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Boston Beer price to free cash flow SAM

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
11.1×
10-year median
30.0×
Against its 10-year history
11th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
8.2× to 476×
Peer median
11.0×

Boston Beer's price to free cash flow is 11.1× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 30.0×, lower than on 89% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 8.2× in Sep 2026 to 476× in Aug 2021.

The median for 10 consumer staples stocks of a similar size is 11.0×.

Price to free cash flow over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far11.1×8.2×12.5×
20259.9×9.8×19.4×
202420.1×14.5×31.7×
202330.5×26.7×45.4×
202230.5×30.5×148×
2021371×94.4×476×
2020103×37.4×114×
201939.8×28.1×58.5×
201831.7×18.1×43.1×
201719.1×13.9×27.3×
201627.0×20.8×30.8×
201525.6×25.6×78.3×
2014376×342×376×
2013397×67.1×406×
201275.3×63.7×176×

Against its peers

Companies in Consumer Defensive nearest Boston Beer's size, closest first, today.

CompanyPrice to free cash flow
SAMBoston Beer11.1×
PRDOPERDOCEO EDUCATION9.7×
ANDEAndersons38.8×
STRAStrategic Education10.8×
IMKTAIngles Markets11.2×
JJSFJ&J Snack Foods17.0×
HWKNHawkins30.1×
KSSKOHLS2.7×
UNFIUnited Natural Foods8.8×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet8.2×
MZTIMarzetti14.4×
Peer median11.0×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

More on Boston Beer

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.