Boston Beer (SAM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jim Koch, Founder, Brewer, President, CEO, and Chairman, was paid $5,695 in fiscal Year 2025.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 27, 2026
Pay year
fiscal Year 2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$5,695fiscal Year 2025
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Total Comp
$5,695For Jim Koch as CEO
Former CEO Total Comp
$8,892,835For Michael Spillane
Pay Ratio
88.5:1Based on Michael Spillane
Net Revenue
$1.965BDecreased 2.4% from 2024
Operating Cash Flow
$270.2MGenerated for full year 2025

How Koch was paid

$5,695 in total for fiscal Year 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

All other compensation100%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jim KochCEO, Brewer & Founder$5,695
Diego ReynosoChief Financial Officer$4,609,747
Phil HodgesChief Operating Officer$17,205,742
Michael CrowleyChief Sales Officer$2,714,823
Tara HeathChief Legal Officer, General Counsel$2,672,532
Michael SpillaneFormer President & CEO$8,892,835

What changed and why

  • Founder Jim Koch succeeded Michael Spillane as President and CEO in August 2025 and elected to forgo salary and bonus.
  • $8.9MFormer CEO Michael Spillane received total compensation of $8,892,835 for his service during fiscal 2025.
  • $1.965BNet revenue decreased by 2.4% to $1.965 billion compared to fiscal 2024.
  • 4%Depletions decreased by 4% while shipments decreased by 4.7% to 7.1 million barrels.
  • 93.9%Say-on-pay received favorable support of 93.9% from stockholders at the prior annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.