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Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) Stock

$26.17 +3.77% NYSE: BF-B Consumer Defensive

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.

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$26.17
Market Cap$12.20B
P/E Ratio17.22
P/B Ratio2.99
P/S Ratio3.11
EPS (TTM)$1.52
52-Week High$31.92
52-Week Low$22.61
Dividend Yield3.52%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE17.63%
ROA9.06%
ROCE17.11%
Gross Margin60.54%
Operating Margin29.02%
Net Margin18.20%
Debt/Equity0.54
Current Ratio3.24

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Revenue$3.9B$4.2B$4.2B$4.0B$3.9B
Operating Profit$1.2B$1.1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.1B
Net Profit$838.0M$783.0M$1.0B$869.0M$715.0M
EPS$1.74$1.63$2.15$1.84$1.53
Op Margin30.6%26.7%27.4%29.4%28.2%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Total Assets$6.4B$7.8B$8.2B$8.1B$7.9B
Total Liabilities$3.6B$4.5B$4.6B$4.1B$3.9B
Cash$868.0M$374.0M$446.0M$444.0M$308.0M
Borrowings$2.3B$2.9B$3.1B$2.7B$2.2B

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Operating Cash Flow$936.0M$640.0M$647.0M$598.0M$1.0B
Investing Cash Flow$-265.0M$-1.5B$-179.0M$82.0M$-178.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-11.0M$-15.0M$-406.0M$-6.0M$-403.0M
Net Cash Flow$-282.0M$-484.0M$72.0M$7.0M$-155.0M
Free Cash Flow$798.0M$457.0M$419.0M$431.0M$893.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio-0.99
EV / EBITDA13.34
FCF Yield7.32%
Quick Ratio1.18
Interest Coverage11.40
Return 1Y-4.11%
Return 3Y-58.77%
Return 5Y-58.82%

Ownership

Insiders Held2.80%
Institutions Held72.07%
Institutions Float Held74.15%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Vanguard Capital Management LLC14,672,3282026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC13,325,2352026-03-31
FMR, LLC12,779,3132026-03-31
Van Eck Associates Corporation12,358,5312026-03-31
Blackrock Inc.12,066,6652026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
ACI $11.59 +1.89% 37.69 $5.67B 4.11%
BJ $97.10 -0.70% 20.43 $12.40B 0.00%
CLXThe Clorox Company $96.92 +1.43% 15.46 $11.72B 5.19%
COKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. $187.17 +1.34% 23.62 $14.70B 0.54%
CPBCampbell Soup Company $22.53 +3.16% 11.03 $6.72B 6.93%

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 average, return on capital employed of 17.11%, an operating margin of 29.02%, a net profit margin of 18.20%.

Official website: www.brown-forman.com

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