Brown Forman (BF-A) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Brown Forman's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 12.39% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.65 percentage points from 13.04% a year earlier but up 0.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Brown Forman (BF-A) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Brown Forman came in at 12.21%, down 1.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -7.68 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 13.34% in FY2025 (-4.09 pp), 17.43% in FY2024 (+1.92 pp), 15.51% in FY2023 (-2.21 pp) and 17.72% in FY2022 (-2.17 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between 12.12% (fiscal Q4 2026) and 19.11% (fiscal Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 3.02 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 5.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BF-A's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 12.12% (Q4 2026), 13.20% (Q3 2026) and 12.45% (Q2 2026).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12.39% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 12.12% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 13.20% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 12.45% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 13.04% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 13.27% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 14.92% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 16.19% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 16.29% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 16.82% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 16.01% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 13.64% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 13.63% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 14.17% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 14.08% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 18.04% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 19.11% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.39% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 17.19% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 15.93% |
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Brown Forman Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BF-A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BF-A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();