Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) Stock

About Brown-Forman Corporation

Brown-Forman Corporation, along with its subsidiaries, operates globally within the alcoholic beverage industry. The company is actively involved in the production, distillation, bottling, international trade (importing and exporting), marketing, and sale of a diverse portfolio of alcoholic products. Its extensive offerings encompass a wide variety of spirits, wines, and whiskey products, including specialty whiskey spirits and flavored whiskey liqueurs. The range also features convenient ready-to-drink and ready-to-pour options, pre-mixed cocktails, vodkas, tequilas, champagnes, brandy, bourbons, and other liqueurs. These beverages are primarily marketed under prominent brands such as Jack Daniel's, Reserve, Old Forester, Coopers' Craft, Herradura, el Jimador, New Mix, Korbel Champagnes, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia, GlenDronach, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, Chambord, Slane, and Fords Gin. Beyond beverage sales, Brown-Forman also engages in the sale of used barrels, bulk whiskey, and wine, in addition to offering contract bottling services. The company's distribution model involves reaching retail customers and end consumers through independent distributors or state governments, while directly supplying retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments. With a history dating back to its founding in 1870, Brown-Forman Corporation is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and conducts substantial operations across the United States, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and numerous other international markets.

Brown-Forman Corporation is headquartered in US.

Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) stock trades at $26.17 with a market capitalization of $12.20B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.22, price-to-book of 2.99, price-to-sales of 3.11. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $22.61 and $31.92, and currently trades 18.0% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 3.52%.

On profitability, Brown-Forman Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 17.63%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 17.11%, an operating margin of 29.02%, a net profit margin of 18.20%.

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Brown-Forman Corporation by the numbers, 2017–2026

Between 2017 and 2026 Brown-Forman Corporation reported revenue of $3.0B rising to $3.9B, a change of +31.2% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 2.6% a year over five years, -2.4% over three, -1.2% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $715.0M.

Operating margin went from 33.7% in 2017 to 28.2% in 2026, a fall of 5.5 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 18.20%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $3.9B and net profit $715.0M.

Borrowings held roughly flat from $2.1B to $2.2B, cash on hand is $308.0M, cash from operations was $1.0B in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 24.6% over five years, and was 17.8% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at —% a year over five years, -24.7% over three, -7.0% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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