Brown–Forman BF-B
- Employees
- 4,900
- Headquarters
- Louisville, KY
- CEO
- Lawson E. Whiting
- Next results
- around Dec 3, 2026
Where each dollar of revenue went, FY2026
Revenue of $3.9B through the costs to a net profit of $715.0M · income statement of the 10-K
BF-B among Consumer staples peers
Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 32 peers the company is above, not a score.
What changed
7 new risk paragraphs. 10-K filed Jun 12, 2026 against Jun 13, 2025.
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
Accounting checks
11 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.
0facts worth reading about all 11 checks found nothing to note
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Receivables +0.2% vs revenue -1.2% (+1.4 pts)
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Cash from operations $1.0B vs net income $715.0M (FY ending Apr 30, 2026)
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Inventory +1.3% vs revenue -1.2% (+2.5 pts)
8 more checks with nothing to note
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Same auditor in both 10-Ks: Ernst & Young LLP
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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The same matters as last year: Valuation of Gin Mare and Diplomático Other Intangible Assets
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In their words
7 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed Jun 13, 2025. Quoted as filed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Jun 13, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
Negative publicity or our inability or failure to recognize, respond to, and effectively manage the increased impact of social media could affect our business performance.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Jun 13, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
There has been a marked increase in the use of social media platforms and websites, including blogs, chat and messaging platforms, video-sharing platforms, and other forms of Internet-based communications which allow individuals access to a broad audience. The rising popularity of social media and other consumer-oriented technologies…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Jun 13, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
A downgrade or potential downgrade of our credit ratings could adversely impact our borrowing costs and access to credit and capital markets, which could negatively affect our financial condition. Rating agencies routinely evaluate us, basing their ratings on a number of factors, including our cash-generating capability, levels of…
New risk paragraphs, against peers
Latest 10-K of each, Consumer staples companies closest in revenue
Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.
Financial performance
Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL
| Metric | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.2B | $4.2B | $4.0B | $3.9B |
| Net income | $783.0M | $1.0B | $869.0M | $715.0M |
| Operating cash flow | $640.0M | $647.0M | $598.0M | $1.0B |
| Free cash flow | $457.0M | $419.0M | $431.0M | $893.0M |
Revenue, FY2017 to FY2026
Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD
$3.9B ▼ 1.2% in FY2026$715.0M ▼ 17.7% in FY2026$893.0M ▲ 107.2% in FY2026
Recent filings
No new filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR
Nothing new. The most recent filings:
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8-KSep 21, 2026Material agreement signed, New debt or obligation 8-K items 1.01, 2.03
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8-KSep 2, 2026Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
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10-QSep 2, 2026Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Jul 31, 2026
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8-KJul 23, 2026Shareholder vote results, Regulation FD disclosure 8-K items 5.07, 7.01
About the company
Brown–Forman, Louisville, KY · from the 10-K filed Jun 12, 2026
Brown-Forman Corporation (the “Company,” “Brown-Forman,” “we,” “us,” or “our” below) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1933, successor to a business founded in 1870 as a partnership and later incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1901. We primarily manufacture, distill, bottle, import, export, market, and sell a wide variety of beverage alcohol products under recognized brands.
- Headquarters
- Louisville, KY
- Country
- United States
- Listed on
- NYSE
- Fiscal year ends
- April 30
- Last results
- Sep 2, 2026
- Incorporated in
- DE
Employees, at the top of the page: "We employ approximately 4,900 people (excluding individuals who work on a part-time or temporary basis) on six continents, including approximately 1,900 people in the United States (approximately 7% of whom are represented by a union) and 700 people in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, home of our world he" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.
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Sources
The 10-K filed Jun 12, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Jun 13, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.
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