Consumer Staples · Distillers & Vintners · US stock · price as of 16 Oct 2026
Key indicators
Price
$29.46
52-week range
$22.63 – $30.62
Market cap
$13.5B
P/E (trailing)
19.0×
EV / EBITDA
14.4×
Free-cash-flow yield
6.8%
Dividend yield
3.1%
Revenue (last 12 months)
$5.1B
Revenue growth (3y a year)
−1.8%
Operating margin
19.6%
Return on invested capital
13.1%
Net debt / EBITDA
2.0×
Fair value
Blended fair value$39.82 range $38 – $42
Versus priceFair+35% to fair value
Peer multiples
$39.37
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple
$40.97
10-year DCF (market-scaled)
$39.11
Earnings power value (floor, not blended)
$21.80
Model uncertainty
Medium
X-Ray Score
56/ 100 · High confidence · ahead of 62% of sector peers
Valuation69
Growth37
Profitability49
Financial health71
Dividends51
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range
Executive summary
Brown-Forman is a producer and marketer of spirits and wine, best known for its Tennessee whiskey and bourbon brands, along with tequila, vodka and other drinks. It makes, ages and bottles these products, then sells them to distributors and retailers in the United States and many international markets. Revenue comes from sales of branded alcoholic beverages, and results are influenced by consumer demand, pricing, tariffs and currency movements.
Revenue of $5.1 billion was recorded for the latest twelve months; sales fell 1.8% a year over the past three years. Brown Forman Corp converts that into an operating margin of 19.6%. Return on invested capital comes to 13%. Net debt to EBITDA is 2.0 times.
StocksXray gives Brown Forman Corp an X-Ray Score of 56 out of 100 (high confidence), ahead of 62% of the S&P 500 stocks in its sector. Its strongest lens is financial health (71) and its weakest is growth (37).
Our fair value blend is $39.82 (range $37.74 to $42.06). At $29.46 the stock trades 26% below that blend, so the label is "Fair" with medium model uncertainty. Fair value is a range, not a price target.
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Brown Forman Corp (BF-A)
Valuation history multiples at each fiscal year-end price; the last column uses today's price and the last twelve months
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
FY2026
Now
Price
$56.70
$60.54
$45.72
$32.94
$25.84
$29.46
Market cap
$27.2B
$29.1B
$21.8B
$15.6B
$12.1B
$13.5B
P/E
32.6×
37.1×
21.4×
17.9×
16.9×
19.0×
EV / revenue
5.6×
5.9×
4.7×
3.6×
2.8×
3.1×
EV / EBITDA
22.3×
26.4×
16.6×
15.2×
13.1×
14.4×
Price / free cash flow
34.1×
63.6×
52.1×
36.1×
13.5×
14.6×
Free-cash-flow yield
2.9%
1.6%
1.9%
2.8%
7.4%
6.8%
Price / book
10.0×
8.9×
6.2×
3.9×
3.0×
3.4×
Dividend yield
3.06%
1.30%
1.85%
2.70%
3.54%
3.14%
Fundamentals checklist ● 7 Good · ● 7 Average · ● 2 Bad · each check graded against the sector
Cash quality
Earnings backed by cash−3.7%Average
Free-cash-flow yield6.8%Good
Risk models
Altman Z score6.3×Good
Piotroski F-Score7 of 9Good
Growth
EPS growth (3y)−2.1%Average
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)25.0%Good
Revenue growth (3y)−1.8%Bad
Growth consistency20%Bad
Balance sheet
Current ratio3.3×Good
Net debt / EBITDA2.0×Average
Interest cover9.6×Average
Valuation
Fair value vs price1.4×Average
EBIT / EV yield6.3%Good
Profitability
Return on invested capital13.1%Average
Operating margin19.6%Good
Gross profitability30.4%Average
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Brown Forman Corp (BF-A)
Financials US$ millions, from SEC filings; last column is the last twelve months
Income statement
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
LTM
Revenue
5,081
5,372
5,328
5,056
5,082
5,072
Gross profit
2,391
2,494
2,526
2,343
2,378
2,375
Operating income
1,204
1,127
1,414
1,107
1,001
993
Net income
838
783
1,024
869
715
721
Diluted EPS ($)
1.74
1.63
2.14
1.84
1.53
1.55
Free cash flow
798
457
419
431
893
925
Gross margin
47.1%
46.4%
47.4%
46.3%
46.8%
46.8%
Operating margin
23.7%
21.0%
26.5%
21.9%
19.7%
19.6%
Net margin
16.5%
14.6%
19.2%
17.2%
14.1%
14.2%
Balance sheet
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
LTM
Total assets
6,373
7,777
8,166
8,086
7,894
7,825
Cash
868
374
446
444
308
301
Total debt
2,269
3,148
3,529
3,046
2,570
2,441
Equity
2,737
3,268
3,517
3,993
4,020
3,969
Dividend per share ($)
1.74
0.79
0.85
0.89
0.92
–
Revenue and net income US$ billions: navy revenue, teal net income
Margins blue gross, teal operating, brown net
Latest quarters
Apr 2025
Jul 2025
Oct 2025
Jan 2026
Apr 2026
Jul 2026
Revenue ($M)
1,121
1,191
1,336
1,396
1,159
1,181
Growth vs a year earlier
−5.9%
−1.7%
−2.9%
+3.6%
+3.4%
−0.8%
Net income ($M)
146
170
224
267
54
176
Diluted EPS ($)
–
0.36
0.47
0.58
–
0.38
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Brown Forman Corp (BF-A)
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Market Compass outlook for Consumer Staples: Neutral (41/100). It blends regime history, macro sensitivity, momentum and valuation.
Every number comes from SEC filings, end-of-day prices and the StocksXray models described on the methodology page. The X-Ray Score ranks each metric against the company's own sector. Fair value blends three models and carries a typical error of about 40%, so treat it as a range. Analyst ratings, price targets and earnings-call summaries are not part of this report. Educational research, not financial advice; read the disclaimer.