Growth Metrics

Boston Beer (SAM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Boston Beer (SAM) reported Operating Margin of 43.89% for Q1 2026, down 5133.0% year-on-year from 0.87% in Q1 2025, and down 281.21% quarter-over-quarter from 11.51% in Q4 2025.

Boston Beer (SAM) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 43.89% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 5133.0% year-over-year to 43.89%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.21% (down 876.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.37%, up 360.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 43.89%, down from 11.51% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 13.12% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 43.89% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.68% and a median of 6.05% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 1868 bps in 2022 and slumped 5133 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SAM's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.89% in 2022, then slipped by 2 bps to 5.0% in 2023, then tumbled by 178 bps to 13.93% in 2024, then gained by 17 bps to 11.51% in 2025, then plunged by 281 bps to 43.89% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 43.89%, 11.51%, and 11.54% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 United Breweries 4,105.18 Bn 3,730.53 Bn 387.52 Bn 11.21%
2 Anheuser-Busch InBev 144.87 Bn 132.65 Bn 8.61 Bn 23.39%
3 Mexican Economic Development 102.46 Bn 96.50 Bn - -
4 Constellation Brands 26.22 Bn 26.12 Bn 951.70 Mn 23.00%
5 Ambev 9.36 Bn 5.68 Bn 2.42 Bn 27.83%
6 Molson Coors Beverage 8.04 Bn 7.77 Bn 897.20 Mn 9.50%
7 Boston Beer 1.99 Bn 1.83 Bn 213.96 Mn -43.89%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -43.89%
Dec 27, 2025 -11.51%
Sep 27, 2025 11.54%
Jun 28, 2025 13.12%
Mar 29, 2025 7.44%
Dec 28, 2024 -13.93%
Sep 28, 2024 7.14%
Jun 29, 2024 12.23%
Mar 30, 2024 3.40%
Dec 30, 2023 -5.00%
Sep 30, 2023 9.62%
Jul 1, 2023 12.99%
Apr 1, 2023 -3.20%
Dec 31, 2022 -4.89%
Sep 24, 2022 6.05%
Jun 25, 2022 10.90%
Mar 26, 2022 -0.50%
Dec 25, 2021 -14.97%
Sep 25, 2021 -12.63%
Jun 26, 2021 13.29%
Mar 27, 2021 14.05%
Dec 26, 2020 9.14%
Sep 26, 2020 20.65%
Jun 27, 2020 0.91%
Mar 28, 2020 3.03%
Dec 28, 2019 5.88%
Sep 28, 2019 15.81%
Jun 29, 2019 11.91%
Mar 30, 2019 11.70%
Dec 29, 2018 12.81%
Sep 29, 2018 15.23%
Jun 30, 2018 11.37%
Mar 31, 2018 4.85%
Dec 30, 2017 7.20%
Sep 30, 2017 20.84%
Jul 1, 2017 18.27%
Apr 1, 2017 2.49%
Dec 31, 2016 15.65%
Sep 24, 2016 19.85%
Jun 25, 2016 17.07%
Mar 26, 2016 5.95%
Dec 26, 2015 12.24%
Sep 26, 2015 20.77%
Jun 27, 2015 18.56%
Mar 28, 2015 11.10%
Dec 27, 2014 14.71%
Sep 27, 2014 22.48%
Jun 28, 2014 17.48%
Mar 29, 2014 7.28%
Dec 28, 2013 14.18%
Sep 28, 2013 19.52%
Jun 29, 2013 17.67%
Mar 30, 2013 7.13%
Dec 29, 2012 17.64%
Sep 29, 2012 20.01%
Jun 30, 2012 15.89%
Mar 31, 2012 10.45%
Dec 31, 2011 18.11%
Sep 24, 2011 19.59%
Jun 25, 2011 33.54%
Mar 26, 2011 6.45%
Dec 25, 2010 16.31%
Sep 25, 2010 20.38%
Jun 26, 2010 20.56%