Brown-Forman Corporation BF-B
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, Brown-Forman Corporation gets an algorithmic score of 57/100. It trades at 26.29 $, with a bearish technical trend (RSI 47.3) and 38.5% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- Attractive free-cash-flow yield (7.4%).
- Low beta (0.40): defensive profile.
- Meaningful dividend (3.51%).
Weaknesses
- Shrinking revenue (-2.4% per year).
Fundamentals
| P/E | 16.85 |
| Forward P/E | 15.34 |
| PEG | 2.00 |
| P/B | 3.04 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.98 |
| P/S | 3.08 |
| ROE % | 18.12 |
| ROA % | 8.63 |
| Gross margin % | 60.66 |
| Operating margin % | 27.55 |
| Net margin % | 18.42 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | -1.40 |
| Earnings growth % (y/y) | 5.70 |
| Revenue CAGR % | -2.42 |
| Earnings CAGR % | -2.98 |
| Debt/Equity % | 61.50 |
| Current ratio | 3.26 |
| FCF yield % | 7.40 |
| Dividend yield % | 3.51 |
| Payout % | 59.32 |
Returns
| 1 month | -2.6 % |
| 3 months | -0.5 % |
| 6 months | +0.1 % |
| YTD | +3.3 % |
| 1 year | +0.4 % |
| 3 years | -53.0 % |
| 5 years | -57.0 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 38.5 % |
| Beta | 0.40 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -68.3 % |
| Sharpe 1A | 0.10 |
Macroeconomic context
Defensive sector: stable demand in recessions. Sensitive to agricultural commodity costs and input inflation; competes with bonds for its dividend. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.