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Quality56

Business quality is the primary weakness (avg 45/100). Valuation is the relative bright spot.

Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal

Valuation and growth

Earnings Multiple
80/100
20.3x

20–25x range, moderate premium

Cash Flow Multiple
90/100
15.6x

Under 20x cash flow, well covered

Revenue Growth
0/100
-1.9%

Below 2%, essentially flat

Cash Flow Growth
100/100
19.3%

Above 10% CAGR, strong compounder

Business Quality & Capital Allocation

Share Dilution
100/100
-4.4%

Shrinking >2%, active buybacks

Margin Trend
20/100
-1.3pp

Modest contraction, within normal range

Capital Structure
0/100
$2.14B

Net debt/FCF of 2.3x, high leverage

2023
$374M
$3.00B
2024
$446M
$3.20B
2025
$444M
$2.84B
2026
$308M
$2.61B
TTM
$301M
$2.44B
CashDebt
Return on Capital
60/100
12.3%

10–15%, respectable returns

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Brown Forman (BF-A) quality: score, margins and returns

Brown Forman (BF-A) scores 56/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a mixed business), a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 25.4% operating margins and 12.3% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

Is Brown Forman (BF-A) a high-quality business?+

Brown Forman scores 56 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a mixed business on these measures. Recent figures include a 25.4% operating margin and a 12.3% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.

What does Brown Forman's quality score measure?+

Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, change in share count, and balance-sheet strength, each computed from BF-A's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where Brown Forman scores well and where it falls behind.

What is Brown Forman's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+

Brown Forman earns about 12.3% on its invested capital, which is solid. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to BF-A's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.

How profitable is Brown Forman?+

Brown Forman runs an operating margin of about 25.4% and a net margin of about 18.4%. Revenue has grown at roughly 2.6% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

How the market compares: US profitability statistics

SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 2 Sept 2026, covering the period ending 31 Jul 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 3 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.

Fiscal year ends Apr. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.

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Held by ETFs

BF-A is in 187 US ETFs. The largest of them, with BF-A's weight in each:

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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.

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