Brown-Forman Corporation
Rank #222ValueBF-A · NYSE · Consumer Defensive
Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-A) — Rank #222 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.30) · ROE 18.0% · Piotroski F-Score 7 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000014693 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells a variety of alcohol beverages.
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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.
- Industry
- Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- April 30
- Website
- brown-forman.com
Financials
Stable
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowstable
- Gross marginstable
- Gross profitabilitydeteriorating
- Net cashdeteriorating
- Operating marginstable
- Return on equitydeteriorating
- Share count (dilution)improving
Monitoring diagnostic of business direction — not a prediction of returns.
Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2026-04-30filed 2026-06-12 | 2025-04-30filed 2025-06-13 | 2024-04-30filed 2024-06-14 | 2023-04-30filed 2023-06-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 3,928.0 | 3,975.0 | 4,178.0 | 4,228.0 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -1.2% | -4.9% | -1.2% | 7.5% |
| Gross profit | 2,378.0 | 2,343.0 | 2,526.0 | 2,494.0 |
| Gross margin | 60.5% | 58.9% | 60.5% | 59.0% |
| Net income | 715.0 | 869.0 | 1,024.0 | 783.0 |
| Net margin | 18.2% | 21.9% | 24.5% | 18.5% |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.53 | $1.84 | $2.14 | $1.63 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -16.8% | -14.0% | 31.3% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 1,000.0 | 598.0 | 647.0 | 640.0 |
| Capital expenditures | 107.0 | 167.0 | 228.0 | 183.0 |
| Free cash flow | 893.0 | 431.0 | 419.0 | 457.0 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?