Brown-Forman Corporation BF-B SPX
Company Overview
Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells a variety of alcohol beverages. The company provides spirits, wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink cocktails, ready-to-pour products, vodkas, tequilas, gin, brandy, rum, bourbons, and liqueurs. The company offers its products primarily under the Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Gentleman Jack, Herradura, el Jimador, Fords Gin, The Glendronach, Chambord, Coopers' Craft, Diplomático, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, and Slane brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, and bulk whiskey and wine; and provision of contract bottling services. The company serves retail customers and consumers through distributors and state governments; and retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments directly. It operates in the United States, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, France, Mexico, Poland, Brazil, Türkiye, and internationally. Brown-Forman Corporation was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 17.8%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 15.0%.
Trades at a P/E of 17.5, below the sector median of 18.7.
Maintains a net profit margin of 18.2%.
Offers a dividend yield of 3.27%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Apr 2026 Revenue of $3.93B (-1.2% YoY); net profit $715.00M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +2.0%, earnings -62.7%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 1.2%, profit CAGR 3.0%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.23% |
| 1 Year: | 2.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 2.97% |
| 1 Year: | -62.70% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -10.40% |
| 6 Months: | +8.64% |
| 3 Months: | +3.95% |
| 1 Month: | -4.64% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)45.32 · Neutral
P/E of 17.47 is below the sector median of 18.74 — relatively cheaper than peers.
Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.
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Technical Trend
Computed from daily close history using EMA cross, slope, and RSI signals.
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Attractive dividend yield of 3.27%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BF-B Brown-Forman Corporation SPX | 26.73 | 17.47 | $7.76B | 3.27% | 15.03% | 17.85% | 1.23% | 2.97% |
| 2 | WMT Walmart Inc. SPXR3K | 107.14 | 37.73 | $852.63B | 0.88% | 16.83% | 24.13% | 3.82% | 3.24% |
| 3 | COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPXR3K | 915.74 | 46.16 | $406.11B | 0.62% | 25.96% | 29.15% | 8.16% | 11.45% |
| 4 | KO The Coca-Cola Company SPXR3K | 88.07 | 26.45 | $378.93B | 2.44% | 16.47% | 42.05% | 2.86% | 4.46% |
| 5 | PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPXR3K | 146.44 | 22.32 | $341.00B | 2.96% | 22.49% | 30.29% | 0.52% | 1.59% |
| 6 | PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPXR3K | 182.53 | 25.07 | $284.49B | 3.13% | 34.03% | -113.55% | -1.69% | 3.57% |
| 7 | PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 137.63 | 18.04 | $188.00B | 4.28% | 15.41% | 51.51% | 4.93% | 2.11% |
| 8 | BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | 80.35 | 17.32 | $140.40B | 1.61% | 8.49% | 11.39% | 0.88% | 4.63% |
| 9 | MO Altria Group, Inc. SPXR3K | 68.88 | 14.50 | $115.01B | 6.26% | 38.27% | - | 1.24% | -1.89% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2013 | Jul 2013 | Oct 2013 | Jan 2014 | Jul 2014 | Oct 2014 | Jan 2015 | Jul 2015 | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Jan 2023 | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Jan 2024 | Jul 2024 | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 723.00M | 914.00M | 878.00M | 766.00M | 910.00M | 904.00M | 766.00M | 989.00M | 899.00M | 753.00M | 985.00M | 911.00M | 906.00M | 994.00M | 1.04B | 1.01B | 1.09B | 1.08B | 1.04B | 1.11B | 1.07B | 951.00M | 1.09B | 1.03B | 924.00M | 1.04B | 1.06B |
