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NYSE: BF.B · USD

Brown Forman cash flow and EPS86

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$461M
Brown Forman capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2019 Q123% · $23M0% · $0M1% · $1M76% · $76MUnavailable100% · $100M
FY 2019 Q212.88% · $30M0% · $0M54.51% · $127M32.62% · $76MUnavailable100% · $233M
FY 2019 Q316.49% · $31M0% · $0M41.49% · $78M42.02% · $79MUnavailable100% · $188M
FY 2019 Q430.43% · $35M0% · $0M0.87% · $1M68.7% · $79M0% · $0M100% · $115M
FY 2020 Q117.07% · $21M17.89% · $22M0.81% · $1M64.23% · $79MUnavailable100% · $123M
FY 2020 Q225.47% · $27M0% · $0M0% · $0M74.53% · $79MUnavailable100% · $106M
FY 2020 Q330% · $36M0% · $0M0% · $0M70% · $84MUnavailable100% · $120M
FY 2020 Q425.89% · $29M0% · $0M0% · $0M74.11% · $83MUnavailable100% · $112M
FY 2021 Q115.31% · $15M0% · $0M0% · $0M84.69% · $83MUnavailable100% · $98M
FY 2021 Q214.29% · $14M0% · $0M0% · $0M85.71% · $84MUnavailable100% · $98M
FY 2021 Q310.71% · $12M12.5% · $14M0% · $0M76.79% · $86MUnavailable100% · $112M
FY 2021 Q419.81% · $21M0% · $0M0% · $0M80.19% · $85MUnavailable100% · $106M
FY 2022 Q114% · $14MUnavailableUnavailable86% · $86MUnavailable100% · $100M
FY 2022 Q218.1% · $19MUnavailableUnavailable81.9% · $86MUnavailable100% · $105M
FY 2022 Q34.85% · $29MUnavailableUnavailable95.15% · $569MUnavailable100% · $598M
FY 2022 Q445.78% · $76M0% · $0MUnavailable54.22% · $90M0% · $0M100% · $166M
FY 2023 Q126.83% · $33MUnavailableUnavailable73.17% · $90MUnavailable100% · $123M
FY 2023 Q223.73% · $28MUnavailableUnavailable76.27% · $90MUnavailable100% · $118M
FY 2023 Q335.71% · $55MUnavailable0% · $0M64.29% · $99MUnavailable100% · $154M
FY 2023 Q440.36% · $67M0% · $0M0% · $0M59.64% · $99M0% · $0M100% · $166M
FY 2024 Q133.11% · $49MUnavailableUnavailable66.89% · $99MUnavailable100% · $148M
FY 2024 Q223.44% · $30MUnavailableUnavailable76.56% · $98MUnavailable100% · $128M
FY 2024 Q313.02% · $69MUnavailable67.55% · $358M19.43% · $103MUnavailable100% · $530M
FY 2024 Q443.48% · $80M0% · $0M0% · $0M56.52% · $104M0% · $0M100% · $184M
FY 2025 Q128.47% · $41MUnavailableUnavailable71.53% · $103MUnavailable100% · $144M
FY 2025 Q223.13% · $31MUnavailableUnavailable76.87% · $103MUnavailable100% · $134M
FY 2025 Q329.61% · $45MUnavailable0% · $0M70.39% · $107MUnavailable100% · $152M
FY 2025 Q431.85% · $50MUnavailable0% · $0M68.15% · $107MUnavailable100% · $157M
FY 2026 Q122.46% · $31MUnavailableUnavailable77.54% · $107M0% · $0M100% · $138M
FY 2026 Q218.94% · $25MUnavailableUnavailable81.06% · $107MUnavailable100% · $132M
FY 2026 Q35.77% · $25MUnavailable69.52% · $301M24.71% · $107MUnavailable100% · $433M
FY 2026 Q419.7% · $26MUnavailable0% · $0M80.3% · $106MUnavailable100% · $132M
FY 2027 Q12.6% · $12MUnavailableUnavailable22.99% · $106M74.4% · $343M100% · $461M
Jul 31, 2018 through Jul 31, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$173M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$12M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$161M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$4M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

2.48%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

2.31%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$0.38

Quarterly data

Brown Forman cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2027 Q1Jul 31, 20261731216142.48%2.31%—$0.38
FY 2026 Q4Apr 30, 202629126265103.77%3.44%——
FY 2026 Q3Jan 31, 202641725392102.55%2.4%—$0.58
FY 2026 Q2Oct 31, 20251322510787.48%6.06%—$0.47
FY 2026 Q1Jul 31, 20251603112943.1%2.5%—$0.36
FY 2025 Q4Apr 30, 20251525010287.84%5.26%——
FY 2025 Q3Jan 31, 20253174527272.57%2.21%—$0.57
FY 2025 Q2Oct 31, 20241123181911.11%8.04%—$0.55
FY 2025 Q1Jul 31, 20241741-244—23.53%—$0.41
FY 2024 Q4Apr 30, 20242858020573.41%2.46%——
FY 2024 Q3Jan 31, 20242656919673.57%2.64%—$0.6
FY 2024 Q2Oct 31, 2023593029724.14%11.86%—$0.5
FY 2024 Q1Jul 31, 20233849-114—10.53%—$0.48
FY 2023 Q4Apr 30, 20232306716353.07%2.17%——
FY 2023 Q3Jan 31, 2023945539410.26%4.26%—$0.21
FY 2023 Q2Oct 31, 20221432811554.35%3.5%—$0.47
FY 2023 Q1Jul 31, 20221733314042.86%2.31%—$0.52
FY 2022 Q4Apr 30, 20222537617742.26%1.58%——
FY 2022 Q3Jan 31, 20223482931941.25%1.15%—$0.54
FY 2022 Q2Oct 31, 20211501913132.29%2%—$0.49
FY 2022 Q1Jul 31, 20211851417142.34%2.16%—$0.4
FY 2021 Q4Apr 30, 20212452122431.34%1.22%——
FY 2021 Q3Jan 31, 20212891227731.08%1.04%—$0.45
FY 2021 Q2Oct 31, 20201921417831.69%1.56%—$0.5
FY 2021 Q1Jul 31, 202091157633.95%3.3%—$0.67
FY 2020 Q4Apr 30, 20202152918631.61%1.4%——
FY 2020 Q3Jan 31, 20203223628620.7%0.62%—$0.48
FY 2020 Q2Oct 31, 2019115278833.41%2.61%—$0.59
FY 2020 Q1Jul 31, 201972215135.88%4.17%—$0.39
FY 2019 Q4Apr 30, 20192233518821.06%0.9%——
FY 2019 Q3Jan 31, 20193053127431.09%0.98%—$0.47
FY 2019 Q2Oct 31, 20181463011643.45%2.74%—$0.52
FY 2019 Q1Jul 31, 20181262310354.85%3.97%—$0.41
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · BF-B, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.