Brown Forman (BF-A) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Brown Forman (BF-A) posted FCF Margin of 13.63% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 2.80 percentage points from 10.83% a year earlier but down 9.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Brown Forman (BF-A) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, FCF Margin at Brown Forman was 18.24%, up 6.64 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at 17.57%, up 9.05 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +0.89 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Brown Forman's FCF Margin was 8.52% in FY2025 (+0.66 pp), 7.86% in FY2024 (-0.64 pp), 8.51% in FY2023 (-7.20 pp) and 15.71% in FY2022 (-0.98 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -1.98% in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of 28.08% in fiscal Q3 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with a gain of 13.77 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 20.60 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 22.86% (Q4 2026), 28.08% (Q3 2026) and 8.01% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13.63% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 22.86% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 28.08% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 8.01% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 10.83% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.10% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 20.18% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 5.89% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -1.98% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 17.21% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 13.94% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 2.06% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -0.83% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.60% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.77% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 8.31% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 10.87% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 14.16% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 23.37% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.21% |
Brown Forman FCF Margin API
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const data = await res.json();