Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM) reports net revenue decline year-over-year in Q3 FY2026 earnings (July–September 2026, release approx. October 2026, confirmed by Boston Beer press release or Bloomberg by 31 October 2026)
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Published on 12. September 2026
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Predicted for 31. October 2026
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Based on: Historical Cycle
Boston Beer reported a 3.3% net revenue decline to USD 568.3m in Q2 FY2026 (April–June 2026), missing consensus estimates; depletions –6%, shipments –4.5%. The structural decline in the hard seltzer segment (Truly) continues; Samuel Adams stabilises the beer segment but does not fully compensate. Q3 is seasonally a relatively strong quarter for beer, but headwinds from shrinking seltzer volumes persist. No direct prediction market; probability derived from existing trend extrapolation.
Data basis for this prediction
- Boston Beer Q2 FY2026 Earnings: Nettoumsatz 568,3 Mio. USD, –3,3% YoY (Yahoo Finance / Quiver Quantitative, Juli 2026)
- Boston Beer Q2 FY2026: Depletions –6%, Shipments –4,5%, EPS 4,96 USD (Yahoo Finance, Juli 2026)
- Hard-Seltzer-Markt USA 2026: struktureller Volumenrückgang Truly (Branchenberichte 2026)
- Peer-Vergleich: Molson Coors NA Volumenrückgang Q3 erwartet (Cassandra offene Vorhersage)
Verdict: Pending
This prediction is still open. It will be evaluated automatically against real-world sources after its due date.
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Brown-Forman reported organic net revenue decline of 1% to $911 million in Q1 FY2027 (May–July 2026, released September 2, 2026). FY2027 guidance is 'approximately flat' – implying later quarters could either compensate or compound the Q1 decline. Brown-Forman explicitly warned of increasing impact from higher-cost whiskey inventory from an inflationary period on second-half results. Diageo (directly comparable portfolio: US spirits –11.5% in FY2026) and all other major spirits producers report similar structural declines. 58% probability of another organic decline in Q2 as the headwinds are structural.
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Molson Coors reported a -6.4% financial volume decline in the North America segment in Q2 FY2026 (April–June 2026), with US domestic shipments down -7.3%. The overall US beer market was -4.2% in the same period — Molson Coors is underperforming even the declining market. The drivers (shift to craft, spirits and no/low alcohol; aluminium cost pressure) are structural and cannot reverse within one quarter. Blue Moon and Coors Light are consistently losing share. Sector parallels: AB InBev, Heineken, Carlsberg and PepsiCo NAB are all tracking organic declines per open predictions on this platform for 2026. No Polymarket market available.
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Pernod Ricard (world's second-largest spirits group) faces persistent headwinds: collapsing China prestige spirits market, muted US premium spirits demand, and Indian import restrictions. Peer indicators show sector-wide pressure: LVMH Wines & Spirits Q3 2026 (organic decline, open prediction), Rémy Cointreau H1 FY2026/27 (decline, open prediction), Brown-Forman H1 FY2027 (decline, open prediction), Campari 9M 2026 (decline, open prediction). No Polymarket markets; based on peer performance and structural sector trend, organic decline at Pernod Ricard estimated at approximately 68%.