Boston Beer (SAM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Boston Beer's Return on Assets [ROA] was -5.78% in Q2 2026, down 12.12 percentage points from 6.35% a year earlier and down 0.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Boston Beer (SAM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Boston Beer came in at 8.88%, up 4.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -6.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.45% in FY2024 (-0.89 pp), 5.35% in FY2023 (+0.56 pp), 4.79% in FY2022 (+3.74 pp) and 1.05% in FY2021 (-14.73 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.36 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 8.60 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 20.65 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SAM's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -5.18% (Q1 2026), 8.89% (Q4 2025) and 7.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 401.19 Bn | 387.66 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 13.58% |
| 2 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 198.51 Bn | 198.51 Bn | 2.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Pepsico | 185.27 Bn | 143.04 Bn | 13.75 Bn | 9.78% |
| 4 | Monster Beverage | 91.11 Bn | 79.36 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 19.15% |
| 5 | Diageo | 53.34 Bn | 33.41 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Ambev | 51.85 Bn | 37.14 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 11.74% |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 51.05 Bn | 43.72 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 47.30 Bn | 43.34 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 1.86% |
| 9 | Constellation Brands | 23.54 Bn | 23.09 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 9.06% |
| 10 | Boston Beer | 2.07 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 269.08 Mn | -5.86% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | -5.86% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | -5.78% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -5.18% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 8.89% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 7.34% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 6.35% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.74% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 4.54% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.70% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 6.53% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 6.95% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.51% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.50% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.56% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 1.79% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | -4.10% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | -3.81% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 1.02% |
Boston Beer Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();