BF-B

Brown-Forman Corporation

Consumer Staples
US companies in Consumer Defensive (50)
NYSE · USD
Mkt cap $13.4bn

$28.95

as of 26 Oct 2026, 9% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 3.19%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 3.38%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 1.7×Pays 59% of earnings
Cash cover: 2.2×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +5.3% a yearLast cut in FY2011
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated5 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.24

Compared with US companies in Consumer Defensive (50)

Trailing yield is higher than 24 of the 47 other US companies in Consumer Defensive with a yield figure.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 20 of the 39 other US companies in Consumer Defensive with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 69

BF-B against US companies in Consumer Defensive (50)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (31 Jul 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of BF-B’s past readings.

P/E18.3×P14, good for this measure
Yield3.20%P87, good for this measure
FCF payout46.1%P14, good for this measure
DGR 5y+5.2%P18, poor for this measure
ROIC12.5%P3, poor for this measure

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