Brown Forman (BF-B) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Brown Forman's EBITDA Margin was 23.29% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.39 percentage points from 23.68% a year earlier but up 12.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Brown Forman (BF-B) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Brown Forman's EBITDA Margin was 21.41% through Jul 31, 2026, down 1.88 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at 21.51%, down 2.11 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -5.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBITDA Margin was 23.62% in FY2025 (-4.56 pp), 28.17% in FY2024 (+5.70 pp), 22.47% in FY2023 (-2.78 pp) and 25.25% in FY2022 (-2.21 pp).
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin has moved between 10.35% (fiscal Q4 2026) and 33.25% (fiscal Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.49 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 14.58 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 13.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BF-B's EBITDA Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 10.35% (Q4 2026), 26.07% (Q3 2026) and 24.48% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 375.10 Bn | 363.73 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 36.91% |
| 2 | Diageo | 209.77 Bn | 202.17 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 182.89 Bn | 182.89 Bn | 2.06 Bn | - |
| 4 | Pepsico | 175.39 Bn | 135.83 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 20.35% |
| 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 138.58 Bn | 107.33 Bn | 9.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Monster Beverage | 82.00 Bn | 70.25 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 30.35% |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 46.20 Bn | 39.44 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Ambev | 45.08 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 31.49% |
| 9 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 42.81 Bn | 43.05 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 13.79% |
| 10 | Brown Forman | 11.94 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 549.00 Mn | 23.29% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 23.29% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 10.35% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 26.07% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 24.48% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 23.68% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 20.16% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 22.40% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 26.38% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 25.02% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 33.25% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 28.31% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 25.55% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 26.24% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 24.65% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 13.73% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 23.99% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 28.18% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 21.20% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 26.89% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 26.73% |
Brown Forman EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=BF-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "BF-B", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=BF-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();