The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive — Beverages - Alcoholic industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
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.
Is The Boston Beer Company, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 28, 2026, The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM) trades at $195.72 with no positive earnings over the last twelve months, according to Kaplio. No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
Kaplio overview: The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
Market cap $2B · 52 weeks $161 – $260 (24 % below the high) · P/E no earnings · 2027 expected P/E 18.8× · Dividend none · Next earnings February 23, 2027 · expected EPS $-0.64 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Oct 22.
- Valuation: P/Sales 1.5× (no earnings).
- Business: ROIC 12 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 0.8× (solid).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
What matters in consumer staples: 5 of 7 pass
- Stable ROE / ROIC −9.8 %, fails.
- 10y EPS growth 3.2 %, fails.
- Gross margin (stable 5y) 45.6 %, passes.
- FCF / Net Income 198.8 %, passes.
- Payout Ratio 0.0 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −0.8×, passes.
- P/E vs own 10y history 19.9×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — The Boston Beer Company, Inc.: P/E —; EV/EBITDA 77.8×; ROIC 11.9 %; $2.0B. Chagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (P/E 10.6×; EV/EBITDA 6.2×; ROIC 11.6 %; $2.2B), McGraw Hill, Inc. (P/E 29.1×; EV/EBITDA 7.8×; ROIC 7.8 %; $2.6B), United Natural Foods, Inc. (P/E 35.5×; EV/EBITDA 11.3×; ROIC 5.0 %; $2.9B).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -9.81% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 11.95% |
| Return on Assets | -5.89% |
| Gross Margin | 44.52% |
| Operating Margin | 5.43% |
| Net Margin | -3.47% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.04 |
| Current Ratio | 1.13 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.10 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +21.98% |
| 3 months | +8.19% |
| Year-to-date | +1.58% |
| 1 year | -6.93% |
| 3 years | -40.57% |
| 5 years | -59.75% |
| 10 years | +27.67% |
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