| Gross Profit | 507.00M | 477.00M | 576.00M | 532.00M | 495.00M | 609.00M | 553.00M | 491.00M | 586.00M | 555.00M | 453.00M | 552.00M | 536.00M | 493.00M | 610.00M | 587.00M | 523.00M | 590.00M | 571.00M | 498.00M | 619.00M | 557.00M | 465.00M | 581.00M | 550.00M | 553.00M | 590.00M | 622.00M | 622.00M | 613.00M | 624.00M | 651.00M | 671.00M | 635.00M | 565.00M | 646.00M | 619.00M | 552.00M | 615.00M | 640.00M |
| Operating Income | 237.00M | 217.00M | 311.00M | 255.00M | 221.00M | 303.00M | 272.00M | 227.00M | 302.00M | 278.00M | 213.00M | 291.00M | 273.00M | 246.00M | 349.00M | 306.00M | 264.00M | 332.00M | 320.00M | 248.00M | 352.00M | 304.00M | 387.00M | 330.00M | 281.00M | 289.00M | 322.00M | 347.00M | 343.00M | 313.00M | 173.00M | 327.00M | 339.00M | 373.00M | 281.00M | 341.00M | 280.00M | 260.00M | 305.00M | 340.00M |
| Net Income | 157.00M | 143.00M | 206.00M | 177.00M | 150.00M | 208.00M | 186.00M | 156.00M | 200.00M | 190.00M | 144.00M | 197.00M | 182.00M | 178.00M | 239.00M | 190.00M | 200.00M | 249.00M | 227.00M | 186.00M | 282.00M | 231.00M | 324.00M | 240.00M | 219.00M | 192.00M | 236.00M | 259.00M | 249.00M | 227.00M | 100.00M | 231.00M | 242.00M | 285.00M | 195.00M | 258.00M | 270.00M | 170.00M | 224.00M | 267.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.96 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.97 | 0.87 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.21 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.58 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.19B | 3.23B | 3.40B | 3.61B | 3.78B | 3.95B | 4.10B | 4.01B | 2.99B | 3.25B | 3.32B | 3.36B | 3.46B | 3.93B | 4.23B | 4.18B | 3.98B | 3.93B |
| Gross Profit | 1.58B | 1.61B | 1.72B | 1.79B | 1.96B | 2.08B | 2.18B | 2.14B | 2.02B | 2.20B | 2.17B | 2.13B | 2.09B | 2.39B | 2.49B | 2.53B | 2.34B | 2.38B |
| Operating Income | 661.00M | 710.00M | 855.00M | 788.00M | 898.00M | 971.00M | 1.03B | 1.53B | 1.01B | 1.05B | 1.14B | 1.09B | 1.17B | 1.20B | 1.13B | 1.41B | 1.11B | 1.00B |
| Net Income | 435.00M | 449.00M | 572.00M | 513.00M | 591.00M | 659.00M | 684.00M | 1.07B | 669.00M | 717.00M | 835.00M | 827.00M | 903.00M | 838.00M | 783.00M | 1.02B | 869.00M | 715.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.87 | 3.02 | 2.60 | 2.37 | 2.75 | 3.06 | 1.60 | 2.09 | 1.37 | 1.48 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.88 | 1.74 | 1.63 | 2.14 | 1.84 | 1.53 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2008 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 3.38B | 3.71B | 3.48B | 3.63B | 4.10B | 4.19B | 4.18B | 4.62B | 4.98B | 5.14B | 5.77B | 6.52B | - | 7.78B | 8.17B | 8.09B | 7.89B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.80B | 4.04B | 4.20B | 3.99B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 119.00M | 340.00M | 232.00M | 567.00M | 338.00M | 204.00M | 437.00M | 370.00M | 263.00M | 182.00M | 239.00M | 307.00M | 675.00M | 1.15B | - | 374.00M | 446.00M | 444.00M | 308.00M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.28B | 2.56B | 2.51B | 2.54B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 855.00M | 769.00M | 830.00M | 832.00M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 1.49B | 1.65B | 1.41B | 2.00B | 2.07B | 2.28B | 2.62B | 3.25B | 3.66B | 3.49B | 3.79B | 3.87B | - | 4.51B | 4.65B | 4.09B | 3.87B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 546.00M | 707.00M | 404.00M | 473.00M | 561.00M | 958.00M | 791.00M | 970.00M | 821.00M | 703.00M | 880.00M | 918.00M | - | 1.08B | 1.56B | 1.08B | 1.23B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 508.00M | 504.00M | 503.00M | 997.00M | 997.00M | 743.00M | 1.23B | 1.69B | 2.34B | 2.29B | 2.27B | 2.35B | - | 2.68B | 2.37B | 2.42B | 2.08B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.91B | 3.10B | 2.73B | 2.50B |
