Boston Beer (SAM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Boston Beer (SAM) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -12.60% for Q2 2026, down 23.28 percentage points from 10.68% a year earlier and down 1.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Boston Beer (SAM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Boston Beer's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 14.95%, up 8.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -10.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Boston Beer's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.85% in FY2024 (-1.46 pp), 8.32% in FY2023 (+0.75 pp), 7.57% in FY2022 (+6.86 pp) and 0.71% in FY2021 (-24.81 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.33 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 14.23 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 32.22 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -10.81% (Q1 2026), 14.97% (Q4 2025) and 12.13% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 370.32 Bn | 358.96 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 18.37% |
| 2 | Diageo | 208.31 Bn | 200.71 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 181.53 Bn | 181.53 Bn | 2.06 Bn | - |
| 4 | Pepsico | 172.96 Bn | 133.40 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 18.82% |
| 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 132.06 Bn | 100.80 Bn | 9.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Monster Beverage | 81.53 Bn | 69.78 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 28.61% |
| 7 | Ambev | 46.02 Bn | 32.04 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 228.90% |
| 8 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 45.68 Bn | 38.92 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 41.29 Bn | 41.52 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 5.38% |
| 10 | Boston Beer | 1.70 Bn | 800.93 Mn | 286.37 Mn | -12.60% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -12.60% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -10.81% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 14.97% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 12.13% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 10.68% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.40% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 7.01% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 9.26% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.68% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 10.81% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 8.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.80% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 7.29% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 6.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.14% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 2.91% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | -6.95% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | -6.19% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 0.68% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 10.03% |
Boston Beer Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();