BF-B vs TAP vs MGPI Stock Comparison

Brown Forman, Molson Coors Beverage and Mgp Ingredients Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BF-B Brown Forman Corp
$28.99 +10.8% 1M +3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.10B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.03%
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples
6 wins
MGPI Mgp Ingredients Inc
$15.52 +21.1% 1M -36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$327.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$500.01M
Div. yield
–
Spirits and Wine Consumer Staples

Head to Head

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Brown Forman leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brown Forman 6, Molson Coors Beverage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBF-BTAPMGPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.10B $7.38B $327.50M BF-B
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x -3.2x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.1x 9.2x TAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% -2.6% -18.0% BF-B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% -17.8% -48.2% BF-B
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% -12.5% -26.5% BF-B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -3.2x -1.4x TAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.7% -11.9% -36.2% BF-B
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr -1.7%/yr -24.4%/yr TAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 29.7% 46.2% TAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 53/100 36/100 BF-B

Percentile Scorecard

BF-BTAPMGPI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBF-BTAPMGPI
Valuation 68 #13 of 38 84 #7 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Growth 28 #24 of 33 6 #31 of 33 0 #33 of 33
Profitability 77 #8 of 31 33 #21 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Financial Health 73 #11 of 38 41 #23 of 38 54 #18 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 23 64 #9 of 23
Overall 61 53 36
  • BF-B ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • TAP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MGPI ranked among 41 companies in Beverages

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBF-BTAPMGPISPY
1 month +10.8%+11.3%+21.1% -0.8%
3 months +5.9%-2.7%-13.6% +3.5%
6 months +5.1%-6.0%-23.4% +7.0%
Year to date +11.2%-14.3%-36.1% +12.2%
1 year +3.7%-11.9%-36.2% +13.0%
3 years -47.3%-29.5%-83.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -19.3%-11.0%-45.1% +23.1%
5 years -58.0%-8.3%-75.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.9%-1.7%-24.4% +11.0%
10 years -20.3%-62.3%-56.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.2%-9.3%-8.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBF-BTAPMGPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%29.7%46.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%32.0%50.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.11-0.26-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-0.40-0.78 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.6%-49.1%-89.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-26.4%-41.2% -1.8%
52-week high $30.88$54.38$26.40 $779.14
52-week low $22.80$35.96$12.74 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBF-BTAPMGPI
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 26.6x -3.3xmedian 26.6x -1.4xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 14.2x -8.1xmedian 14.2x -2.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 18.3x 6.5xmedian 18.3x 374.2xmedian 18.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -37.41median 2.09 0.01median 2.09 0.02median 2.09

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBF-BTAPMGPI
Revenue $5.07B $12.93B $500.01M
Gross profit $2.38B $4.10B $177.75M
Operating income $993.00M -$2.52B -$269.74M
Net income $721.00M -$2.34B -$242.03M
Free cash flow $925.00M $1.33B $888.00K
EPS (diluted) $1.57 $-12.29 $-11.23
Cash & equivalents $301.00M $2.13B $17.79M
Total debt $2.44B $7.71B $369.60M
Shares (diluted) 459.52M 187.70M 21.43M
Enterprise value $11.79B $3.02B $267.44M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBF-BTAPMGPI
P/E 18.4x -3.3x -1.4x
P/FCF 14.4x 6.5x 374.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 4.4x 13.6x
P/S 2.6x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 3.4x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 4.4x -5.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x -8.1x -2.8x
EV/EBIT 15.6x -5.7x -2.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF 16.7x 10.7x 770.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 7.2x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -37.41 0.01 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBF-BTAPMGPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% -2.6% -18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -1.0% -14.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% -6.2% -26.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 1.7% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.6% -256.4% -1,343%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -94.9% -56.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.6% -318.2% -3,519%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -307.5% -61.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.1% -338.3% -3,543%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -307.3% -62.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% 20.3% -81.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 4.6% -28.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.4% 38.0% -98.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 5.7% -53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBF-BTAPMGPI
Gross margin 46.8% 31.7% 35.5%
EBITDA margin 21.4% -13.6% -48.9%
Operating margin 19.6% -19.5% -53.9%
Pretax margin 17.6% -21.3% -55.3%
Net margin 14.2% -17.8% -48.2%
FCF margin 18.2% 10.3% 0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.0% 15.3% 4.9%
Return on equity 18.0% -22.9% -41.4%
Return on assets 9.2% -10.1% -23.2%
Return on invested capital 12.4% -12.5% -26.5%
Return on capital employed 14.9% -13.9% -27.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.8x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBF-BTAPMGPI
Debt / assets 31.2% 31.6% 34.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -3.2x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 5.8x 416.2x
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 57.7% 44.1%
Equity / assets 50.7% 42.3% 55.9%
Interest coverage 9.6x – –
Current ratio 3.3x 0.9x 7.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.45 0.87 1.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBF-BTAPMGPI
Dividend yield – 4.8% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 6.4% 0.3%
Shareholder yield – 11.1% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 59.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 46.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBF-BTAPMGPI
Forward P/E – 9.1xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.42FY2026 $1.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -18.5%FY2026 -40.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.4% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.73BFY2026 $463.37MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.7%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.1% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBF-BTAPMGPI
Held by institutions 42.7% 100.0% 72.3%
Institutions holding 596 617 149
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +12.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 283 340 80
Institutions selling 210 196 51
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.73 1.57

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BF-BTAPMGPI
BF-B 1.00 0.58 0.47
TAP 0.58 1.00 0.39
MGPI 0.47 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BF-B, TAP and MGPI?

Brown Forman (BF-B) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brown Forman (BF-B) $13.10B, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) $7.38B, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) $327.50M.

Which company is growing faster?

Brown Forman (BF-B) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brown Forman (BF-B) +0.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -2.6%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown Forman (BF-B) has the highest net margin (Brown Forman (BF-B) 14.2%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -17.8%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -48.2%). On return on invested capital, Brown Forman (BF-B) leads (Brown Forman (BF-B) 12.4%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -12.5%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brown Forman (BF-B) returned the most: Brown Forman (BF-B) +3.7%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -11.9%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -36.2%. Over five years, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) compounded fastest (Brown Forman (BF-B) -15.9%/yr, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) -1.7%/yr, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) -24.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brown Forman (BF-B) 0.03%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 0.00%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) 0.00%. Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) and Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) has been the steadiest (Brown Forman (BF-B) 39.0%, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) 29.7%, Mgp Ingredients (MGPI) 46.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BF-B, TAP and MGPI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brown Forman (BF-B) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.