Boston Beer Company Inc (SAM) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of September 2025: 0.30x

Boston Beer Company Inc (SAM) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.30x as of September 2025, meaning its operating cash flow of $101.80 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($335.62 Million) in one year. See how financially flexible is Boston Beer Company Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.30x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$101.80 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$335.62 Million
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Boston Beer Company Inc Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (1995–2024)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Boston Beer Company Inc across 30 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Boston Beer Company Inc (SAM) cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Boston Beer Company Inc (1995–2024)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Boston Beer Company Inc. Check SAM cash flow quality score to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2024 0.75x $248.89 Million $333.83 Million ▼ -1.0%
2023 0.75x $265.15 Million $352.06 Million ▲ +32.7%
2022 0.57x $199.94 Million $352.22 Million ▲ +306.7%
2021 0.14x $56.30 Million $403.38 Million ▼ -75.1%
2020 0.56x $253.41 Million $451.26 Million ▼ -32.9%
2019 0.84x $178.24 Million $212.88 Million ▼ -8.0%
2018 0.91x $163.45 Million $179.53 Million ▼ -2.2%
2017 0.93x $135.98 Million $146.10 Million ▲ +6.7%
2016 0.87x $154.19 Million $176.72 Million ▼ -4.7%
2015 0.92x $168.68 Million $184.18 Million ▲ +9.6%
2014 0.84x $141.21 Million $169.02 Million ▲ +18.6%
2013 0.70x $99.98 Million $141.99 Million ▼ -15.5%
2012 0.83x $95.33 Million $114.39 Million ▲ +0.5%
2011 0.83x $72.76 Million $87.74 Million ▲ +13.6%
2010 0.73x $67.83 Million $92.94 Million ▼ -0.1%
2009 0.73x $65.56 Million $89.78 Million ▲ +46.1%
2008 0.50x $39.84 Million $79.73 Million ▼ -42.2%
2007 0.86x $53.79 Million $62.27 Million ▲ +36.8%
2006 0.63x $28.98 Million $45.89 Million ▼ -27.6%
2005 0.87x $28.84 Million $33.08 Million ▲ +31.6%
2004 0.66x $19.27 Million $29.09 Million ▼ -16.2%
2003 0.79x $19.64 Million $24.83 Million ▲ +60.1%
2002 0.49x $13.82 Million $27.97 Million ▼ -24.9%
2001 0.66x $19.28 Million $29.32 Million ▼ -5.5%
2000 0.70x $17.34 Million $24.91 Million ▲ +47.2%
1999 0.47x $13.80 Million $29.20 Million ▼ -14.1%
1998 0.55x $22.40 Million $40.70 Million ▲ +168.1%
1997 0.21x $7.00 Million $34.10 Million ▼ -58.7%
1996 0.50x $15.80 Million $31.80 Million ▲ +353.4%
1995 0.11x $2.40 Million $21.90 Million
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.