Brown Forman (BF-A) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Brown Forman's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 21.34% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.49 percentage points from 21.83% a year earlier but up 13.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Brown Forman (BF-A) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Brown Forman reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 19.58%, down 1.99 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at 19.70%, down 2.20 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -6.07 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 21.89% in FY2025 (-4.64 pp), 26.54% in FY2024 (+5.56 pp), 20.98% in FY2023 (-2.72 pp) and 23.70% in FY2022 (-2.07 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 8.28% (fiscal Q4 2026) to 31.49% (fiscal Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.57 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 14.22 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 13.20 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BF-A's Return on Sales [ROS] at 8.28% (Q4 2026), 24.36% (Q3 2026) and 22.83% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 21.34% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 8.28% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 24.36% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 22.83% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 21.83% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 18.29% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 20.77% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 24.78% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 23.20% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 31.49% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 26.53% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 24.13% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 24.66% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 23.03% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 12.30% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 22.62% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 26.63% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.68% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 25.42% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 25.10% |
Brown Forman Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BF-A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BF-A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();