Boston Beer (SAM) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Boston Beer (SAM) recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of $27.0 million in Q1 2026, up 381.89% on a QoQ basis from -$9.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 0.76% year-over-year from $26.8 million in Q1 2025.

Boston Beer (SAM) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Beer has disclosed Change in Inventory across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $27.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 0.76% year-over-year to $27.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$23.2 million (down 146.25% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$23.4 million, down 238.86% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory climbed to $27.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$9.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $32.2 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$47.1 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.1 million and a median of $2.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Inventory jumped 877.42% — and 2025, when it tumbled 523.7%.
  • Tracing SAM's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at -$45.3 million in 2022, then surged by 38.84% to -$27.7 million in 2023, then sank by 69.79% to -$47.1 million in 2024, then soared by 79.62% to -$9.6 million in 2025, then surged by 381.89% to $27.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SAM's Change in Inventory at $27.0 million in Q1 2026, -$9.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$31.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 United Breweries 4,105.18 Bn 3,586.00 Bn 387.52 Bn -
2 Anheuser-Busch InBev 143.88 Bn 131.66 Bn 8.61 Bn -
3 Ambev 35.18 Bn 31.41 Bn 2.42 Bn 927,422.45
4 Constellation Brands 26.02 Bn 25.92 Bn 951.70 Mn 49.20 Mn
5 Mexican Economic Development 19.03 Bn 13.06 Bn - 3.85 Bn
6 Molson Coors Beverage 7.85 Bn 7.59 Bn 897.20 Mn -
7 Boston Beer 1.90 Bn 1.74 Bn 213.96 Mn 27.03 Mn
8 NFiniTi - - - -
9 Molson Coors Beverage - - 897.20 Mn -
10 Anheuser-Busch InBev - - 8.61 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 27.03 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 27.03 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -9.59 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -9.59 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -31.22 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -31.22 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -9.42 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -9.42 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 26.83 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 26.83 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -47.06 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -47.06 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 8.58 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 8.58 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 2.22 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 2.22 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 29.34 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 29.34 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -27.71 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -27.71 Mn