US · SAM
The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Alcoholic
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA 02210
- Website
- bostonbeer.com
Price · as of 2025-12-27
$214.30
Market cap 2.48B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $216.82 | +1.18% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $477.70 | +122.91% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $120.13 | -43.94% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $118.18 | -44.85% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $102.14 | $155.47 | $95.41 | $39.48 | $92.75 |
| 2012 | $157.03 | $148.31 | $131.55 | $41.81 | $95.58 |
| 2013 | $240.87 | $189.85 | $567.68 | $50.95 | $189.35 |
| 2014 | $268.84 | $178.23 | $931.94 | $68.33 | $205.48 |
| 2015 | $184.02 | $153.23 | $559.19 | $72.36 | $106.88 |
| 2016 | $146.60 | $154.15 | $11.80 | $70.19 | $19.33 |
| 2017 | $181.70 | $178.01 | $8.01 | $76.03 | $29.13 |
| 2018 | $314.08 | $207.16 | $11.23 | $79.16 | $182.27 |
| 2019 | $384.93 | $228.44 | $280.93 | $98.71 | $301.97 |
| 2020 | $1,086.01 | $512.11 | $3,527.47 | $148.74 | $719.01 |
| 2021 | $346.62 | $240.66 | $3,483.67 | $76.84 | $30.49 |
| 2022 | $311.97 | $152.70 | $1,082.92 | $104.92 | $52.76 |
| 2023 | $298.81 | $197.84 | $11.53 | $109.99 | $26.81 |
| 2024 | $239.14 | $195.38 | $6.93 | $93.61 | $42.19 |
| 2025 | $223.16 | $216.82 | $23.96 | $120.13 | $118.18 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates The Boston Beer Company, Inc.'s (SAM) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $216.82
- Current price
- $214.30
- AI upside
- +1.18%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$477.70
+122.91% upside
Graham-Dodd
$120.13
-43.94% upside
Graham Formula
$118.18
-44.85% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| SAM | The Boston Beer Company, … | $214.30 | 2.48B | +1% | +123% | -44% | -45% | 21.86 | 2.80 | 1.14 | 8.96 | 22.90 | 3.30 | 45.64% | 6.94% | 5.20% | 12.31% | 14.59% | 8.88% | 0.04 | — | 1.65 | 1.11 | -0.76 | 9545.00% | 369.00% | 2490.00% | 9.09% | 1.07 | 30.71% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.17% | 15.08 | 10.14 | 1.05 | 6.58 |
| CCU | Compañía Cervecerías Unid… | $13.34 | 2.46B | +20% | -53% | -68% | -84% | 20.72 | 1.56 | 0.83 | 8.85 | — | 2.12 | 44.39% | 7.34% | 4.03% | 7.42% | 9.02% | 2.87% | 0.90 | 2.67 | 1.90 | 1.29 | 2.30 | -3046.00% | -475.00% | -2786.00% | 3.98% | 0.28 | 4.08% | 3.23% | 66.90% | 3.23% | 15.29 | 33.77 | 1.12 | 2.17 |
| CHA | Chagee Holdings Limited A… | $10.93 | 2.03B | — | — | +6% | +2,859% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45.80% | 23.27% | 20.28% | 164.21% | -134.13% | 52.72% | 0.21 | — | 2.37 | 2.20 | -1.43 | 21445.00% | 16735.00% | 3653.00% | — | 1.23 | -145.95% | — | 0.00% | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHEF | The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc… | $71.39 | 2.91B | +13% | +271% | -78% | -55% | 35.22 | 4.22 | 0.61 | 16.15 | 129.15 | 24.45 | 24.20% | 3.72% | 1.74% | 12.67% | 7.19% | 3.72% | 1.95 | 3.71 | 2.05 | 1.08 | 4.73 | 2727.00% | 936.00% | -1522.00% | 3.44% | 0.27 | 5.86% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.59% | 23.36 | 41.05 | 0.87 | 3.80 |