| Total Equity | - | 1.82B | 1.90B | 2.06B | 2.07B | 1.63B | 2.03B | 1.91B | 1.56B | 1.37B | 1.32B | 1.65B | 1.98B | 2.66B | - | 3.27B | 3.52B | 3.99B | 4.02B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 484.53M | 484.53M | 484.53M | 484.53M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 491.00M | 545.00M | 527.00M | - | - | - | - | 524.00M | 656.00M | 653.00M | 800.00M | 724.00M | 817.00M | - | 640.00M | 647.00M | 598.00M | 1.00B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -37.00M | -35.00M | 203.00M | -68.00M | -97.00M | - | - | 433.00M | -439.00M | -149.00M | -119.00M | -141.00M | 98.00M | - | -1.35B | 49.00M | 249.00M | -71.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -216.00M | -637.00M | -406.00M | -662.00M | -576.00M | - | - | -1.06B | -285.00M | -466.00M | -599.00M | -191.00M | -485.00M | - | 239.00M | -618.00M | -843.00M | -1.07B |
| Capital Expenditure | -49.00M | -34.00M | -39.00M | -58.00M | -95.00M | -126.00M | -120.00M | -108.00M | -112.00M | -127.00M | -119.00M | -113.00M | -62.00M | - | -183.00M | -228.00M | -167.00M | -107.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 442.00M | 511.00M | 488.00M | - | - | - | - | 416.00M | 544.00M | 526.00M | 681.00M | 611.00M | 755.00M | - | 457.00M | 419.00M | 431.00M | 893.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -476.00M | 78.00M | 4.00M | -145.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 39.00M | 158.00M | 136.00M | 220.00M | 0 | 49.00M | 462.00M | 1.11B | 561.00M | 1.00M | 207.00M | 1.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400.00M | 0 | 400.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 49.4% | 49.9% | 50.6% | 49.7% | 51.7% | 52.7% | 53.3% | 53.5% | 67.5% | 67.8% | 65.2% | 63.2% | 60.5% | 60.8% | 59.0% | 60.5% | 58.9% | 60.5% |
| Operating Margin % | 20.7% | 22.0% | 25.1% | 21.8% | 23.7% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 38.2% | 33.7% | 32.3% | 34.4% | 32.4% | 33.7% | 30.6% | 26.7% | 33.8% | 27.8% | 25.5% |
| Net Margin % | 13.6% | 13.9% | 16.8% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 26.6% | 22.3% | 22.1% | 25.1% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 21.3% | 18.5% | 24.5% | 21.9% | 18.2% |
| ROE % | 24.0% | 23.7% | 27.8% | 24.8% | 36.3% | 32.4% | 35.9% | 68.3% | 48.8% | 54.5% | 50.7% | 41.9% | 34.0% | - | 24.0% | 29.1% | 21.8% | 17.8% |
| ROCE % | - | 25.0% | 28.5% | 25.6% | 28.5% | 27.4% | 31.8% | 45.2% | 27.6% | 25.2% | 25.8% | 22.3% | 20.8% | - | 16.8% | 21.4% | 15.8% | 15.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.03% | 14.60M | $397.35M |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.61% | 13.40M | $364.65M |
| 3 | FMR, LLC | 4.33% | 12.58M | $342.36M |
| 4 | Blackrock Inc. | 4.19% | 12.16M | $330.99M |
| 5 | Van Eck Associates Corporation | 4.17% | 12.10M | $329.23M |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 3.36% | 9.75M | $265.36M |
| 7 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.95% | 8.56M | $232.99M |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2.55% | 7.40M | $201.30M |
| 9 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.43% | 7.05M | $191.85M |
| 10 | ProShare Advisors, LLC | 1.95% | 5.66M | $154.03M |
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BF-B — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) trades at $26.73 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $22.41 to $30.23.
What is the market capitalisation of BF-B?
Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) has a market capitalisation of $7.76B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of BF-B?
BF-B trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.47. The industry average P/E is 18.74. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.25.
Does BF-B pay a dividend?
Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) currently offers a dividend yield of 3.27%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of BF-B?
BF-B has a return on equity (ROE) of 17.85%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 15.03%.
Is BF-B a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.