Brown Forman Corp (BF.A) stock
BF.ANYSEBeveragesFiscal year ends April 30Also trades as BF.B
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 2, 2026Score 18/3024% below fair value
$28.75+0.22 (+0.77%)
Close on Oct 29, 2026Market cap $13.19BP/E 18.5Yield 3.18%
Brown Forman statistics
109 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 3, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 3, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Oct 29, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 8.46
- 3.68
- P/OCF Ratio
- 12.70
- 9.71
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.83
- 1.09
- EV / EBIT
- 15.11
- 18.14
- EV / FCF
- 16.22
- 19.37
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.94%
- 0.42%
- Float
- 343M
- 56M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 25.2%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 47.6%
- 59.1%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 31M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -4.38%
- -2.13%
- Days to Cover
- 11.99
- 3.79
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $31.92
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $22.61
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $27.74
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $27.15
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $27.03
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.75
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -7.09%
- -0.03%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 7.02%
- 6.46%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -2.40%
- -6.62%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 8.81%
- -12.0%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 7.60%
- -13.7%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -0.64%
- -16.0%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -50.1%
- -32.6%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -58.7%
- -37.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -24.1%
- -9.47%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.06
- 0.87
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 52.5
- 51.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 39.1%
- 48.7%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.60
- 0.47
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 22.8%
- 2.70%
- EBITDA Margin
- 27.7%
- 5.97%
- FCF Margin
- 23.6%
- 5.95%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 18.1%
- 3.97%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 9.01%
- 1.11%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 13.0%
- 3.74%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 15.0%
- 5.03%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.26
- 1.41
- Quick Ratio
- 0.93
- 0.55
- Debt / Equity
- 0.62
- 0.69
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.25
- 3.38
- Debt / FCF
- 2.64
- 4.95
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 1.97
- 2.93
- Interest Coverage
- 9.64
- 0.81
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -0.84%
- 2.86%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -14.6%
- -6.08%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -13.4%
- -11.1%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 58.4%
- 0.31%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -2.42%
- 1.96%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.56%
- 6.37%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -2.09%
- -0.87%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -4.04%
- 3.22%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.49
- 0.91
- Inventory Turnover
- 0.60
- 5.37
- Revenue Per Employee
- $798.98K
- $663.28K
- Profits Per Employee
- $147.14K
- $7.96K
- Employee Count
- 4,900
- 634
- WACC
- 7.35%
- 7.35%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $894.00M
- $9.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.14B
- -$3.87M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$4.66
- -$0.06
- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.97B
- $154.80M
- Book Value Per Share
- $8.65
- $5.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.52B
- $21.64M
- Working Capital
- $2.75B
- $22.95M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$88.00M
- -$64.50M
- FCF Per Share
- $2.02
- $1.42
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.60%
- 2.31%
- FCF Yield
- 7.19%
- 5.33%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.26%
- 3.60%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.26%
- 3.44%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.92
- $1.56
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 2.97%
- 2.92%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 4
- Payout Ratio
- 59.1%
- 72.3%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 46.1%
- 59.2%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $103.00M
- $15.10M
- Income Tax
- $173.00M
- $9.75M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 19.4%
- 24.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $17.37
- $22.24
- Graham Upside
- -38.1%
- -30.0%
- Altman Z-Score
- 4.23
- 2.47
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.66
- -2.62
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 29, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BF.A | S&P 500 | Difference | BF.A per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +7.1% | +0.7% | +6.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.9% | +5.7% | −8.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +12.1% | +13.7% | −1.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +11.5% | +13.1% | −1.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | -44.7% | +94.3% | −138.9 pts | -17.9% | +24.8% |
| 5 years | -49.5% | +79.1% | −128.7 pts | -12.8% | +12.4% |
| 10 years | +20.9% | +323.9% | −302.9 pts | +1.9% | +15.5% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
1M BF.A shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, up 2.8% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 4.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 69.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 636,467 | +2.8% | 145,504 | 4.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 619,119 | +9.4% | 179,636 | 3.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 565,722 | -25.4% | 182,414 | 3.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 758,655 | +2.1% | 107,005 | 7.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 743,110 | -6.4% | 110,553 | 6.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 793,945 | -8.8% | 148,567 | 5.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 870,982 | +3.3% | 138,531 | 6.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 843,246 | -11.8% | 240,749 | 3.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 956,121 | +0.8% | 188,898 | 5.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 948,087 | +19.1% | 166,187 | 5.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 796,054 | +15.8% | 178,387 | 4.5 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 687,497 | +2.5% | 212,021 | 3.2 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.