BF-A · Brown Forman Corp
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Quarterly results
* Q4 derived as the full year minus Q1 to Q3.
AI Brief
Q1 FY27 earnings call · Sep 2, 2026TL;DR. Brown-Forman reported Q1 FY27 net sales of $911 million (-1% reported and organic), with organic operating income up 4% and diluted EPS up 6% to $0.38, and reaffirmed its full-year FY27 outlook of approximately flat organic net sales and a 3%-5% organic operating income decline, noting increased confidence in trending toward the more favorable end of that range.
- + Company has increased confidence in trending toward the more favorable end of the 3%-5% organic operating income decline range
- + Ready-to-Drink portfolio grew 11% organically, with New Mix up 36% organically on strong consumer demand in Mexico and U.S. launch
- + Emerging markets organic net sales grew 9%, led by Mexico up 15% organically
- − Non-branded and bulk net sales fell 61% organically on lower used barrel sales
- − Reported FY27 organic operating income is still guided to decline 3%-5%
- − Developed International organic net sales declined 8%, with Germany down 11%, France down 15%, and Spain down 16% organically
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Guidance & track record
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Technicals
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective tax rate | 23% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Gross margin | 60.5% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Return on average invested capital non-GAAP | 11.9% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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BF-A
this stock
Brown Forman Corp
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$13.02B | +10.2% | -1.2% | — | — |
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DEO
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|
$51.99B | +8.4% | — | — | 0.6% |
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APHD
Verde Bio Holdings, Inc.
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$2.57B | +108.2% | -100.0% | — | 0.0% |
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AGCC
Agencia Comercial Spirits Ltd.
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$662.76M | +60.6% | +144.6% | — | 0.1% |
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MGPI
Mgp Ingredients Inc
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$321.00M | -38.2% | -13.5% | — | 4.9% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF-A | +6.3% | +8.5% | +2.1% | +8.1% | +10.2% |
| SPY | -1.5% | -0.9% | +7.7% | +0.5% | +12.4% |
| vs SPY | +7.8% | +9.4% | -5.6% | +7.6% | -2.2% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.