Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
Strongest: Cash & Earnings Quality (16/25); weakest: Growth (5/25).
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. Its flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. The company offers various beers, hard ciders, spirits based ready to drink beverages, distilled spirits, flavored malt beverages, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, and Sun Cruiser brand names. It markets and sells its products to a network wholesaler in the United States, as well as wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other traditional and e-commerce retail outlets. It sells its products in Canada, Mexico, and internationally. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Competitive analysis based on 61 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are under pressure, averaging -1.6%. The business may lack pricing power or face rising costs.'
ROE is low or negative, suggesting limited competitive advantage or capital allocation challenges.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 61 quarters
Operating margins dropped 288.6% over recent quarters — a sharp decline suggesting serious cost or pricing challenges.
FCF/Net Income has dropped below 0.7x in 4 quarters — monitor for earnings quality deterioration.
Limited debt-to-equity data available.
Revenue has softened, declining in 4 quarters. Monitor for further erosion.
FCF turned negative in 2 of the last 8 quarters — occasional cash consumption.
Shares decreased 11.1% — net buybacks are reducing shares outstanding and boosting per-share value.
as of June 2026
Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares
Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends
P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and earnings yield
Total assets, cash, debt, book value, and leverage
Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality
6 of the last 8 quarters generated positive FCF. The company generally funds itself but has occasional cash consumption quarters.
Revenue has been flat or declining over recent quarters, which may indicate eroding demand or competitive pressure.
