SAM Stock — The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SAM is a Stock. Total return is 546.0% over the past 30.9 years, 1513.5 points behind SPY at 2059.5%.

The Boston Beer Company produces and sells beer, hard ciders, spirits-based ready-to-drink beverages, and hard seltzers under brands including Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, and Dogfish Head, primarily through a network of wholesalers serving retailers across the United States and select international markets. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. This equity security appeals to investors seeking exposure to the beverage alcohol sector.

SAM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 546.0% over the past 30.9 years, 1513.5 points behind SPY at 2059.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -19.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.1%.

SAM key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/21/1995

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$180.82 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,509,022,822

Average volume

165205.0

Dividend

$0.08

Beta

0.819

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

16.4474

EPS

$-6.67

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SAM risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 38.1%.

Who may consider SAM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SAM does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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