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The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

Consumer StaplesFood Products
Ticker SAMBOSTON, MAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $70.95Diluted shares 10.4M

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) produces and sells alcoholic beverages, including flavored malt beverages, hard seltzer, beer, hard cider, spirits-based ready-to-drink beverages and distilled spirits. Its products are sold mainly in the United States, with additional markets in Canada, Mexico and other… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 26, 2026, The Boston Beer Company, Inc. reported revenue of $1.91B, down 3.7% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $73.06M. Its operating margin was −5.1%, and operations generated $234.14M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.96B, down 2.4% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $108.47M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-27Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-26
Sales & profitability
$1.96BFY2025
−2.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.91B
7.37%FY2025
+3.6 percentage points
Last 12 mo -5.05%
$108.47MFY2025
+81.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $-73.06M
13.40%FY2025
+3.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo -9.34%
Cash & financing
$270.16MFY2025
+8.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $234.14M
$215.60MFY2025
+24.9% year over year
Last 12 mo $185.06M
—
10.9MFY2025
−7.0% year over year
Last 12 mo 10.4M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What The Boston Beer Company, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) produces and sells alcoholic beverages, including flavored malt beverages, hard seltzer, beer, hard cider, spirits-based ready-to-drink beverages and distilled spirits. Its products are sold mainly in the United States, with additional markets in Canada, Mexico and other countries, through wholesalers to retailers such as grocery, convenience and liquor stores, bars and restaurants. Its principal brands include Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Sun Cruiser and Dogfish Head. The company also produces products under the Hard Mountain Dew license and sells cannabis beverages in Canada under TeaPot and Emerald Hour. In 2025, about 86% of its volume was in the Beyond beer category, with the balance in Traditional beer. Production takes place at company-owned breweries and a cidery, as well as third-party facilities; local tap rooms and hospitality businesses also serve customers on site. Founded in 1984 as a craft brewery, the company had 2,736 coworkers as of December 27, 2025. Its website is www.bostonbeer.com.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry (SIC)
Food Products
Headquarters
BOSTON, MA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
949870
SIC
2082

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-289.40M$359.62M$1.01B$1.66B$2.31B201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns The Boston Beer Company, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

321
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$699.12M
held by funds, at market
45.7%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · The Boston Beer Company, Inc.’s weight in each

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
—of fund net assets
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH · iShares Trust
0.04%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.04%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.02%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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