Brown Forman (BF-B) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Brown Forman (BF-B) reported Net Margin of 14.90% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.63 percentage points from 14.27% a year earlier and up 10.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Brown Forman (BF-B) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Brown Forman's Net Margin came in at 14.22%, down 2.54 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 14.07%, down 3.12 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of -5.88 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Net Margin came in at 17.19% in FY2025 (-2.03 pp), 19.22% in FY2024 (+4.64 pp), 14.58% in FY2023 (-1.92 pp) and 16.49% in FY2022 (-3.46 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of 4.66% in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 22.33% in fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.56 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 13.16 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 11.86 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 4.66% (Q4 2026), 19.13% (Q3 2026) and 16.77% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 375.10 Bn | 363.73 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 33.07% |
| 2 | Diageo | 209.77 Bn | 202.17 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 182.89 Bn | 182.89 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 8.14% |
| 4 | Pepsico | 175.39 Bn | 135.83 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 12.33% |
| 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 138.58 Bn | 107.33 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 24.51% |
| 6 | Monster Beverage | 82.00 Bn | 70.25 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 23.04% |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 46.20 Bn | 39.44 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Ambev | 45.08 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 17.25% |
| 9 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 42.81 Bn | 43.05 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 1.94% |
| 10 | Brown Forman | 11.94 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 549.00 Mn | 14.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 14.90% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 4.66% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 19.13% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 16.77% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 14.27% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 13.02% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 20.03% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 18.75% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 16.10% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 22.33% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 20.27% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 17.22% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 17.42% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 16.00% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 16.40% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 19.33% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 12.08% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 18.97% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 18.39% |
Brown Forman Net 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=net-margin&ticker=BF-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=BF-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();