What is Boston Beer's cash ratio?

Boston Beer (SAM) reported cash ratio of 0.4× in Q1 2026.

How has Boston Beer's cash ratio changed year-over-year?

Boston Beer's cash ratio decreased by 42.1% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.4×.

What is the long-term trend for Boston Beer's cash ratio?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Boston Beer's cash ratio has grown at a 7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.6× to 0.9×.

What does cash ratio mean?

Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.

Boston Beer SAM Cash ratio

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$433.9M-4.4%

Gross profit$214.0M-2.4%

Operating income-$190.5M-664%

Net income-$145.3M-695%

EPS (diluted)-$13.88-743%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$164.1M+7.7%

Total debt$34.7M-25.8%

Total equity$682.6M-23.9%

Total assets$1.2B-5.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$20.4M-1,154%

CapEx$12.3M+24.2%

Free cash flow-$32.8M-310%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.9B-10.4%

Profitability

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Gross margin48.7%+3.3pp

Operating margin5.7%—

Net margin4.6%—

FCF margin9.8%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.2%—

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio0.9×-0.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Boston Beer’s reported figures.

cash and equivalents/total current liabilities=0.4×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Boston Beer’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Boston Beer's cash ratio?: Boston Beer (SAM) reported cash ratio of 0.4× in Q1 2026.
How has Boston Beer's cash ratio changed year-over-year?: Boston Beer's cash ratio decreased by 42.1% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Boston Beer's cash ratio?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Boston Beer's cash ratio has grown at a 7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.6× to 0.9×.
What does cash ratio mean?: Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.