Boston Beer (SAM) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Boston Beer (SAM) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$32.8 million in Q1 2026, down 248.26% on a QoQ basis from $22.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 310.39% year-over-year from $15.6 million in Q1 2025.

Boston Beer (SAM) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Beer has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$32.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 310.39% year-over-year to -$32.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $190.8 million (up 3.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $215.6 million, up 24.9% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to -$32.8 million in Q1 2026, from $22.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $135.5 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$64.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $39.2 million and a median of $22.1 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 582.74% — and 2026, when it plunged 310.39%.
  • Tracing SAM's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$45.3 million in 2022, then soared by 138.52% to $17.4 million in 2023, then grew by 5.48% to $18.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 20.11% to $22.1 million in 2025, then slumped by 248.26% to -$32.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SAM's Free Cash Flow at -$32.8 million in Q1 2026, $22.1 million in Q4 2025, and $89.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 United Breweries 4,105.18 Bn 3,586.00 Bn 387.52 Bn 241.38 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 2.82 Bn
4 Constellation Brands 26.02 Bn 25.92 Bn 951.70 Mn 343.90 Mn
5 Mexican Economic Development 19.03 Bn 13.06 Bn - -
6 Molson Coors Beverage 7.85 Bn 7.59 Bn 897.20 Mn -229.20 Mn
7 Boston Beer 1.90 Bn 1.74 Bn 213.96 Mn -32.76 Mn
8 NFiniTi - - - -5,268.00
9 Molson Coors Beverage - - 897.20 Mn -229.20 Mn
10 Anheuser-Busch InBev - - 8.61 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -32.76 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 -32.76 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 22.09 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 22.09 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 89.24 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 89.24 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 112.25 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 112.25 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -7.98 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -7.98 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 18.40 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 18.40 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 99.19 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 99.19 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 75.65 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 75.65 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -20.62 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -20.62 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 17.44 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 17.44 Mn