The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

BF-B

Concerning the House

Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells a variety of alcohol beverages. 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.

United States · www.brown-forman.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$3.98B+1.1%
Gross profit$2.49B+3.3%
Operating income$1.41B+3.7%
Net income$869.00M+5.1%
Cash from ops$640.00M+2.5%
Quotation

$28.03

+0.11 (+0.4%)

52w hi$30.33
52w lo$22.60
Vol1.06M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.09

Short+0.13
Medium-0.19
Long-0.36

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Brown-Forman Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries

Market cap$12.86B
Enterprise value$15.11B
Trailing P/E18.32x
Forward P/E16.47x
EV / EBITDA12.76x
P / S (ttm)3.27x
Profit margin18.2%
Return on equity17.8%
Revenue growth+2.0%
Earnings growth-62.7%
Debt / equity64.95
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.38
Corr SPX0.16
Annual vol38.2%
Annual ret-15.6%
Sharpe-0.41
Max DD-54.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.11
Sector+0.02
Technical+0.09
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$28.27$28.54$27.83$28.031.06M
Aug 12$27.64$28.04$27.56$27.921.12M
Aug 11$28.11$28.11$27.65$28.031.22M
Aug 10$28.26$28.60$27.92$28.191.76M
Aug 7$28.31$28.70$28.24$28.522.22M