Boston Beer (SAM) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Boston Beer (SAM) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $6.4 million in Q1 2026, down 13.37% on a QoQ basis from $7.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 9.1% year-over-year from $5.9 million in Q1 2025.

Boston Beer (SAM) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Beer has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $6.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 9.1% year-over-year to $6.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $22.3 million (up 26.2% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $21.8 million, up 15.02% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation retreated to $6.4 million in Q1 2026, from $7.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $7.4 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $2.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $4.6 million and a median of $4.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation plunged 41.05% — and 2024, when it surged 74.98%.
  • Tracing SAM's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $3.7 million in 2022, then advanced by 27.64% to $4.7 million in 2023, then decreased by 8.94% to $4.3 million in 2024, then soared by 73.2% to $7.4 million in 2025, then fell by 13.37% to $6.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SAM's Share-based Compensation at $6.4 million in Q1 2026, $7.4 million in Q4 2025, and $3.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 United Breweries 4,105.18 Bn 3,586.00 Bn 387.52 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 27.47 Mn
4 Constellation Brands 26.02 Bn 25.92 Bn 951.70 Mn 19.70 Mn
5 Mexican Economic Development 19.03 Bn 13.06 Bn - -
6 Molson Coors Beverage 7.85 Bn 7.59 Bn 897.20 Mn 8.20 Mn
7 Boston Beer 1.90 Bn 1.74 Bn 213.96 Mn 6.40 Mn
8 NFiniTi - - - -
9 Molson Coors Beverage - - 897.20 Mn 8.20 Mn
10 Anheuser-Busch InBev - - 8.61 Bn -

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 6.40 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 6.40 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 7.39 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 7.39 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 3.48 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 3.48 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 5.05 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 5.05 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 5.87 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 5.87 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 4.27 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 4.27 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 3.68 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 3.68 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 3.88 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 3.88 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 7.13 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 7.13 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 4.69 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 4.69 Mn