What is Boston Beer's price / book?

Boston Beer (SAM) reported price / book of 3.5× in Q1 2026.

How has Boston Beer's price / book changed year-over-year?

Boston Beer's price / book increased by 17.8% year-over-year, from 3× to 3.5×.

What is the long-term trend for Boston Beer's price / book?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Boston Beer's price / book has grown at a -28.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.8× to 2.5×.

What does price / book mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by shareholders' equity. The premium (or discount) the market assigns to the company's book equity.

Boston Beer SAM Price / book

Price / book at other companies

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2.9×—

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9.7×-2.0×

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0.8×-0.1×

Monster BeverageMNST

8.1×-0.6×

National BeverageFIZZ

5.8×-3.6×

Keurig Dr PepperKDP

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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$1.88B-10.4%

Enterprise value$1.75B-11.7%

P/S1×-0.1×

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.

market cap/total stockholders equity=3.5×

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 price / book?: Boston Beer (SAM) reported price / book of 3.5× in Q1 2026.
How has Boston Beer's price / book changed year-over-year?: Boston Beer's price / book increased by 17.8% year-over-year, from 3× to 3.5×.
What is the long-term trend for Boston Beer's price / book?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Boston Beer's price / book has grown at a -28.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.8× to 2.5×.
What does price / book mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by shareholders' equity. The premium (or discount) the market assigns to the company's book equity.