Growth Metrics

Brown Forman (BF-A) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Brown Forman (BF-A) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.27 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 30.61% to 0.27 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.59 through Jan 2026, down 24.92% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.97 for FY2025, 1.07% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 was 0.27 at Brown Forman, down from 1.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.38 in Q4 2023, with the low at 9.0 in Q3 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.16, with a median of 0.64 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio surged 416.44% in 2022, then plummeted 1500.0% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.78 in 2022, then surged by 331.8% to 3.38 in 2023, then crashed by 62.37% to 1.27 in 2024, then decreased by 21.36% to 1.0 in 2025, then plummeted by 72.7% to 0.27 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.27, 1.0, and 0.83 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.