Companies / BF-A Brown-Forman Corp (BF-A)
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.
Ticker BF-A Exchange NYSE Sector Consumer Defensive Industry Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries Market cap $14.44B 52-week range $23.01 - $32.32 Valuation Share price $31.47 (close of Nov 6, 2026) P/E (TTM) 20.30x Price to book 3.64x Price to free cash flow 15.61x Enterprise value $16.58B Book value per share $8.65 Price performance Period Change 1 day -1.04% 5 days +7.04% 1 month +16.99% 3 months +9.96% 6 months +14.23% Year to date +19.61% 1 year +19.16% 3 years -48.10% 5 years -53.36% 10 years +9.08% All time +14,949.42%
Short interest As of Oct 15, 2026 Short % of float 1.43% Shares short 636.47K Days to cover 4.37 Change since prior report +2.80% Source FINRA consolidated short interest Profitability and growth Return on equity 17.79% Return on invested capital 12.74% Return on assets 9.06% Return on capital employed 15.03% Gross margin 60.54% Net margin 18.20% EBITDA margin 27.83% Revenue growth -1.18% Net income growth -17.72% Free cash flow growth 107.19% Cash flow and balance sheet Free cash flow yield (TTM) 6.41% Current ratio 3.26x Net debt to EBITDA 1.96x Latest reported year Period end Apr 30, 2026 Fiscal year 2026 Revenue $3.93B Cost of revenue $1.55B Gross profit $2.38B EBITDA $1.09B Net income $715.00M Earnings per share $1.53 Interest expense $103.00M Shares outstanding 466.33M Income statement by year Period end Revenue Gross profit Net income EPS 2026-04-30 $3.93B $2.38B $715.00M $1.53 2025-04-30 $3.98B $2.34B $869.00M $1.84 2024-04-30 $4.18B $2.53B $1.02B $2.15 2023-04-30 $4.23B $2.49B $783.00M $1.63 2022-04-30 $3.93B $2.39B $838.00M $1.75 2021-04-30 $3.46B $2.09B $903.00M $1.89 2020-04-30 $3.36B $2.13B $827.00M $1.73 2019-04-30 $3.32B $2.17B $835.00M $1.74 2018-04-30 $3.25B $2.20B $717.00M $1.49 2017-04-30 $2.99B $2.02B $669.00M $1.38
Margins and returns by year Period end Gross margin Net margin Return on equity Return on capital 2026-04-30 60.54% 18.20% 17.79% 12.74% 2025-04-30 58.94% 21.86% 21.76% 13.31% 2024-04-30 60.46% 24.51% 29.12% 17.23% 2023-04-30 58.99% 18.52% 23.96% 14.45% 2022-04-30 60.79% 21.31% 30.62% 18.26% 2021-04-30 60.50% 26.09% 34.00% 18.70% 2020-04-30 63.25% 24.59% 41.87% 19.63% 2019-04-30 65.16% 25.12% 50.70% 22.93% 2018-04-30 67.80% 22.08% 54.48% 20.35% 2017-04-30 67.50% 22.34% 48.83% 21.20%
Cash and debt by year Period end Cash Debt 2026-04-30 $308.00M $2.08B 2025-04-30 $444.00M $2.42B 2024-04-30 $446.00M $2.37B 2023-04-30 $374.00M $2.68B 2022-04-30 $868.00M $2.02B 2021-04-30 $1.15B $2.35B 2020-04-30 $675.00M $2.27B 2019-04-30 $307.00M $2.29B 2018-04-30 $239.00M $2.34B 2017-04-30 $182.00M $1.69B
Free cash flow by year Period end Free cash flow Stock-based compensation 2026-04-30 $893.00M $32.00M 2025-04-30 $431.00M $28.00M 2024-04-30 $419.00M $25.00M 2023-04-30 $457.00M $18.00M 2022-04-30 $798.00M $15.00M 2021-04-30 $755.00M $12.00M 2020-04-30 $611.00M $11.00M 2019-04-30 $681.00M $14.00M 2018-04-30 $526.00M $19.00M 2017-04-30 $544.00M $14.00M
Dividend history Most recent payment Sep 3, 2026 Paid in the last twelve months $0.92 Payment date Dividend per share 2026-09-03 $0.23 2026-06-10 $0.23 2026-03-09 $0.23 2025-12-05 $0.23 2025-09-03 $0.23 2025-06-09 $0.23 2025-03-07 $0.23 2024-12-06 $0.23
Investor relations Next earnings report Next confirmed report Dec 3, 2026 Past earnings dates Reported Fiscal period EPS estimate 2026-09-02 Jul 2026 - 2026-06-04 Apr 2026 - 2026-03-04 Jan 2026 - 2025-12-04 Oct 2025 - 2025-08-28 Jul 2025 - 2025-06-05 Apr 2025 - 2025-03-05 Jan 2025 - 2024-12-05 Oct 2024 -
Filings and sources Company website brown-forman.com SEC filings 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR Earnings calendar All upcoming reports Similar companies Diageo plc (DEO) · Brown-Forman Corp (BF-B) · Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) · Altria Group, Inc. (MO) · Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) · Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) · Molson Coors Beverage Co (TAP) · Mexican Economic Development Inc (FMX)
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