Boston Beer (SAM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Boston Beer's Operating Margin came in at 11.64% for Q2 2026, down 1.48 percentage points from 13.12% a year earlier but up 52.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Boston Beer (SAM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Boston Beer reported Operating Margin of -4.42%, down 9.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 6.94%, up 3.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -6.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 3.55% in FY2024 (-1.13 pp), 4.69% in FY2023 (+0.60 pp), 4.08% in FY2022 (+3.72 pp) and 0.36% in FY2021 (-12.82 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is -41.26% (Q1 2026) to 13.12% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.65 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 18.68 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 48.28 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SAM's Operating Margin at -41.26% (Q1 2026), -8.07% (Q4 2025) and 10.86% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 375.10 Bn | 363.73 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 34.92% |
| 2 | Diageo | 209.77 Bn | 202.17 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 182.89 Bn | 182.89 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 13.96% |
| 4 | Pepsico | 175.39 Bn | 135.83 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 16.64% |
| 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 138.58 Bn | 107.33 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 27.38% |
| 6 | Monster Beverage | 82.00 Bn | 70.25 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 29.18% |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 46.20 Bn | 39.44 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Ambev | 45.08 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 23.89% |
| 9 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 42.81 Bn | 43.05 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 8.59% |
| 10 | Boston Beer | 1.72 Bn | 813.09 Mn | 286.37 Mn | 11.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 11.64% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -41.26% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -8.07% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 10.86% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 13.12% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.02% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -13.05% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 7.14% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.53% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.40% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -6.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.62% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 12.22% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -3.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.53% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 6.05% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 10.90% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | -0.47% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | -19.52% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | -12.63% |
API Access
Boston Beer Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "SAM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();