Boston Beer Company Inc vs Xylem, Inc. — how do they compare? Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $177.2 (market cap $1.86B), while Xylem, Inc. trades at $123.3 (market cap $28.76B). The key difference: Xylem, Inc. is far larger — about 15.5× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and Xylem, Inc. pays a 1.4% dividend while Boston Beer Company Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SAM | XYL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.86B | $28.76B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $260.05 | $152.95 |
52-Week Low | $161.08 | $106.34 |
Enterprise Value | $1.63B | $30.54B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.4% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Boston Beer is a leader in U.S. high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories, with strong positions in craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The firm sells an array of flavor variants and package sizes, predominantly centered around four priority brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Its drinks are produced in both company-owned breweries as well as through third-party contract arrangements, and while the company primarily goes to market through independent wholesalers (as mandated by law), it operates a fairly large salesforce to induce demand across the value chain (distributors, retailers, and drinkers). The preponderance of revenue is generated domestically.
Read more on SAM →Xylem is a global leader in water technology and offers a wide range of solutions, including the transport, treatment, testing, and efficient use of water for customers in the utility, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors. Xylem was spun off from ITT in 2011. Based in Rye Brook, New York, Xylem has a presence in over 150 countries and employs 16,200. The company generated $6.2 billion in revenue and $611 million in adjusted operating income in 2021.
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