Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) (SAM) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $4.37
- Estimate
- $4.21
- Surprise
- +3.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-26)
- $520.1M
- Score today
- 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) (SAM) beat the $4.21 estimate with adjusted EPS of $4.37 — a clear 3.8% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates SAM Sell at 5.2/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.8% surprise compares with a -5.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-24.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Positive insider activity
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (94.0%)
- Concentration risk — Supplier: single-sourced flavorings
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $198.21
- Stop
- $185.87
Risk check: RSI 83 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
SAM at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Beverages - Brewers
- Market cap
- $2.01B
- P/E (fwd)
- 19.2
- 52-week range
- $158.68–$264.46
- Off 52-week high
- 25.1%
- RSI (14)
- 83
- Volume vs avg
- 0.90×
- Score today
- 5.2/10