| COCO | The Vita Coco Company, In… | $58.06 | 3.31B | +21% | -59% | -79% | -45% | 43.45 | 9.35 | 5.08 | 34.81 | 163.38 | 9.57 | 36.50% | 13.53% | 11.70% | 24.16% | 52.25% | 17.32% | 0.04 | — | 3.62 | 2.39 | -2.19 | 2660.00% | 1817.00% | -692.00% | 1.26% | 0.41 | 32.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.99% | 35.32 | 74.70 | 4.78 | 17.74 |
| FIZZ | National Beverage Corp. | $36.35 | 3.4B | +22% | -46% | — | -51% | 22.18 | 9.33 | 3.45 | 15.70 | 419.23 | 9.65 | 36.95% | 19.60% | 15.55% | 37.23% | 59.02% | 25.89% | 0.16 | — | 2.90 | 2.12 | -0.47 | 529.00% | 81.00% | 168.00% | 4.11% | 1.47 | 55.92% | 7.34% | 162.80% | 7.34% | 17.08 | 23.60 | 3.35 | 15.15 |
| FLO | Flowers Foods, Inc. | $9.88 | 2.09B | — | -61% | — | -56% | 24.09 | 1.55 | 0.38 | 12.69 | — | 1.55 | 45.69% | 6.56% | 1.59% | — | — | — | 1.79 | 5.82 | 0.75 | 0.04 | 6.79 | — | — | — | 15.80% | 0.46 | — | 10.37% | 249.70% | 10.64% | 12.58 | 13.60 | 0.83 | 1.88 |
| MH | McGraw Hill, Inc. | $14.00 | 2.67B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79.90% | 14.60% | -4.09% | -26.45% | 3.59% | -1.48% | 11.62 | 1.05 | 0.79 | 0.55 | 4.28 | -5545.00% | 718.00% | 50998.00% | — | 0.49 | 14.19% | — | 0.00% | — | — | — | — | — |
| PRDO | Perdoceo Education Corpor… | $33.35 | 2.17B | +66% | +82% | -56% | +131% | 13.54 | 2.23 | 2.56 | 6.14 | 128.92 | 3.44 | 71.73% | 23.17% | 18.90% | 16.55% | 30.24% | 12.75% | 0.11 | 30.32 | 5.06 | 4.90 | -0.10 | 1050.00% | 2420.00% | 3803.00% | 10.01% | 1.63 | 45.32% | 1.70% | 23.00% | 9.57% | 8.30 | 7.51 | 1.92 | 6.82 |
| SMPL | The Simply Good Foods Com… | $17.06 | 1.62B | +124% | -53% | +1% | +1% | 19.43 | 1.11 | 1.39 | 12.13 | — | -44.99 | 35.07% | 15.07% | 7.14% | 5.86% | 8.24% | 4.25% | 0.17 | 9.40 | 3.64 | 2.11 | 1.13 | -2609.00% | 898.00% | -2409.00% | 7.85% | 1.43 | 7.81% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.44% | 10.15 | 14.05 | 1.53 | 3.47 |
| UNFI | United Natural Foods, Inc… | $38.21 | 2.33B | +206% | -57% | -59% | — | -21.02 | 1.60 | 0.08 | 11.82 | -567.51 | 2.59 | 13.28% | -0.10% | -0.37% | -7.39% | -0.46% | -1.56% | 2.23 | -0.20 | 1.32 | 0.44 | 6.84 | 370.00% | 260.00% | -35978.00% | 9.64% | 0.18 | 4.73% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.07% | -189.91 | 24.63 | 0.19 | 4.74 |
About The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. The company's flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It offers various beers, hard ciders, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, Coney Island, Concrete Beach brand names. The company markets and sells its products to a network of approximately 400 wholesalers in the United States, as well as international wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other retail outlets. It also sells in products in Canada, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
- CEO
- C. James Koch
- Employees
- 2.54K
- Beta
- 1.02
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($477.70 ÷ $214.30) − 1 = +122.91% (DCF, example).