Orchard, Truly Hard Seltzer, Sun Cruiser, and Dogfish Head. The company produces flavored malt beverages, hard seltzer, beer, hard cider, spirits-based ready-to-drink beverages, and distilled spirits at its own breweries and through contract facilities. It serves off-premise retailers like grocery and liquor stores, as well as on-premise venues such as bars and restaurants.

Snapshot

Revenue
$1.96B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-2.4%
Net income
$108.5M
Diluted EPS
$9.89
Gross margin
48.5%
Operating margin
7.4%
Net margin
5.5%
FCF margin
11.0%
ROE
12.8%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
17.7×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$1.80B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 27, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Boston Beer

  • Revenue fell 2.4% to $2.0B in FY2025, slower than the 0.2% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 7.4% in FY2025, +7.0 pp against 0.4% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $568M, down 3.3% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $216M in FY2025, 11.0% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 81.7% to $108M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Boston Beer’s fundamentals sit among the 113 Consumer Staples companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin48.5%
82nd percentile of 97
Operating margin7.4%
63rd percentile of 100
Net margin5.5%
63rd percentile of 105
FCF margin11.0%
80th percentile of 99
Revenue growth (YoY)-2.4%
28th percentile of 110
ROE12.8%
62nd percentile of 99
P/E17.7×
42nd percentile of 73
Short interest7.64d
85th percentile of 111

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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
6
0 new, 6 added
Reduced / exited
3
3 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$221.4M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$95.6M540.0KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$50.2M283.5KAdded
Southeastern Asset ManagementQ2 2026$25.9M146.0KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$18.1M102.2KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$17.6M99.5KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$8.6M48.8KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$3.3M18.6KAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$1.6M8.9KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$565,7883.2KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
1.4M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+1.4%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
7.64
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
185.0K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-141.4M+1.4%7.64
2026-07-311.4M-11.2%3.67
2026-07-151.6M-3.2%5.57
2026-06-301.6M+1.2%4.25
2026-06-151.6M+5.1%6.06
2026-05-291.5M+18.4%5.16
2026-05-151.3M+8.9%3.61
2026-04-301.2M+14.4%5.37

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$1.96B$2.01B$2.01B$2.09B$2.06B
Gross profit$952.6M$893.7M$852.4M$862.0M$797.8M
Operating income$144.9M$76.0M$100.0M$90.8M$8.0M
Net income$108.5M$59.7M$76.3M$67.3M$14.6M
Diluted EPS$9.89$5.06$6.21$5.44$1.17

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$223.4M$211.8M$298.5M$180.6M$26.9M
Current assets$417.6M$417.3M$503.5M$423.3M$345.3M
Total assets$1.19B$1.25B$1.43B$1.42B$1.39B
Current liabilities$252.5M$231.6M$223.3M$204.3M$255.1M
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$347.3M$333.8M$352.1M$352.2M$403.4M
Total equity$846.3M$916.2M$1.08B$1.07B$983.4M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$270.2M$248.9M$265.2M$199.9M$56.3M
Capital expenditure$54.6M$76.3M$64.1M$90.6M$147.9M
Free cash flow$215.6M$172.6M$201.1M$109.4M$-91.6M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$568.3M-3.3%$51.6M$4.96
Q1 FY2026$433.9M-4.4%$-145.3M$-13.88
Q4 FY2025$385.7M-4.1%$-22.5M$-2.13
Q3 FY2025$537.5M-11.2%$46.2M$4.25
Q2 FY2025$587.9M1.5%$60.4M$5.45
Q1 FY2025$453.9M6.5%$24.4M$2.16
Q4 FY2024$402.3M2.2%$-38.8M$-3.38
Q3 FY2024$605.5M0.6%$33.5M$2.86

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Staples
SIC industryMalt Beverages
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 27, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 27, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2016
SEC CIK949870

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-24
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10-Q2026-07-23
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10-Q2026-04-30
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8-K2026-08-20
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8-K2026-08-11
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8-K2026-07-23
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8-K2026-06-01
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.