BF.B · Brown-Forman Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $12.71B |
| P/E | 17.51 |
| Float | 282.2M |
| Beta | 0.13 |
| Volatility | 5.0% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Beverages |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 75 |
| Price | 26.61 |
| Change | −3.27% |
| Prev Close | 27.51 |
| Open | 27.12 |
| Day Low | 26.98 |
| Day High | 27.61 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $61.77M |
| 52W High | 31.92 |
| 52W Low | 22.61 |
| 52W Pos | 43.0% |
| From High | −16.64% |
| From Low | +17.69% |
| Max DD 1Y | −26.17% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −4.36% |
| SMA 50 | −2.34% |
| SMA 200 | −2.36% |
| RSI (14) | 49.5 |
| Vol 30D | 36.3% |
| Vol 90D | 39.9% |
| 1Y Range | 23–32 |
| Daily bars | 864 |
| Perf Week | +0.84% |
| Perf Month | −3.07% |
| Perf Quarter | +8.05% |
| Perf Half Y | +8.91% |
| Perf Year | −2.45% |
| Perf YTD | +1.80% |
| Prev Day | −3.27% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 0.62 |
| Curr Ratio | 3.24 |
| Int Cover | 10.9× |
| FCF Margin | 22.8% |
| Rev Growth | −1.4% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 8 / 9 |
What BF.B does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayBF.B grades B, 75 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (69), most exposed on Price Stability (57, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Beverages median. Ranks 8 of 9 in Beverages by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| BF.B | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.13 |
| Volatilityannualized | 5.0% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −26.2% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.24% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 3915% |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| BF.B | Beverages median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.13 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low89% of 9 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Beverages names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| BF.B | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +0.8% |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| Year to date | +1.8% |
| 1 year | −2.4% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| BF.B | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 29 Jun |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 45 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 6 · 10 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 6 ↑ 10 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the Beverages names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| BF.B | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | −1.4% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Beverages median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe article body is cut off after a single sentence. From what is available, UBS says Brown-Forman is likely to reaffirm its fiscal 2027 targets despite weak top-line (revenue) trends. No further detail is provided.
Members of the Brown-Forman founding family publicly criticized outgoing CEO Lawson Whiting over the company's falling share price, executive compensation, recent layoffs, and Brown-Forman's decision to reject an acquisition offer from Sazerac.
Two members of the family that controls Brown-Forman, the company behind Jack Daniel's, drafted a sharply critical letter to the board shortly after the company announced it had ended talks about combining with Pernod Ricard SA.
Diageo cut about 1,922 jobs, roughly 6.4% of its workforce, as part of a $1.2 billion restructuring tied to a 2% drop in sales. The article also notes Brown-Forman plans to close a barrel plant and eliminate more than 600 positions, targeting up to $80 million in yearly savings amid weakening whiskey demand.
A federal appeals court (the Ninth Circuit) ruled in a case called VIP Products v. Jack Daniel's that a dog-toy parody product did not damage Jack Daniel's trademarks, and the article notes this gives courts wide discretion in trademark tarnishing cases.
Nearest peers by size
Beverages| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STZ | Constellation Brands Inc | B+ | $16.72B | 9.12 | 0.41 | Compare |
| CELH | Celsius Holdings Inc | C+ | $8.00B | 61.97 | 1.03 | Compare |
| TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Co | B+ | $7.60B | — | 0.47 | Compare |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | A- | $44.74B | 31.36 | 0.39 | Compare |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | A- | $48.38B | 20.90 | 0.52 | Compare |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corp | D+ | $86.35B | 40.90 | 0.53 | Compare |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc | A- | $191.1B | 18.25 | 0.33 | Compare |
| KO | Coca-Cola Co | B+ | $382.1B | 26.60 | 0.30 | Compare |
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