Brown-Forman Corporation

Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It provides spirits, wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink and ready-to-pour products, ready-to-drink cocktails, vodkas, tequilas, champagnes, brandy, bourbons, and liqueurs. The company offers its products primarily under the Jack Daniel's, Reserve, Old Forester, Coopers' Craft, Herradura, el Jimador, New Mix, Korbel Champagnes, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia, GlenDronach, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, Chambord, Slane, and Fords Gin brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, bulk whiskey, and wine; and provision of contract bottling services. The company serves retail customers and consumers through distributors or state governments; and retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments directly. It has operations in the United States, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and internationally. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Brown-Forman Corporation trades as BF-B on NYSE. The company is classified in Consumer Defensive / Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $3.93B of revenue and $715.00M of net income.

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Brown-Forman Corporation can be compared against peers such as Albertsons Companies, Inc., BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., The Clorox Company, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., Campbell Soup Company, Hormel Foods Corporation.

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $12.20B, beta of 0.35, and return on equity of +17.8%.

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BF-B currently shows total debt of $2.15B and beta of 0.35. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 8-K (2026-06-04 00:00:00), SC 13D/A (2026-06-03 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-29 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-29 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.brown-forman.com

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