stockrowThe Boston Beer Company, Inc.
SAM Consumer Defensive Beverages Brewers
The Boston Beer Company, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.0 billion, down 2.38% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −3.24%
- EPS
- −0.94%
- Free cash flow
- −23.5%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM) Return on invested capital
The Boston Beer Company, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −14.1%, down 28.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.54% (fiscal 2021) to 26.6% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is below the Beverages Brewers industry median of 5.99% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.3% | 7.56 |
| FY2024 | 6.69% | (1.33) |
| FY2023 | 8.02% | 1.70 |
| FY2022 | 6.32% | 5.78 |
| FY2021 | 0.54% | (18.45) |
| FY2020 | 19.0% | 6.12 |
| FY2019 | 12.9% | (7.71) |
| FY2018 | 20.6% | 0.38 |
| FY2017 | 20.2% | (4.00) |
| FY2016 | 24.2% | (2.36) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| ABEV Ambev S.A. compare | 19.5% |
| FMX Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 14.5% |
| STZ Constellation Brands Inc compare | 9.11% |
| CCU Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. compare | 5.99% |
| TAP Molson Coors Beverage Company compare | 5.15% |
| BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV compare | 0.00% |
| SAM The Boston Beer Company, Inc. | −14.1% |
| Beverages Brewers industry median | 5.99% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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