SAM Boston Beer (SAM) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Food & Beverage · Malt beverages · CIK 0000949870
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
161
13F, latest reported quarter
Boston Beer insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
No insider purchases or sales are on record for BOSTON BEER CO INC in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 9.0% of the 12,845 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 161 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Spillane Michael sold about $236.3K of SAM on Nov 4, 2025; 161 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 18.1% of the 10,877 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 161 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Spillane Michael sold about $405.7K of SAM on Nov 4, 2025; 161 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Mar 6, 2023.
- The trade is 4.7% of the 9,851 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 161 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP of Product Design and R&D Fritsch Annette N sold about $101.6K of SAM on Aug 8, 2025; 161 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Mar 6, 2023.
- The trade is 1.4% of the 9,715 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 161 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP of Product Design and R&D Fritsch Annette N sold about $29.9K of SAM on Aug 8, 2025; 161 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 8.3% of the 10,905 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 161 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director VALETTE JEAN MICHEL sold about $206.3K of SAM on Mar 13, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 161 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.201 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
161 funds bought in last quarter
more than 54% of Food & Beverage
Revenue
-2.4% year over year
below 68% of Food & Beverage
Margin
5.2% net margin
more than 64% of Food & Beverage
Buybacks
$75.3M repurchased, FY to 2026-09-26
more than 66% of Food & Beverage
Short interest
23.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.1 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-7.5%12M
Insider sell
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Who owns SAM: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
1,015,254 sh
$179.7M
609,360 sh
$107.9M
539,988 sh
$95.6M
434,656 sh
$76.9M
385,326 sh
$68.2M
Congress trades in SAM
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
SAM planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
SAM mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Longleaf Partners Small Cap Fund
$25.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.0%
SouthernSun Small Cap Fund
$8.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.1%
Invesco Food & Beverage ETF
$3.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.8%
SouthernSun U.S. Equity Fund
$1.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.6%
ICON CONSUMER SELECT
$534.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.0%
Cambria Micro and SmallCap Shareholder Yield ETF
$327.9K position · as of 2026-07-31
1.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · David ABurwick
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$5.9M
$1.9M
$3.0M
-66%
+22%
2022
$4.8M
$848.6K
$1.2M
-68%
+25%
2021
$14.8M
$839.2K
$1.0M
-48%
+15%
2020
$4.8M
$803.0K
$3.5M
+431%
+28%
2019
$4.2M
$2.2M
$2.1M
+98%
+20%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows 161 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
SAM financials
Revenue growth
-2.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
5.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.0B
four quarters, 2025-09-28 to 2026-09-26
Revenue, TTM SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | $2.1B |
| FY Dec 2025 | $2.1B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $2.1B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $2.1B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $2.1B |
| Sep 2026 | $555.5M |
| Jun 2026 | $607.8M |
| Mar 2026 | $461.6M |
| Dec 2025 | $409.0M |
| Sep 2025 | $571.5M |
| Jun 2025 | $625.4M |
| Mar 2025 | $481.4M |
| Dec 2024 | $429.2M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
-3.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-09-28 to 2026-09-26
Net margin, TTM SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | +5.2% |
| FY Dec 2025 | +5.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +2.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +2.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +3.6% |
| Sep 2026 | +7.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +8.5% |
| Mar 2026 | -31.5% |
| Dec 2025 | -5.5% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +9.7% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.1% |
| Dec 2024 | -9.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$185.1M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-09-28 to 2026-09-26
Free cash flow, TTM SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | $215.6M |
| FY Dec 2025 | $215.6M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $172.6M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $172.6M |
| FY Dec 2023 | $201.1M |
| Sep 2026 | $68.3M |
| Jun 2026 | $127.5M |
| Mar 2026 | -$32.8M |
| Dec 2025 | $22.1M |
| Sep 2025 | $89.2M |
| Jun 2025 | $112.2M |
| Mar 2025 | -$8.0M |
| Dec 2024 | $18.4M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Debt to equity SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-8.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-27 and 2026-09-26
Return on equity SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | +12.3% |
| FY Dec 2025 | +12.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +7.1% |
| Sep 2026 | -8.9% |
| Jun 2026 | -8.6% |
| Mar 2026 | -7.7% |
| Dec 2025 | +12.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +9.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +8.2% |
| Mar 2025 | +7.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-5.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-27 and 2026-09-26
Return on assets SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | +8.9% |
| FY Dec 2025 | +8.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +4.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +4.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.3% |
| Sep 2026 | -5.9% |
| Jun 2026 | -5.6% |
| Mar 2026 | -5.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +8.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +7.0% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +4.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-10.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-09-27 and 2026-09-26 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | +14.8% |
| FY Dec 2025 | +14.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +8.3% |
| Sep 2026 | -10.8% |
| Jun 2026 | -10.3% |
| Mar 2026 | -9.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +14.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +11.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +9.7% |
| Mar 2025 | +8.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | 19.65x |
| FY Dec 2025 | 19.84x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 59.05x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 59.27x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 55.47x |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | 19.84x |
| Sep 2025 | 24.86x |
| Jun 2025 | 26.19x |
| Mar 2025 | 38.61x |
| Dec 2024 | 59.27x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
n/a
no share count filed
Enterprise value SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
n/a
no share count filed
FCF yield SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing SAM
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.21x |
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.21x |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | 3.82x |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | 0.21x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.93x |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2024-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | n/a | $2.1B | n/a | $2.1B |
| Gross profit | n/a | $952.6M | n/a | $893.7M |
| Operating income | n/a | $144.9M | n/a | $76.0M |
| Net income | $109.5M | $108.5M | $59.7M | $59.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | n/a | 9.89 | n/a | 5.06 |
| Operating cash flow | n/a | $270.2M | n/a | $248.9M |
| Cash | n/a | $223.4M | n/a | $211.8M |
| Buybacks | n/a | $202.4M | n/a | $238.6M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
SAM Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes
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