Brown Forman Corp (BF.B) stock
BF.BNYSEBeveragesFiscal year ends April 30Also trades as BF.A
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 2, 2026Score 17/3018% below fair value
$30.10−0.72 (-2.34%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $13.81BP/E 19.4Yield 3.04%
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
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 9.09
- 3.66
- P/OCF Ratio
- 13.63
- 10.40
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 4.07
- 1.02
- EV / EBIT
- 16.06
- 17.22
- EV / FCF
- 17.25
- 19.22
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.94%
- 0.58%
- Float
- 343M
- 46M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 25.2%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 47.6%
- 57.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 30M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -8.80%
- 1.45%
- Days to Cover
- 12.99
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $31.92
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $22.61
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $29.30
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $27.58
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $27.16
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.96
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.89%
- -1.36%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 10.3%
- 2.73%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 7.38%
- -7.48%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 15.1%
- -6.36%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 15.5%
- -15.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 10.2%
- -15.5%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -47.7%
- -32.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -58.1%
- -42.2%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -17.0%
- -11.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.08
- 0.74
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 57.5
- 48.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 39.6%
- 46.0%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.57
- 0.45
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 22.8%
- 4.13%
- EBITDA Margin
- 27.7%
- 5.70%
- FCF Margin
- 23.6%
- 6.11%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 18.1%
- 5.06%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 9.01%
- 1.47%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 13.0%
- 5.12%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 15.0%
- 5.34%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.26
- 1.39
- Quick Ratio
- 0.93
- 0.56
- Debt / Equity
- 0.62
- 0.60
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.25
- 3.17
- Debt / FCF
- 2.64
- 4.95
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 1.97
- 2.76
- Interest Coverage
- 9.64
- 1.36
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -0.84%
- 2.72%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -14.6%
- -12.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -13.4%
- -12.0%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 58.4%
- -0.54%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -2.42%
- 1.93%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.56%
- 6.06%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -2.09%
- 1.12%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -4.04%
- 2.91%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.49
- 0.91
- Inventory Turnover
- 0.60
- 5.29
- Revenue Per Employee
- $798.98K
- $664.16K
- Profits Per Employee
- $147.14K
- $16.51K
- Employee Count
- 4,900
- 600
- WACC
- 7.27%
- 7.36%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $894.00M
- $11.82M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.14B
- -$484.86K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$4.66
- -$0.04
- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.97B
- $143.59M
- Book Value Per Share
- $8.65
- $5.66
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.52B
- $4.47M
- Working Capital
- $2.75B
- $25.54M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$88.00M
- -$60.96M
- FCF Per Share
- $2.02
- $1.41
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.22%
- 2.59%
- FCF Yield
- 6.70%
- 4.87%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.04%
- 3.57%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.04%
- 3.39%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.92
- $1.56
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 2.97%
- 2.92%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 4
- Payout Ratio
- 59.1%
- 69.4%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 46.1%
- 54.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $103.00M
- $13.84M
- Income Tax
- $173.00M
- $11.70M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 19.4%
- 23.6%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $17.37
- $22.77
- Graham Upside
- -42.3%
- -32.2%
- Altman Z-Score
- 4.38
- 2.52
- 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 Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BF.B | S&P 500 | Difference | BF.B per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +14.1% | -2.4% | +16.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | +8.3% | -1.2% | +9.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +18.6% | +12.3% | +6.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +12.0% | +12.4% | −0.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | -42.9% | +78.8% | −121.7 pts | -17.0% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -53.5% | +75.2% | −128.7 pts | -14.2% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +0.7% | +311.1% | −310.4 pts | +0.1% | +15.2% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
30M BF.B shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 8.8% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 13.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 30,149,091 | -8.8% | 2,321,334 | 13.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 33,057,642 | +6.4% | 2,867,155 | 11.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 31,059,339 | -4.4% | 2,589,736 | 12.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 32,481,900 | +17.1% | 2,659,131 | 12.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 27,732,862 | +6.6% | 1,998,049 | 13.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 26,020,018 | -8.1% | 1,664,600 | 15.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 28,327,977 | -11.6% | 2,629,831 | 10.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 32,040,606 | +3.5% | 2,523,739 | 12.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30,949,668 | -3.7% | 3,493,593 | 8.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32,127,343 | +6.3% | 3,097,990 | 10.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 30,227,285 | +2.9% | 2,426,193 | 12.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 29,368,670 | +12.8% | 4,125,517 | 7.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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