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Also trades as: BF-B (NYSE) · $vol 73M · 0HQ3.L (LSE) · $vol 0M

BF-A Dividends

Brown-Forman Corporation
1W: +1.5% 1M: +9.9% 3M: -1.4% YTD: +14.3% 1Y: +9.4% 3Y: -44.0% 5Y: -50.0%
$29.20
-0.61 (-2.05%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±4.7%
$27 $29 $30 $32 $33
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries · Tech Score Buy · Power 71 · $13.1B mcap · 118M float · 0.129% daily turnover
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 66% of companies Debt: 15.4% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.47 (down 98%), Brown-Forman Corporation would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $2.44B against a stock market value of $13.40B.
Distance to default 6.91 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-07-31, debt counted $1.40B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 37.2%; Altman Z 4.31. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.

Dividend Overview

3.24%
Dividend Yield
$0.92
Annual Dividend
59.1%
Payout Ratio
46.1%
FCF Payout
1
Yr Increase Streak
3.01%
Buyback Yield
6.21%
Total Return
3.67%
Chowder Number

Annual Dividend History

Quarterly Payment History

Shareholder Returns: Dividends vs Buybacks

Full Payment History (173 payments)
Ex-DateAmountAdj. AmountYieldFrequency
2026-09-03 $0.2310 $0.2310 330.95% Quarterly
2026-06-10 $0.2310 $0.2310 342.46% Quarterly
2026-03-09 $0.2310 $0.2310 359.95% Quarterly
2025-12-05 $0.2310 $0.2310 300.99% Quarterly
2025-09-03 $0.2265 $0.2265 317.67% Quarterly
2025-06-09 $0.2265 $0.2265 322.19% Quarterly
2025-03-07 $0.2265 $0.2265 242.85% Quarterly
2024-12-06 $0.2265 $0.2265 200.11% Quarterly
2024-09-03 $0.2178 $0.2178 190.55% Quarterly
2024-06-07 $0.2178 $0.2178 196.77% Quarterly
2024-03-07 $0.2178 $0.2178 152.38% Quarterly
2023-11-30 $0.2178 $0.2178 138.52% Quarterly
2023-09-01 $0.2055 $0.2055 120.58% Quarterly
2023-06-07 $0.2055 $0.2055 121.42% Quarterly
2023-03-07 $0.2055 $0.2055 118.64% Quarterly
2022-12-01 $0.2060 $0.2055 239.49% Quarterly
2022-09-02 $0.1890 $0.1885 250.39% Quarterly
2022-06-07 $0.1890 $0.1885 278.84% Quarterly
2022-03-07 $0.1890 $0.1885 277.27% Quarterly
2021-12-08 $1.0000 $1.0000 261.67% Special
2021-12-02 $0.1890 $0.1885 107.99% Quarterly
2021-09-02 $0.1795 $0.1795 107.92% Quarterly
2021-06-07 $0.1795 $0.1795 95.97% Quarterly
2021-03-05 $0.1800 $0.1795 107.05% Quarterly
2020-12-03 $0.1800 $0.1795 95.96% Quarterly
2020-09-03 $0.1740 $0.1743 96.17% Quarterly
2020-06-05 $0.1740 $0.1743 113.08% Quarterly
2020-03-06 $0.1740 $0.1743 116.22% Quarterly
2019-12-04 $0.1740 $0.1743 106.46% Quarterly
2019-09-05 $0.1660 $0.1660 112.12% Quarterly
2019-06-05 $0.1660 $0.1660 124.15% Quarterly
2019-03-01 $0.1660 $0.1660 332.26% Quarterly
2018-12-06 $0.1660 $0.1660 349.98% Quarterly
2018-09-05 $0.1580 $0.1580 295.36% Quarterly
2018-06-05 $0.1580 $0.1580 285.75% Quarterly
2018-03-29 $1.0000 $1.0000 280.33% Monthly
2018-03-02 $0.1580 $0.1580 90.77% Quarterly
2017-12-06 $0.1580 $0.1183 80.94% Quarterly
2017-09-06 $0.1460 $0.1093 92.39% Quarterly
2017-06-01 $0.1830 $0.1093 94.23% Quarterly
