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Brown–FormanBF.B

Distillers & Vintners · Louisville, Kentucky · In the S&P 500
High quality
$28.71+2.39%After hours: $28.71 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 7.2% over 1 year
Brown–Forman over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$22$25$28$30Nov2026MarMayJulSep$28.71$25$30NovMarJul$28.71
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$13.69B
Price to earnings18.5x
Forward P/E16.8x
Dividend yield3.22%
Year to date+10.2%
One year+7.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$22.80$30.88

Quality and valuation

How Brown–Forman compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Brown–Forman and 7 distillers & vintners peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: in line with its sector

A stronger business than most consumer staples companies, priced about in line with them.

Brown–Forman trades at 16.8 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: −0.8% vs +4.9%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 60.7% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 25.4% vs 13.6%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 23.6% vs 10.3%
BF.B trades at 16.8x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Distillers & Vintners peers
MO13.5xPEP16.4xBF.B16.8xPG23.6xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6xMO13.5xPEP16.4xBF.B16.8xPG23.6xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 18.5x earnings, BF.B is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
15x20xAverage 17.1x2025202618.5x15x20xAverage 17.1x2025202618.5x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Brown–Forman's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue fell 1.4% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q1 ’27
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$0.9bnQ1 ’27$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$0.9bnQ1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to −1.4% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−5%−2%0%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26−1.4%Q1 ’27−5%0%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26−1.4%Q1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 27.7% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%30%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2627.7%Q1 ’270%20%Q2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’2627.7%Q1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $925 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$100m$200m$300mQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$161mQ1 ’27$0m$200mQ2 ’25Q4 ’25Q2 ’26$161mQ1 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsBF.BSector median
Revenue growth−0.8%+4.9%
Gross margin60.7%40.5%
Operating margin25.4%13.6%
Free cash flow margin23.6%10.3%
Price to earnings18.5x24.5x

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