Consumer Staples · Distillers & Vintners
Brown–Forman: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2026, Brown–Forman had revenue of $3.93B, up 2.6% a year on average since 2021, and net income of $715M (18.2% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 3 years in a row, to $0.92. It has 9% fewer shares than in 2016.
Revenue, fiscal 2026
average annual revenue growth since 2021 · −1.2% vs 2025
- Ticker
- BF-B · NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Sub-industry
- Distillers & Vintners
- Headquarters
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Founded
- 1870
- In the S&P 500 since
- October 31, 1982
- Latest fiscal year
- 2026, ended April 30, 2026
- SEC filer
- Brown Forman Corp · CIK 0000014693
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $2.99B in 2017 to $3.93B in 2026.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $0.96 in 2009 to $1.53 in 2026. Ten-year growth: −3.1% a year.
Dividends per share
Raised 3 years in a row, every year from 2024 to 2026. Ten-year growth: 5.7% a year.
Shares outstanding
8.6% fewer shares in 2026 than in 2016 (511M → 467M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $893M in 2026, 22.7% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.93B | $715M | 18.2% | $1.53 | $0.92 | 467M | $1.0B | $107M | $893M |
| 2025 | $3.98B | $869M | 21.9% | $1.84 | $0.89 | 473M | $598M | $167M | $431M |
| 2024 | $4.18B | $1.02B | 24.5% | $2.14 | $0.85 | 477M | $647M | $228M | $419M |
| 2023 | $4.23B | $783M | 18.5% | $1.63 | $0.79 | 480M | $640M | $183M | $457M |
| 2022 | $3.93B | $838M | 21.3% | $1.74 | $1.74 | 481M | $936M | $138M | $798M |
| 2021 | $3.46B | $903M | 26.1% | $1.88 | $0.71 | 481M | $817M | $62M | $755M |
| 2020 | $3.36B | $827M | 24.6% | $1.72 | $0.68 | 480M | $724M | $113M | $611M |
| 2019 | $3.32B | $835M | 25.1% | $1.73 | $0.65 | 482M | $800M | $119M | $681M |
| 2018 | $3.25B | $717M | 22.1% | $1.48 | $1.61 | 484M | $653M | $127M | $526M |
| 2017 | $2.99B | $669M | 22.3% | $1.37 | $0.56 | 488M | $656M | $112M | $544M |
| 2016 | — | $1.07B | — | $2.09 | $0.52 | 511M | $524M | $108M | $416M |
| 2015 | — | $684M | — | $1.60 | $0.60 | 426M | $608M | $120M | $488M |
| 2014 | — | $659M | — | $1.53 | $0.55 | 430M | $649M | $126M | $523M |
| 2013 | — | $591M | — | $1.38 | $2.49 | 430M | $537M | $95M | $442M |
| 2012 | — | $513M | — | $1.19 | $0.45 | 432M | $516M | $58M | $458M |
| 2011 | — | $572M | — | $1.30 | $0.74 | 440M | $527M | $39M | $488M |
| 2010 | — | $449M | — | $1.01 | $0.39 | 446M | $545M | $34M | $511M |
| 2009 | — | $435M | — | $0.96 | — | 454M | $491M | $49M | $442M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
Stock splits
Found in the filings; per-share figures and share counts on this page are on today’s share basis.
- 2-for-1 split · first reflected in a filing of August 31, 2016
- 1.5-for-1 split · first reflected in a filing of September 5, 2012
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.