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Side-by-side financial comparison of UNITED BREWERIES CO INC (CCU) and BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is an Australian brewing company based in Melbourne and owned by Japanese conglomerate Asahi Breweries. Its notable brands include Victoria Bitter, Carlton Draught, Foster's Lager, Great Northern, Resch's, Pure Blonde and Melbourne Bitter.

The Boston Beer Company is an American brewery founded in 1984 by James "Jim" Koch and Rhonda Kallman. Boston Beer Company's first brand of beer was named Samuel Adams after Founding Father Samuel Adams, an American revolutionary patriot. Since its founding, Boston Beer has started several other brands, and in 2019 completed a merger with Dogfish Head Brewery.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
CCU
CCU
SAM
SAM
Q4 25
$385.7M
Q3 25
$537.5M
Q2 25
$587.9M
Q1 25
$453.9M
Q4 24
$402.3M
Q3 24
$605.5M
Q2 24
$579.1M
Q1 24
$426.1M
Net Profit
CCU
CCU
SAM
SAM
Q4 25
$-22.5M
Q3 25
$46.2M
Q2 25
$60.4M
Q1 25
$24.4M
Q4 24
$-38.8M
Q3 24
$33.5M
Q2 24
$52.3M
Q1 24
$12.6M
Gross Margin
CCU
CCU
SAM
SAM
Q4 25
43.5%
Q3 25
50.8%
Q2 25
49.8%
Q1 25
48.3%
Q4 24
39.9%
Q3 24
46.3%
Q2 24
46.0%
Q1 24
43.7%
Operating Margin
CCU
CCU
SAM
SAM
Q4 25
-8.6%
Q3 25
11.5%
Q2 25
14.0%
Q1 25
7.4%
Q4 24
-13.9%
Q3 24
7.6%
Q2 24
12.2%
Q1 24
3.6%
Net Margin
CCU
CCU
SAM
SAM
Q4 25
-5.8%
Q3 25
8.6%
Q2 25
10.3%
Q1 25
5.4%
Q4 24
-9.6%
Q3 24
5.5%
Q2 24
9.0%
Q1 24
3.0%
EPS (diluted)
CCU
CCU
SAM
SAM
Q4 25
$-1.97
Q3 25
$4.25
Q2 25
$5.45
Q1 25
$2.16
Q4 24
$-3.23
Q3 24
$2.86
Q2 24
$4.39
Q1 24
$1.04

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

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