Brown Forman BF-A
NYSE BF-A
$28.76 -0.19 (-0.67%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:26 AM EDT

Brown Forman (BF-A) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Brown Forman (BF-A) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.27 for Q2 2026, down 19.38% year-over-year from 0.34 in Q2 2025, and down 7.48% quarter-over-quarter from 0.29 in Q1 2026.

Brown Forman (BF-A) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Brown Forman (BF-A) has reported Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.27 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio fell 19.38% year-over-year to 0.27; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.27 (down 19.38% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.27, down 19.38% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio retreated to 0.27 in Q2 2026 per BF-A's latest filing, from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.41 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.26 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.34 across 5 years, with a median of 0.34 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio jumped 58.41% — and 2025, when it declined 27.22%.
  • Brown Forman's Debt Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2022, then climbed by 8.96% to 0.38 in 2023, then increased by 0.31% to 0.38 in 2024, then slipped by 27.22% to 0.28 in 2025, then fell by 2.6% to 0.27 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BF-A's Debt Ratio at 0.27 in Q2 2026, 0.29 in Q1 2026, and 0.28 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Diageo 208.46 Bn 201.64 Bn - -
2 Brown Forman 13.43 Bn 13.12 Bn 571.00 Mn 0.35
3 Mgp Ingredients 382.15 Mn 364.36 Mn 46.47 Mn 0.35
4 Agencia Comercial Spirits 235.51 Mn 219.68 Mn - 0.88
5 Crimson Wine 87.49 Mn 75.65 Mn 8.62 Mn 0.16
6 Epsium Enterprise 19.49 Mn 13.69 Mn - -
7 Willamette Valley Vineyards 11.63 Mn 11.63 Mn - -
8 Splash Beverage 519,651.42 138,456.42 1,848.00 7.71
9 LQR House 380,339.72 -4.08 Mn -22,236.00 -
10 Sndl 347,057.33 -146.61 Mn 40.74 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 0.27
Jan 31, 2026 0.29
Oct 31, 2025 0.28
Jul 31, 2025 0.34
Apr 30, 2025 0.34
Jan 31, 2025 0.32
Oct 31, 2024 0.38
Jul 31, 2024 0.39
Apr 30, 2024 0.34
Jan 31, 2024 0.41
Oct 31, 2023 0.38
Jul 31, 2023 0.38
Apr 30, 2023 0.34
Jan 31, 2023 0.26
Oct 31, 2022 0.35
Jul 31, 2022 0.34
Apr 30, 2022 0.36
Jan 31, 2022 0.33
Oct 31, 2021 0.36
Jul 31, 2021 0.38