2017-03-02 $0.1825 $0.1093 100.46% Quarterly
2016-11-30 $0.1825 $0.1093 104.03% Quarterly
2016-08-30 $0.1700 $0.1016 90.30% Quarterly
2016-06-02 $0.3400 $0.1016 89.84% Quarterly
2016-03-07 $0.3400 $0.1016 88.10% Quarterly
2015-12-01 $0.3400 $0.1016 79.67% Quarterly
2015-09-03 $0.3150 $0.0941 82.53% Quarterly
2015-06-01 $0.3150 $0.0941 82.50% Quarterly
2015-03-06 $0.3150 $0.0941 96.08% Quarterly
2014-12-02 $0.3150 $0.0941 87.73% Quarterly
2014-09-04 $0.2900 $0.0866 89.91% Quarterly
2014-06-02 $0.2900 $0.0866 86.55% Quarterly
2014-03-05 $0.2900 $0.0866 89.63% Quarterly
2013-12-02 $0.2900 $0.0866 493.01% Quarterly
2013-09-03 $0.2550 $0.0762 534.24% Quarterly
2013-06-03 $0.2550 $0.0762 504.58% Quarterly
2013-03-06 $0.2550 $0.0762 508.93% Quarterly
2012-12-10 $4.0000 $1.1949 552.49% Special
2012-12-03 $0.2550 $0.0762 100.45% Quarterly
2012-09-05 $0.2333 $0.0696 105.45% Quarterly
2012-06-04 $0.3500 $0.0697 118.32% Quarterly
2012-03-01 $0.3500 $0.0697 119.30% Quarterly
2011-12-02 $0.3500 $0.0697 216.29% Quarterly
2011-09-01 $0.3200 $0.0637 231.78% Quarterly
2011-06-06 $0.3200 $0.0637 234.66% Quarterly
2011-03-07 $0.3200 $0.0637 234.54% Quarterly
2010-12-08 $1.0000 $0.1991 228.84% Special
2010-12-03 $0.3200 $0.0637 123.46% Quarterly
2010-09-02 $0.3000 $0.0597 145.72% Quarterly
2010-06-03 $0.3000 $0.0597 144.18% Quarterly
2010-03-04 $0.3000 $0.0597 145.02% Quarterly
2009-12-03 $0.3000 $0.0597 153.62% Quarterly
2009-09-03 $0.2875 $0.0574 168.82% Quarterly
2009-06-04 $0.2875 $0.0574 164.54% Quarterly
2009-03-04 $0.2875 $0.0574 189.03% Quarterly
2008-12-04 $0.2875 $0.0574 173.94% Quarterly
2008-09-04 $0.3400 $0.0542 146.41% Quarterly
2008-06-02 $0.3400 $0.0542 135.21% Quarterly
2008-03-03 $0.3400 $0.0542 325.63% Quarterly
2007-12-03 $0.3400 $0.0542 290.97% Quarterly
2007-08-30 $0.3025 $0.0483 286.18% Quarterly
2007-06-04 $0.3025 $0.0483 302.67% Quarterly
2007-04-09 $1.6530 $0.2634 318.08% Monthly
2007-03-02 $0.3025 $0.0483 130.46% Quarterly
2006-11-30 $0.3025 $0.0483 122.63% Quarterly
2006-09-05 $0.2800 $0.0446 108.08% Quarterly
2006-06-05 $0.2800 $0.0446 109.06% Quarterly
2006-03-06 $0.2800 $0.0446 102.07% Quarterly
2005-12-01 $0.2800 $0.0446 110.84% Quarterly
2005-09-06 $0.2450 $0.0390 124.91% Quarterly
2005-06-02 $0.2450 $0.0390 117.91% Quarterly
2005-03-08 $0.2450 $0.0390 124.84% Quarterly
2004-12-02 $0.2450 $0.0390 133.88% Quarterly
2004-09-02 $0.2125 $0.0339 131.08% Quarterly
2004-06-03 $0.2125 $0.0339 127.27% Quarterly
2004-03-04 $0.2125 $0.0339 116.90% Quarterly
2003-12-03 $0.4250 $0.0339 123.11% Quarterly
2003-08-29 $0.3750 $0.0299 140.25% Quarterly
2003-06-05 $0.3750 $0.0299 138.07% Quarterly
2003-02-28 $0.3750 $0.0299 153.60% Quarterly
2002-12-04 $0.3750 $0.0299 162.87% Quarterly
2002-08-30 $0.3500 $0.0279 148.11% Quarterly
2002-06-04 $0.3500 $0.0279 133.90% Quarterly
2002-03-01 $0.3500 $0.0279 149.02% Quarterly
2001-12-03 $0.3500 $0.0279 164.73% Quarterly
2001-08-29 $0.3300 $0.0263 149.58% Quarterly
2001-06-05 $0.3300 $0.0263 147.94% Quarterly
2001-03-06 $0.3300 $0.0263 157.35% Quarterly
2000-12-04 $0.3300 $0.0263 144.42% Quarterly
2000-09-01 $0.3100 $0.0247 181.58% Quarterly
