Brown Forman (BF-A) Change in Inventory (2018 - 2026)
Brown Forman's Change in Inventory was $39 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 36.1% from $61 million a year earlier.
Brown Forman (BF-A) Change in Inventory (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Change in Inventory at Brown Forman came in at $22 million, down 65.6% from FY2025.
- Change in Inventory has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Change in Inventory was $64 million in FY2025 (-81.7%), $349 million in FY2024 (-13.4%), $403 million in FY2023 (+333.3%) and $93 million in FY2022 (+151.4%).
- Quarterly Change in Inventory has moved between -$30 million (fiscal Q3 2026) and $227 million (fiscal Q1 2024) over five years.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Change in Inventory over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 304.0%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 89.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, BF-A's Change in Inventory in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -$2 million (Q4 2026), -$30 million (Q3 2026) and -$7 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 39.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -30.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -7.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 61.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -15.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -15.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 91.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -17.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 110.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 227.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 115.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 101.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 86.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 101.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 60.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -18.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 26.00 Mn |
Brown Forman Change in Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=BF-A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "ticker": "BF-A", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=BF-A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();