Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) Stock Overview
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Brown-Forman Corporation
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,…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Brown-Forman Corporation operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Brown-Forman Corporation at a Glance
| Company | Brown-Forman Corporation |
| Ticker | BF-B |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $26.73 |
| Market cap | $12.27B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 17.25 |
| EPS (trailing) | $1.55 |
| 52-week high | $31.92 |
| 52-week low | $22.61 |
| Dividend yield | 3.46% |
| Ex-dividend date | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Beta | 0.33 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 18.12% |
| Debt-to-equity | 61.50% |
| Average volume | 2.50M |
| Shares outstanding | 290.38M |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries |
| Employees | 4,900 |
| Country | United States |
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