2000-06-07 $0.3100 $0.0247 168.83% Quarterly
2000-03-08 $0.3100 $0.0247 214.20% Quarterly
1999-12-01 $0.3100 $0.0247 157.09% Quarterly
1999-09-02 $0.2950 $0.0235 162.07% Quarterly
1999-06-03 $0.2950 $0.0235 144.33% Quarterly
1999-03-05 $0.2950 $0.0235 146.81% Quarterly
1998-12-02 $0.2950 $0.0235 129.72% Quarterly
1998-08-31 $0.2800 $0.0223 150.71% Quarterly
1998-06-09 $0.2800 $0.0223 152.72% Quarterly
1998-03-02 $0.2800 $0.0223 158.75% Quarterly
1997-12-03 $0.2800 $0.0223 162.30% Quarterly
1997-08-29 $0.2700 $0.0215 173.81% Quarterly
1997-06-04 $0.2700 $0.0215 164.24% Quarterly
1997-03-03 $0.2700 $0.0215 184.77% Quarterly
1996-12-05 $0.2700 $0.0215 178.35% Quarterly
1996-08-30 $0.2600 $0.0207 216.31% Quarterly
1996-06-06 $0.2600 $0.0207 196.86% Quarterly
1996-03-05 $0.2600 $0.0207 190.89% Quarterly
1995-11-30 $0.2600 $0.0207 196.51% Quarterly
1995-08-31 $0.2400 $0.0198 204.73% Quarterly
1995-06-06 $0.2400 $0.0198 218.51% Quarterly
1995-03-03 $0.2400 $0.0198 227.07% Quarterly
1994-11-28 $0.2480 $0.0198 246.07% Quarterly
1994-08-30 $0.2368 $0.0190 241.61% Quarterly
1994-06-08 $0.2368 $0.0190 245.80% Quarterly
1994-03-04 $0.7100 $0.0189 334.03% Quarterly
1993-11-30 $0.7100 $0.0189 289.78% Quarterly
1993-08-30 $0.6800 $0.0181 275.68% Quarterly
1993-06-07 $0.6800 $0.0181 247.78% Quarterly
1993-03-05 $0.6800 $0.0181 252.80% Quarterly
1992-11-30 $0.6800 $0.0181 225.94% Quarterly
1992-08-31 $0.6100 $0.0162 216.70% Quarterly
1992-06-05 $0.6100 $0.0162 228.29% Quarterly
1992-03-06 $0.6100 $0.0162 218.02% Quarterly
1991-12-02 $0.6100 $0.0162 225.21% Quarterly
1991-08-27 $0.5600 $0.0149 227.89% Quarterly
1991-06-04 $0.5600 $0.0149 204.98% Quarterly
1991-03-07 $0.5600 $0.0149 218.92% Quarterly
1990-12-07 $0.5600 $0.0149 219.90% Quarterly
1990-08-28 $0.5200 $0.0138 252.20% Quarterly
1990-06-05 $0.5200 $0.0138 711.47% Quarterly
1990-03-02 $0.5200 $0.0138 698.32% Quarterly
1989-12-04 $0.5200 $0.0138 635.79% Quarterly
1989-08-29 $5.2723 $0.1400 865.32% Quarterly
1989-06-05 $0.4200 $0.0112 189.49% Quarterly
1989-03-03 $0.4200 $0.0112 183.83% Quarterly
1988-11-28 $0.3400 $0.0090 209.95% Quarterly
1988-08-30 $0.3400 $0.0090 244.00% Quarterly
1988-06-01 $0.3400 $0.0090 184.40% Quarterly
1988-03-07 $0.3400 $0.0090 727.58% Quarterly
1987-11-30 $0.3400 $0.0090 2152.71% Quarterly
1987-08-31 $0.0932 $0.0030 1819.54% Quarterly
1987-06-01 $3.5099 $0.0932 2300.71% Quarterly
1987-03-09 $5.2648 $0.0932 1900.00% Quarterly
1986-12-01 $3.8977 $0.0690 2134.96% Quarterly
1986-08-29 $3.8977 $0.0690 2713.65% Quarterly
1986-06-02 $3.8977 $0.0690 2203.74% Quarterly
1986-03-05 $3.1408 $0.0556 2118.10% Quarterly
1985-12-02 $3.1408 $0.0556 2379.22% Quarterly
1985-08-30 $3.1408 $0.0556 2431.99% Quarterly
1985-06-03 $3.1408 $0.0556 2091.53% Quarterly
1985-03-06 $2.7680 $0.0490 1729.98% Quarterly
1984-12-05 $2.7680 $0.0490 744.32% Quarterly
Stock Split History (7 splits)
DateRatioType
2018-03-01 5:4 stock-split
2018-02-07 1339:1000 stock-split
2016-08-19 2:1 stock-split
2016-08-04 2:1 stock-split
2012-08-13 3:2 stock-split
2008-10-28 5:4 stock-split
2004-01-21 2:1 stock-split

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