The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
SAM · Price history
Price at last available close
$170.51
+$0.99 (+0.58%) 1M
2026-10-09
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Company & revenue
About The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
Who they are
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. is a leading producer and marketer of alcoholic beverages, primarily focused on the United States market. Its most recognized offering is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. The company's diverse product portfolio features a range of beers, hard ciders, and hard seltzers, sold under popular brands like Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, Coney Island, and Concrete Beach.
Detailed revenue, brand and relationship research has not yet been completed for SAM.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
36
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
65
Fair
Financial Strength
73
Business Quality / Moat
75
Management
60
Growth Quality
23
Risk / Durability
88
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
39
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
49/100
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Model Score 49/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Aug 31, 2026
- •M&A headline · Aug 25, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for SAM
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •What is driving SAM's revenue decline, and does the latest company filing suggest the weakness is temporary or structural?
- •Is SAM's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •How is SAM likely to use its cash advantage: reinvestment, acquisitions, debt reduction, dividends or buybacks?
- •What specifically needs to improve for SAM to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify SAM's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
36
Opportunity Score
39
Market Cap
$1.78B
P/E Ratio
-24.1
EPS
$-6.79
52-Week High
$264.46
52-Week Low
$158.68
Beta
0.83
Analyst Target
$195.00
Shares Outstanding
10.6M
Total Revenue
$2.09B
Total Debt
$31.6M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$67.43
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for SAM
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Aug 31, 2026
SAM Acquires Wilson & Associates, Expanding Southeast Presence — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Business WireM&A headline · Aug 25, 2026
Navitas Semiconductor Acquires Claros to Boost AI Infrastructure Strategy — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
GuruFocusCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on SAM.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
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Scores
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Score Changes
2 historical score records availablePrevious Score
38
Jul 24, 2026
Change
-1.6
points
Current Score
36
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
SAM decreased 1.6 points because Valuation declined by 18.8 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Asset improved by 2 points
Negative Contributors
- − Valuation declined by 18.8 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
37
Projected Change
+80.0%
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 0.8 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$170.51
Model Intrinsic Value
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Difference
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Margin of Safety
—
Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.09B | $2.09B | $2.01B | $2.01B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.15B | $1.13B | $1.12B | $1.16B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $941.1M | $952.6M | $893.7M | $852.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $836.9M | $800.7M | $741.9M | $730.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $819.7M | $807.7M | $817.8M | $752.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $8.2M | $243.9M | $245.8M | $210.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $121.4M | $144.9M | $76.0M | $100.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$83.0M | $153.5M | $87.6M | $109.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$13.0M | $45.0M | $27.9M | $33.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$70.1M | $108.5M | $59.7M | $76.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-6.79 | $9.89 | $5.07 | $6.23 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 10.36M | 10.60M | 11.77M | 12.24M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 10.36M | 10.60M | 11.77M | 12.26M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$607.8M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$4.96
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-28.1%
Cash Change
+25.0%
Margin Change
-1.8 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels, debt levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 3.4%. EPS declined 9.0%. Cash increased 25.0%. Total debt declined 28.1%. Net income margin declined by 1.8 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
45
Smart Money
45
Number of Gurus
1
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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10 Years
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Conservative Projection Rate
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2 historical records2 historical score records available.
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