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Boston Beer is a top player in high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories in the US, with strong positions in craft beer, flavored malt beverages, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The bulk of volume and revenue is concentrated in four brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly. Beverages are produced using a hybrid model leveraging both in-house capacities and third-party breweries through contract arrangements. While the firm is required to use distributors to reach end markets, including retailers and on-premises operators, it also employs 500 internal sales representatives to educate the market about its products. The firm generates almost all sales in the US.
View stockFounded in 1983, Costco Wholesale now operates a global chain of membership-based warehouse clubs, delivering high-quality goods and services at consistently low prices. As of its most recent fiscal year, Costco operated approximately 940 warehouses, serving more than 84 million members across its three geographic segments: Costco US (approximately 73% of total revenue), Costco Canada (13%), and Costco International (14%).Costco's core value proposition—quality products at unbeatable prices—has yielded consistently strong member renewal rates (92% in the US and Canada and nearly 90% internationally). About 55% of Costco's fiscal 2025 revenue came from its grocery offerings, and another 25% from general merchandise.
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Stock name | Boston Beer | Costco |
|---|---|---|
Last price | $195.72 | $1,018.21 |
Currency | USD | USD |
| $2B | $442B | |
| - | 49.05 | |
| -$6.67 | $20.76 | |
| 0.78 | 0.87 | |
| 0 | $5.54 | |
| 0 | 0.58% | |
Sector | Consumer Essentials | Consumer Essentials |
Employees | 2,736 | 355,000 |
Ticker | $SAM | $COST |
Primary listing | NYSE | NASDAQ |
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