Brown-Forman Corporation
- Industry
- Beverages
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- Sep 7, 1984
- Employees
- 4,900
- Website
- www.brown-forman.com
Composite valuation range · conservative $18–$22 / fair $22–$30 / optimistic $33–$38. At $26.64, Within the fair intrinsic-value range.
At publication $25.72 (May 31, 2026)
Brown-Forman is a high-quality spirits company whose Jack Daniel's moat and roughly 59% gross margin remain intact, but its current price offers only average appeal. The core thesis is that premiumisation has slowed, capital allocation has been competent rather than exceptional, and the share price of $25.72 sits near the lower end of fair value without much margin of safety. Report rating Watch: a durable compounder worth tracking, with a preferred entry point at $18-22.
A global spirits leader built on the Jack Daniel's family, high gross margins, and a long dividend record. Net sales fell 5% in FY2025 and another 2% over the first nine months of FY2026, with management still guiding to a low-single-digit decline. At roughly $26 the stock sits in the middle of a $24–30 fair-value range, with an ideal buy zone of $20–23. Rating Watch: a high-quality compounder now priced closer to fair value than to a bargain, leaving little margin of safety.
Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells a variety of alcohol beverages. The company provides spirits, wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink cocktails, ready-to-pour products, vodkas, tequilas, gin, brandy, rum, bourbons, and liqueurs. The company offers its products primarily under the Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Gentleman Jack, Herradura, el Jimador, Fords Gin, The Glendronach, Chambord, Coopers' Craft, Diplomático, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, and Slane brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, and bulk whiskey and wine; and provision of contract bottling services. The company serves retail customers and consumers through distributors and state governments; and retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments directly. It operates in the United States, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, France, Mexico, Poland, Brazil, Türkiye, and internationally. Brown-Forman Corporation was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
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