Brown-Forman

American-owned spirit and wine producer and distributor
Organization business Q392221
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 10 annual filings
Revenue
$3.93B
▼ 1.2% YoY FY2026
Net Income
$715.00M
▼ 17.7% YoY FY2026
Assets
$7.89B
▼ 4.9% YoY FY2026
EPS (diluted)
$1.53
▼ 16.8% YoY FY2026
$0.00$1.16B$2.33B$3.49B$4.65B FY2017: $2.99B · NI $669.00M (22.3% margin)FY2018: $3.25B · NI $717.00M (22.1% margin)FY2019: $3.32B · NI $835.00M (25.1% margin)FY2020: $3.36B · NI $827.00M (24.6% margin)FY2021: $3.46B · NI $903.00M (26.1% margin)FY2022: $3.93B · NI $838.00M (21.3% margin)FY2023: $4.23B · NI $783.00M (18.5% margin)FY2024: $4.18B · NI $1.02B (24.5% margin)FY2025: $3.98B · NI $869.00M (21.9% margin)FY2026: $3.93B · NI $715.00M (18.2% margin) '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2026-04-30 · accession 0000014693-26-000024

Brown-Forman

Summary

Brown-Forman is a business[1]. Brown-Forman ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,284 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brown-Forman is in the country of United States[3].
  • Brown-Forman is in the country of Netherlands[4].
  • Brown-Forman is in the country of US[5].
  • Brown-Forman's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Brown-Forman's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Brown-Forman's instance of is recorded as organization[8].
  • Brown-Forman's headquarters location is recorded as Louisville[9].
  • Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Jack Daniel's[10].
  • Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Woodford Reserve[11].
  • Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Mist[12].
  • Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Early Times[13].
  • Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Southern Comfort[14].
  • Brown-Forman's child organization or unit is recorded as Finlandia Vodka[15].
  • Brown-Forman is part of S&P 500[16].
  • Brown-Forman's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[17].
  • Brown-Forman's industry is recorded as beverage industry[18].
  • 1870 marks the founding of Brown-Forman[19].
  • 1933-10-19 marks the founding of Brown-Forman[20].
  • Brown-Forman's official website is recorded as http://www.brown-forman.com[21].
  • Brown-Forman's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brown–Forman[22].
  • Brown-Forman's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/brown-forman-corporation-history/[23].
  • Brown-Forman's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation[24].
  • Brown-Forman's legal form is recorded as XTIQ[25].
  • Brown-Forman's owner of is recorded as Jack Daniel's[26].
  • Brown-Forman's owner of is recorded as Chambord[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1870[19] and 1933-10-19[20].

Identity

Brown-Forman is part of S&P 500[16].

Operations

Brown-Forman's headquarters location is recorded as Louisville[9]. Subsidiaries include Jack Daniel's[10], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 1866[30], headquartered in Jack Daniel's Distillery[31]; Woodford Reserve[11], a trademark[32], in United States[33], founded in 1865[34]; Canadian Mist[12], a drink[35], in Canada[36]; Early Times[13], an alcohol brand[37], founded in 1860[38]; Southern Comfort[14], a trademark[39], founded in 1874[40]; and Finlandia Vodka[15], a trademark[41], founded in 1970[42], headquartered in Ilmajoki[43].

Industry

Brown-Forman's industry is recorded as beverage industry[18].

Ownership

Brown-Forman's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[17].

Why It Matters

Brown-Forman ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,284 views/month).[2] Brown-Forman has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Brown-Forman is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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