What is Boston Beer's termination fee?

Boston Beer (SAM) reported termination fee of $5M in Q1 2026.

How has Boston Beer's termination fee changed year-over-year?

Boston Beer's termination fee decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $5M to $5M.

What does termination fee mean?

Costs incurred due to the early cancellation of contracts, service agreements, or vendor partnerships. These fees are typically non-recurring and signal a strategic shift in operations or a failure to meet contractual volume requirements. Tracking these helps assess the financial impact of restructuring or supply chain changes.

Boston Beer SAM Termination Fee

Termination Fee at other companies

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$66.5M—

Grand Canyon EducationLOPE

$327K—

Nektar TherapeuticsNKTR

$796K+371%

American International GroupAIG

$5M+25.0%

Healthpeak PropertiesDOC

$2.5M—

Cousins PropertiesCUZ

$1.83M-36.1%

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

Reported directly by Boston Beer in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept sam:TerminationFee.

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 termination fee?: Boston Beer (SAM) reported termination fee of $5M in Q1 2026.
How has Boston Beer's termination fee changed year-over-year?: Boston Beer's termination fee decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $5M to $5M.
What does termination fee mean?: Costs incurred due to the early cancellation of contracts, service agreements, or vendor partnerships. These fees are typically non-recurring and signal a strategic shift in operations or a failure to meet contractual volume requirements. Tracking these helps assess the financial impact of restructuring or supply chain changes.